Kim A, Tumuhimbise P, Odur K, Wipfli H. Local Experiences of the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan in Lira District: Challenges and Lessons for Policy Implementation. Food Nutr Bull. 2026 Mar 13:3795721261423259. doi: 10.1177/03795721261423259. Abstract: Background: In response to high rates of undernutrition, Uganda began rolling out the multisectoral Uganda Nutrition Action Plan (UNAP) in 2011, followed by Phase II (UNAP II) in 2020. Uganda has since progressed toward several nu

Wipfli H, Kim A, Alonyo C, Guy K, Fabian A, Gillis S, Wipfli R, Tumuhimbise P, Odur K. The Uganda youth public health ambassador program: a community-based public health initiative. Frontiers in Public Health, 2025, Vol 13. DOI.10.3389/fpubh.2025.1640598. FULL TEXT ABSTRACT Background: In 2020, the Global Research, Implementation, and Training (GRIT) Lab at the University of Southern California was forced to quickly shift its large community-based youth public health trainin

Musasizi E, Wipfli H, Arinaitwe J, Atuyambe L, Guy K, Kusolo R, Rutebemberwa E, Guwatudde D. Full Text Tobacco use is a significant public health problem, especially among People Living with HIV (PLWH) yet evidence on its prevalence and multi-level drivers in Uganda remains limited. This study assessed the prevalence and multilevel drivers of tobacco use among PLWH in two regions in northern Uganda.

Tucker J, Arinaitwe J, Goma F, Atuyambe L, Guwatudde D,5 Phiri MM, Rutebemberwa E, Wabwire-Mangen F, Zulu R, Zyambo C, Guy K, Kusolo R, Mukupa M, Musasizi E, Wipfli H. Full Text Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and short messaging service (SMS)-based tobacco cessation interventions have demonstrated efectiveness in reducing tobacco use in many populations, but evidence is needed on which tailored treatments are most efcacious in meeting the complex medical and psychosocial