The College of Community Health Sciences’s Rural Medical Scholars and Rural Dental Scholars participated in a Rural Health Policy Institute Conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 12-15 to learn more about providing access to health care for rural Alabamians. The 35th annual conference was hosted by the National Rural Health Association, a national nonprofit organization that…
Drs. Jane and Tom Weida, professors in family, internal and rural medicine at CCHS, co-authored “G2211: Simply Getting Paid for Complexity,” published in the Family Practice Management March-April issue. To view this article, click here. Dr. Lea Yerby, associate professor in community medicine and population health at CCHS, co-authored “Transportation, childcare, lodging, and meals: Key…
Dr. Bob McKinney, associate professor of social work at CCHS and director of the Office of Case Management and Social Services at University Medical Center, received the Quality Matters Certification Mark for the design quality of his online course, Clinical Supervision & Ethics, which he teaches to UA School of Social Work doctoral students. Quality…
November is both Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Tobacco Awareness Month. With these themes in mind, the Nov. 3, 2023, issue of The Cancer Letter (TCL) featured excerpts of the latest online exhibition by The University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, “‘Mild As May, with red tips to match your pretty lips…
Research and scholarly work by College of Community Health Sciences faculty, residents, medical students and graduate students was featured Nov. 16 at the College’s 14th Annual Research and Scholarly Activity Day. At the event, 36 posters were displayed that highlight research ranging from racial health disparities, motor vehicle crash death rates, COVID-19 behavioral responses and…
JacQuan Winters has joined the College of Community Health Sciences Board of Visitors, a volunteer board made up of alumni, donors, community physicians, businesspeople and other friends and supporters of CCHS. The board advises the College on long-range planning, assists the College in securing financial resources and helps develop opportunities for CCHS medical students and…
How diabetics should eat is the way we all should eat, said Suzanne Henson, RD, LD, assistant professor with the College of Community Health Sciences and a registered dietitian with University Medical Center, which is operated by CCHS. Diabetes is a chronic health condition that limits the body from making insulin, which releases the sugar…
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder has been around as long as there has been trauma, said Dr. James Reeves, director of The University of Alabama Wellness Clinic and a psychiatrist with University Medical Center, which is operated by the College of Community Health Sciences. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD for short, dates to the late 1800s and…
Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, professor of community medicine and population health with CCHS, co-authored two articles —”Church leaders share and implement solution-focused health strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Alabama” and “HIV Knowledge, Risk Factors, and Utilization of Services in the US Rural Deep South”— both published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health…
The College of Community Health Sciences celebrated National Primary Care Week in October with a week of activities to recognize the importance of primary health care and primary care providers. During the week, the College’s medical students and resident physicians participated in procedural workshops that focused on blood pressure, EKGs, chest X-rays and ear exams.…
