UAB Grand Challenge
The Challenge Alabama’s health is among the worst in the nation. Alabama ranks 46th in obesity, 48th in diabetes, and 49th in cardiovascular disease.
The Goal Moving Alabama out of the bottom ten in national health rankings is a Grand Challenge – one Mona Fouad, M.D., and her team have accepted.
The Plan Advancing good nutrition, physical activity, and preventive wellness, in partnership with Alabama Communities, working through the extensive framework and drawing upon the expertise of the UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center.
Become a
Live HealthSmart
Person
Take simple steps toward better nutrition, physical activity, and prevention and wellness.
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Become a
Live HealthSmart
Restaurant
Boosting good nutrition where we eat makes everyone healthier.
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Become a
Live HealthSmart
Business
Find out how to improve employee wellness, good nutrition, and physical activity.
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Become a
Live HealthSmart
School
A few key actions can transform the health of students and teachers alike.
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Launch Communities
Live HealthSmart Alabama will pilot this initiative in Birmingham-area communities and at UAB. We will expand to other areas in the coming years.
- East Lake
- Bush Hills
- Kingston
- Titusville
- UAB Campus
What's Happening
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How a community’s built environment impacts physical, mental health
Students are examining 60 variables, including sidewalk conditions, crosswalks, blighted properties and advertisements in four Birmingham communities.Read more... -
Birmingham’s smoke-free Health District has launched
The smoke-free Health District on Birmingham’s Southside created by a City Council ordinance in October has launched.Read more... -
New program addresses lack of access to sports programs for Birmingham sixth graders
This project is supported by a two-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health and Office on Women’s Health.Read more...
Our Collaborators
Live HealthSmart Alabama is proud to join with the more than 90 national, state, and local collaborators who have signed on to assist with the development and implementation of this ground-breaking initiative.
