The diseases are familiar. So are the state’s rankings. Alabama ranks 46th in obesity, 48th in diabetes, and 49th in high blood pressure, among other metrics. Turning these numbers more favorable is a grand challenge that Mona Fouad, M.D., director of the UAB Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center — and her team — have accepted.
The RADx-UP program is focused on addressing disparities in COVID-19 response in underserved and vulnerable populations.
UAB’s Live HealthSmart Alabama and the Sunrise Rotary Club planted trees that will improve the environment, landscape and health of the community.
Community testing is an essential part of the strategy to contain and ultimately end the pandemic.
For many, living in a food desert means lack of access to healthy food choices, leading residents to turn to unhealthy and often expensive options.
A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that Black individuals are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, and there are key geographic differences in health determinants in the United States.
The Birmingham City Schools (BCS) Department of Athletics, Department of Physical Education and Health and the UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center have partnered to bridge the local sports programming gap through YES! We can PLAY: A Physical Activity[…]
Fueled to improve state’s health, Fouad’s team named winner of UAB’s inaugural Grand Challenge
