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Shu Wen Ng, PhD

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First gen college+| Health Economist | Part of fab team @GFRP_UNC @UNCPopCenter @NutritionUNC @UNCpublichealth | Healthy diets, Equity, Leadership, Mentorship

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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We call on everyone who works in nutrition & #FoodSystems to integrate the 8 courageous #leadership practices into the way you work. Please join us by reading & reflecting on this new Manifesto for Leadership & joining our database #nextgenDerationleaders
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RT @poplabmx: ⁠Donating ultraprocessed products impacts children: "When kids try natural foods, they taste less and stop preferring them,"….
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RT @STopinion: The bigger menace in the great Froot Loop scare.
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RT @etiennekrug: Commercial determinants are one of the most important public health issues of the 21st century and need more attention. My….
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RT @HLFoodObesity: 1/8 Today we publish our report calling for the Government to make a plan to fix our broken food system so we can all li….
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RT @HLFoodObesity: 📢 The Government urgently needs a plan to fix our broken food system 🛠️🍽️ and end the public health emergency 🚨 of unhea….
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RT @HEResearch: The FDA's new Human Foods Program (HFP) is hiring! HFP oversees all FDA activities related to food safety and nutrition. Le….
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RT @HEResearch: 📢 Exciting news! @HEResearch has released new recommendations to combat digital food marketing targeting kids 2-17. Discove….
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Better food-nutrition policies R needed to improve our unequitable & unsustainable food systems. Grasping nuances to ask the right questions & apply appropriate+innovative methods is key. Join @GFRP_UNC as a PhD student @NutritionUNC to learn how:
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RT @GFRP_UNC: “Dollar Store Got It Going On” — New study finds that affordability & convenience drive shoppers to dollar stores, which are….
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RT @BoydSwinburn: Voluntary HSR has been a failure due to low uptake and skewed towards healthier products. ⁦@alikjones⁩ shows us what the….
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Driven by a desire to help improve our food systems, policies & programs? Curious about research designs & innovative approaches to tackle food & nutrition challenges? A PhD @NutritionUNC working w/ me @GFRP_UNC might be your calling! Learn more:
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RT @GFRP_UNC: “What would you do if you pulled up to a stoplight and all three colors were signaling at once?” .We analyzed common snacks t….
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RT @GFRP_UNC: New in @IJBNPA: @GFRP_UNC/@GillingsGlobal researchers & Brazilian colleagues find that adding an “ultra-processed” label to B….
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RT @GFRP_UNC: It's #WorldFoodDay! Celebrate by reading about how Chile's mandatory warning labels on products high in salt, sugar, saturate….
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RT @IPESfood: A future without #hunger is possible!🍎. It starts with recognising that #food is a human right. Not a privilege. 🌍🍽️On #Worl….
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RT @BoydSwinburn: Indigenous Australian framing and wording on systems thinking - more accessible and relatable than the usual systems jarg….
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RT @heala_SA: Big Soda is using deceptive tactics to fight Sweetened Beverage taxes, blocking important public health efforts. Join us for….
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RT @heala_SA: The sugar industry claims an increase in the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) would cost jobs. But is that the full story? 🧐 Join….
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RT @lindseypsmith: 📢 New editorial alert in the WHO Bulletin:.Front-of-package labels need to be mandatory, not voluntary. .
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RT @KulikovUNIATF: 📢 Published: Series of #healthtax briefs that outline practical step-by-step framework to help policymakers build the c….
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