| Who We Serve | | Our Programs | | Our Cores |
Preventing disease, improving health.
The Comprehensive Healthy Living Research Center (Healthy Living Center) is an enabling platform built on three complementary programs—research, partnerships/engagement, and education/career development. The center provides services through collaborative cores, offering expertise in study and clinical trial participation, measurement/evaluation, community health coaching, and community-based participatory research. This integrated infrastructure reinforces and streamlines the research process, reduces complexity, and increases transparency across complex, multi-level, multi-partner studies.
We are UAB's only University-Wide Interdisciplinary Research Center (UWRIC) that offers a comprehensive infrastructure for chronic disease prevention and control through community engaged and population health approaches. We share a commitment to multidisciplinary collaboration, with leadership spanning across the institution's various schools and the UAB Health System.
Through this work, we aim to prevent chronic disease and promote healthy living for all people.
Who We Serve
As a critical link between scientists and the community, we streamline the research process, reduce complexity, and increase transparency—building trust among those we serve.
Our Faculty Members
The center provides infrastructure, expertise, and staffing to researchers who conduct disease prevention or health improvement research. Our faculty benefit from access to a customizable strategies and experienced, responsive staff. Those interested in becoming a member are encouraged to apply.
Our Community
We help bring new ideas and resources to communities struggling with chronic disease. Through our team’s extensive relationships, we work closely with residents on the development, implementation, and dissemination of research.
Our Programs
Our Cores