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319 N Graham Hopedale RdBurlington, NC 27217
Phone+1 336-227-0101
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Summary
- Dr. Ruth Petersen, MD is a family physician in Burlington, North Carolina.
Education & Training
- University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1999 - 2000
- University of Rochester Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1989
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Five-Year Impact of State and Community Program Efforts to Increase Opportunities for Healthy Eating and Active Living, 2018 to 2023.Anu Pejavara, Sahra Kahin, Terrence O'Toole, Ruth Petersen
Health Promotion Practice. 2025-02-24 - Moving Beyond Research to Public Health Practice: Spread And Scale of Interventions that Support Healthy Childhood Growth.Alyson B Goodman, Eileen Bosso, Ruth Petersen, Heidi M Blanck
Childhood Obesity. 2025-01-01 - 1 citationsThe Key to Pivoting and Adapting: Networked Partnerships, Long-Standing Relationships, and Functioning Program Infrastructure.S René Lavinghouze, Terrence P O'Toole, Ruth Petersen
Health Promotion Practice. 2023-05-01
Press Mentions
- Black Missourians’ Physical Inactivity a Health ProblemJanuary 29th, 2022
- ChannelJanuary 24th, 2022
- 25% of US Adults Inactive, CDC Map ShowsJanuary 20th, 2022
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