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.
A study conducted by UAB investigators shows that nearly a third of non-Hispanic Black young adults nationwide have hypertension, and the control of high blood pressure in all young adults is only 10 percent.
The CARES Act funding from the Jefferson County Commission will support up to 50,000 community COVID-19 tests
Three UAB doctors and professors share five ways the medical community can work to address the needs of underrepresented populations as we work to understand COVID-19.
UAB’s response to COVID-19 has far reaching effects, from Birmingham, across the state and worldwide.
Community partners hope to test 20 patients a day initially and ramp up to between 50-100.
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
