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Exercise is a key to better health, and UAB is teaming up with local partners to encourage people to get outside and be active in their local parks. 
The 11th annual UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium, April 21, will showcase compelling workshops and the groundbreaking findings of eminent researchers in the health disparities field.
Each summer, the UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center hosts the Summer Enrichment Program, a summer training program for undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in healthcare.
Guest speaker and former Surgeon General Regina Benjamin among many who will see new approaches and successful models of current health-disparities research.
The “Birmingham REACH for Better Health” partnership aims to increase the number of people with access to healthy food and physical activity opportunities.
Research at UAB showed that Internet tools designed to encourage young black women to increase physical activity need to include content that reflects specific cultural needs.
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