During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been concern about the toll the virus is taking on the mental health of elderly individuals, but older adults appear to be weathering the virus better than people might think, according to several recent studies. “The conclusion is that while older people are vulnerable, they have remarkable coping skills…
High blood pressure is a significant risk factor for stroke and heart disease and has likely increased among people during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Suzanne Henson, a dietitian at University Medical Center. Henson said data from 2018-19 showed 68 million people nationwide with high blood pressure, or hypertension. She estimates that number is probably higher…
A mobile app developed by faculty at The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences and the Center for Advanced Public Safety is helping individuals manage their blood pressure while also providing valuable resources that promote a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Louanne Friend, associate professor and director of residency research with CCHS, was the principal…
Mistrust of the medical system has made some Black Americans hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine. It’s a mistrust rooted in history, and that includes the infamous U.S. study of syphilis that left Black men in Tuskegee, Alabama, to suffer from the disease. Dr. David Hodge, lead ethicist at the National Center for Bioethics and…
A paper co-authored by Dr. Dan Avery, professor emeritus at The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, was chosen as the STFM Research Paper of the Year. The award also acknowledges Dr. James Leeper, a biostatistician and professor emeritus at the College. The paper is titled “Who REALLY goes into primary care? Contributions…
Members of the Tuscaloosa community have the opportunity to learn about trends in medicine and health and advances in medicine and research as part of the Mini Medical School program. Mini Medical School is a lecture series for The University of Alabama’s OLLI program provided by University Medical Center physicians. Eight lectures are presented each…
Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, professor of community medicine and population health at The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, was awarded the 2020 Linda Mays Volunteer of the Year Award for her services in support of the Alabama Office of Women’s Health. “Your dedication to the health and wellbeing of women in Alabama is…
Five faculty members from The University of Alabama, including one from UA’s College of Community Health Sciences, are part of a research coalition working to strengthen the community’s role and involvement in an equitable COVID-19 vaccine campaign. Alabama is one of five sites of the CommuniVax initiative – a rapid ethnographic research project examining facilitators…
Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, professor of community medicine and population health at the College of Community Health Sciences, co-authored: “Integrating Workforce Health into Employer Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts,” to be published in the American Journal of Health Promotion.
University Medical Center began administering COVID-19 vaccines in early January to The University of Alabama’s highest priority groups – University health-care workers, law enforcement and security personnel, UA employees and retirees age 75 and older, and UMC patients age 75 and older. Based on Alabama Department of Public Health requirements, UMC was only able to…
