Tag: health
Drew: Balance Between the Social, Emotional and Academic Considerations
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Despite this past summer’s scientific analyses which highlighted states across our country with different COVID-19 risk factors, school districts began the...
Ellis: The Other Pandemic: Social Determinants of Health
By Glenn Ellis
There is an old saying, “When America catches a cold, Black people get pneumonia.” An article from The Brookings Institution goes into...
St. Vincent’s Foundation takes holistic approach to breast cancer patient care
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
Nearly seven years ago, Susan Sellers was offered the position as president of St. Vincent’s Foundation. “The next day I...
Experiencing quarantine fatigue is more common than you think
By Yvonne Taunton
UAB News
Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, many Americans have been ordered to work from home and change their daily routines. Nearly...
Drew: Weighing Your Family’s Risk Between Virtual or In-person Class
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Many school districts opted to begin the first six to nine weeks of the school year virtually for the entire district....
Ellis: Don’t Let Politics Influence Your Decision to Get a Vaccine
By Glenn Ellis
All of the mixed messages about the impending COVID-19 vaccine that are raining from every level of government, makes knowing what is...
UAB’s Dr. Mona Fouad on All Of Us Research Program During...
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
The goal of the All of Us Research Program is to help researchers understand more about why people get...
Drew: Adults Play Key Role in Virtual vs. In-Person Classes Debate
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Schools across America are reopening using either in-person traditional classrooms, virtual or hybrid models. Even though schools are reopening we continue...
Ellis: Cold and Flu Season During COVID-19
By Glenn Ellis
“Both COVID-19 and flu can spread from person-to-person, between people who are in close contact with one another (within about six feet)....
Drew: How to Decide Between the Virtual or Traditional Classroom
By Samuetta Hill Drew
With the reopening of schools in America, parents are faced with one of the most difficult decisions they may have in...
