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Community Health Coaches Help LHSA Build Bridges to Better Health

Community Health Coaches Help LHSA Build Bridges to Better Health

  Accessing quality healthcare is oftentimes more complicated than simply scheduling a doctor’s appointment. For many, it can involve coordinating transportation, finding childcare, managing work schedules, accessing and navigating the healthcare system, or overcoming deep seeded fears. These challenges, along[…]

Mobile Market Shopper Appreciation Event

Mobile Market Shopper Appreciation Event

The North Birmingham community recently came together for Live HealthSmart Alabama’s (LHSA) Shopper Appreciation event, designed to promote health and well-being among residents. Attendees received $25 vouchers to spend at LHSA’s Mobile Market, which provides a variety of fresh produce[…]

Live HealthSmart Alabama Celebrates New Designated Partners

Live HealthSmart Alabama Celebrates New Designated Partners

A total of 15 organizations were recognized as Live HealthSmart Alabama Designated Partners for their commitment to promoting a healthier city and state. Led by Live HealthSmart Alabama (LHSA), an initiative of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the event[…]

2022 in review: Onward and upward

2022 in review: Onward and upward

The university achieved innumerable accomplishments this year, including two program 50th anniversaries, a milestone gift to the College of Arts and Sciences, and the announcement of a new conference for UAB Athletics.

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3 affordable ways you can get healthy + have fun at City Walk Bham this fall

3 affordable ways you can get healthy + have fun at City Walk Bham this fall

If you’ve been to City Walk Bham, you know it’s a great place to play, but you may not know it’s also a convenient spot to get healthy. City Walk Bham has partnered with two organizations on offerings to improve the community’s health, plus another group that works with youth. Keep reading to find out how you can get involved.

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) visits UAB to discuss health equity

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) visits UAB to discuss health equity

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure—Administrator for the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—visited the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to discuss health equity with subject-matter experts. With its long-standing history in health disparities and goal to achieve health equity, the UAB Minority Health & Health Equity Research Center was selected to host visitors at the special event. During this multi-part panel, our nation’s leaders heard about the impact programs such as Grand Challenge winner Live HealthSmart Alabama are having in the community.

National Philanthropy Day Award winners selected for 2022

National Philanthropy Day Award winners selected for 2022

The Alabama Chapter of Association of Fundraising Professionals has unveiled winners of its annual awards that honor donors, volunteers, fundraising executives and professionals as part of National Philanthropy Day.

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