WBRC: 18th annual Rural Health Conference sheds light on health care challenges in rural areas
Women in rural communities can face more challenges than most when it comes to getting quality healthcare. Visit WBRC to read the full article.
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UA partnering with Pickens County to host health fair
The University of Alabama-Pickens County Partnership is partnering with Pickens County Medical Center to host a health fair Thursday, April 6, from 10 am to 2 pm. The health fair will be held at the Pickens County Medical Center HealthPlex, located at 241 Robert K. Wilson Drive in Carrollton, Ala. The fair will include free…
Geno, Robinson selected for emerging leaders fellowships
Dr. Ed Geno, an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the College of Community Health Sciences, and Dr. Cecil Robinson, an associate professor and director of Learning Resources and Evaluation for the College, were among faculty chosen nationwide for the Society of Teachers in Family Medicine’s Emerging Leaders Class of 2018. The…
Health Notes – The confusing world of over-the-counter medications
To help people become savvy consumers in drug stores and pharmacies and wiser users of over-the-counter medications, Dr. Richard Streiffer, dean of UA’s College of Community Health Sciences and a family medicine physician, went shopping. He recounted his shopping experience and provided helpful information in a presentation March 9 that was part of the Mini…
Some post-menopausal issues can be reduced with healthy lifestyle choices
Osteoporosis and heart disease are some of the complications women can develop after menopause, but these can be reduced with healthy lifestyle choices, according to Dr. Cecily Collins, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UA’s College of Community Health Sciences. Other post-menopausal issues, such as hot flashes and vaginal and urinary symptoms, are…
College hosts third annual Brussels Sprout Challenge at Heart Walk
For the third straight year, UA’s College of Community Health Sciences hosted the Brussels Sprout Challenge during the American Heart Association West Alabama Heart Walk on March 25. The College and its University Medical Center partnered with Manna Grocery and Deli in Tuscaloosa to roast and serve Brussels sprouts at the walk, which began at…
Longtime College supporter honored for contributions to community
Madeleine Hill, a longtime supporter of the College of Community Health Sciences and an alumna of UA’s School of Social Work, was honored at the 2017 Central Alabama Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon earlier this month. Hill received the Karen LaMaoreaux Bryan Lifetime Achievement Award during the luncheon, held at the Harbert Center in Birmingham.…
College’s fourth-year medical students match into residencies
Fourth-year medical students from the University of Alabama School of Medicine Tuscaloosa Regional Campus learned earlier this month where they will train for the next three to seven years for their graduate medical education. Twenty-nine students from the Tuscaloosa Regional Campus, which is operated by UA’s College of Community Health Sciences, were among thousands nationwide…
WVUA: CCHS to hold Brussel Sprout Challenge
Dr. Richard Streiffer, Dean at the College of Community Health Sciences discusses the history of the Brussel Sprout Challenge.
WVUA Report: Dealing with Allergy Season
Segment on 2017 allergy season with commentary from Dr. Richard Streiffer, Dean at the College of Community Health Sciences.