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Live HealthSmart Alabama celebrates new sidewalks, other upgrades in Kingston
Jessica Snyder
UAB News
Live HealthSmart Alabama, a University of Alabama at Birmingham initiative, celebrated phase one improvements in the Kingston community last week at Stockham Park.
These improvements...
UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center
By Haley Herfurth
UAB Reporter
Understanding lifestyle differences, social factors and personal challenges when determining medical treatment for vulnerable populations have been the basis of Mona...
UAB receives $7M grant to fund obesity-related research
By Adam Pope
UAB News
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center has been awarded a $7 million grant from the...
How UAB center works to eliminate health disparities across the state
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Dr. Mona Fouad had a tough time building trust with minority communities when she first started her work in Birmingham.
She...
Disparities in Health and Health Care: Key Questions and Answers
From The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
What are Health and Health Care Disparities?
Health and health care disparities refer to differences in health and health...