Overview
Cody Neshteruk, PhD is a public health researcher whose work focuses on improving the health and well-being of children and families. In particular, he is interested in promoting cardiovascular health and reducing obesity through helping families adopt healthy eating and physical activity behaviors in a variety of settings including community centers, early care and education programs, and clinical pediatric weight management. His expertise includes designing, delivering, and disseminating behavioral interventions, physical activity measurement, and implementation science methods.
Areas of Expertise: Nutrition, Physical Activity, Obesity, Health Behavior, Implementation Science
Areas of Expertise: Nutrition, Physical Activity, Obesity, Health Behavior, Implementation Science
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2023 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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2024 - Present
Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Going Places: An Active Transportation Intervention to Increase Youth Physical Activity, Durham, North Carolina, 2023-2024.
Journal Article Am J Public Health · May 2025 Routine youth physical activity (PA) fosters healthy habits and lasting cardiometabolic benefits into adulthood; however, significant disparities in PA persist by race, ethnicity, and income. Active transportation is an optimal intervention target to promo ... Full text Link to item CiteHonoring Dr. Dianne Stanton Ward: A Legacy of Transformative Leadership in Childhood Obesity Prevention and Health Promotion.
Journal Article Child Obes · April 2025 Full text Link to item CiteImplementation strategies used in policy, systems, and environmental interventions addressing obesity-related outcomes in early childhood education settings: a systematic review.
Journal Article Implement Sci Commun · March 31, 2025 BACKGROUND: Policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approaches, including those enacted in early childhood education (ECE) settings, can improve child health outcomes. The use of implementation strategies, or the ways in which these approaches are enacted ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Supporting Safe and Effective GLP-1 Prescribing in Pediatric Primary Care
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2025 - 2028Parks & Pediatrics Fit Together: Translating knowledge into action for child obesity treatment in partnership with Parks and Recreation
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2020 - 2026Addressing disparities to improve childhood obesity treatment
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2022 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2019
Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University ·
2012
B.S.