Tag: trauma
With Homicides Down in Birmingham; Mothers Against Gun Violence Still Working
By Alaina Bookman | abookman@al.com
Angela Walker, CEO of Mothers United Against Gun Violence, is providing a new opportunity for Birmingham residents to support each other...
Melanin Mala Project Provides Healing for the Body Through Yoga
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Adi Devta Kaur, a trauma-informed yoga instructor, knows the importance of the second annual Melanin Mala Project especially during...
As Gunshot Wounds Increase in Birmingham, UAB Adds Surgeons to Handle...
By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com
This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide rate.” Sign...
Mullen-Johnson: How to Cope with Race-Based Traumatic Stress
By Crystal Mullen-Johnson
Since being elected President, Joe Biden has reminded us that “he seeks not to divide but to reunify” which is significant progress...
COVID-19 Not the Only Health Threat in Town
By Bob Shepard
UAB News
You may have heard about this virus going around. But with all the attention rightly paid to COVID-19, the rest of...
Ellis: Trauma And The Path To Healing
By Glenn Ellis
A few months ago, I did a radio program with a researcher whose new study revealed a shocking finding: The killing of...
Get Into The Swing Of Summer Safety
Get Into The Swing Of Summer Safety
(NAPSI)—Known as “trauma season” among public health and medical professionals, summer is a time when serious injuries and...
Southeast Region Now Activated for the Alabama Trauma System
The Alabama Department of Public Health and the Office of Emergency Medical Services are excited to announce the activation of the Southeast Region (Region...
