News From Our Research Center
Alabama CEAL partners with Social Action Champions to spread COVID-19 facts
Ethnic and racial minority communities have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded an effort to provide trustworthy information through active community engagement and outreach to those hardest hit. Using established partnerships, the NIH engaged research teams from across the United States and Puerto Rico to address COVID-19 disparities in underserved communities.
Two NIH-funded UAB MHRC initiatives work to increase vaccine numbers in underserved populations
Researchers with two National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded University of Alabama at Birmingham initiatives, which are powered by the UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC), have joined forces to understand and reduce testing and vaccination disparities for those disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Research finds surprising link between debt and health outcomes
Written by: Anne Heaney
Joseph D. Wolfe, Ph.D., an Associate Professor at UAB, and colleagues published a manuscript in the Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences in June 2021, titled “Varieties of Financial Stressors and Midlife Health Problems, 1996–2016.” Wolfe and his team investigated the impact of financial stressors on physical and mental health outcomes during midlife.
Read more ...Get stuck with Chuck. UAB MHRC and Charles Barkley host COVID-19 vaccine rally
Written by: Adam Pope
Charles Barkley is urging Alabamians to get stuck with Chuck.
UAB Preventive Medicine receives national grant to improve safety for Bessemer residents
The UAB Division of Preventive Medicine (DOPM) was awarded a grant from the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reduce violent crime in Bessemer, Alabama and improve relationships between community residents and police officers.
Read more ...Tuskegee University presents 'On The Vaccine Fence'
On June 11, 2021, Tuskegee University in partnership with Alabama CEAL, hosted a virtual citizen forum "On the Vaccine Fence: Connecting Spirituality & Science to Make Informed Decisions," to answer questions and address concerns surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.
If you were unable to attend, below is a full video of the Zoom session.
Read more ...New Grant: RAMP-UP Multi-Year Summer Research Experience
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center and the Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) will use funding from a recent grant to launch an intensive multi-year summer experience: UAB Research in Aging through Mentorship and Practice—Undergraduate Program (UAB RAMP-UP).
Minority Health Month Feature: Dr. Lori Bateman
For those following along with our Minority Health Month researcher spotlights, we started the month by introducing you to Dr. Maria Pisu, who is pioneering research in EMOT-ECON (the relationship between the financial burden of disease and the effect it has on a person’s emotional well-being). Then, last week we showed you what Dr. Mona Fouad has been working on and the journey she took to get there.
Now, we want to introduce you to Lori Bateman, Ph.D., R.D., who is the principal investigator for YES! We Can Play. If you’re not familiar with the program, YES! We Can Play is working hard to solve a unique sports programming dilemma in Birmingham’s City Schools. In middle school, sixth-graders no longer have time for recess yet are ineligible to play on the sports teams offered to 7th and 8th-grade students. Additionally, many students don’t have access to the recreation or club sports that are available to wealthier families.
Read more ...UAB News About the MHRC
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Otulanas give $1 million to support international and underrepresented students
After receiving monetary support to continue his education at UAB, Shegun Otulana and his wife, Mary, want to pay it forward to future UAB students.
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Two NIH-funded UAB MHRC initiatives work to increase vaccine usage in underserved populations
The partnership between RADx-UP and CEAL is just one example of how the MHRC leverages its recourses to advance the programs under its umbrella.
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UAB campus becomes latest Live HealthSmart Alabama demonstration zone
Live HealthSmart Alabama has taken its signature keys — healthy eating, prevention and wellness, physical activity, and education — to create and implement initiatives at all levels within the institution.
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Live HealthSmart Alabama to host first Spring Into Wellness event April 2
Vendors at the event will offer health screenings, interactive activities, and information focused on health, wellness, physical activity, education and good nutrition.
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Alabama CEAL partners with Social Action Champions to spread COVID-19 facts
UAB’s MHRC is expanding CEAL’s impact across the state by creating a network of Social Action Champions who are trusted voices in their communities.