The value of community participation and support of researchers cannot be overstated, according to Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, professor in the College of Community Health Sciences and deputy director for community outreach at the College’s Institute for Rural Health Research. Foster spoke to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Mini-Medical School participants on October 15 about the…
E-cigarette smoke, like tobacco smoke, may, in fact, cause cancer, new studies suggest. According to one just-reported study, mice exposed to e-cigarette smoke were five times more likely to develop lung cancer, and 10 times more likely to develop precancerous lesions of the bladder. Another study found that a specific vaping component led to lung…
Suzanne Henson, registered dietitian at University Medical Center, said eating, living and aging well are possible with forethought, dedication and a little creativity. Henson who is also an assistant professor in the Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine at the College of Community Health Sciences, spoke to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Mini-Medical School…
Dr. Lilanta Bradley, assistant professor of community medicine and population health at the College of Community Health Sciences, was elected to a second term as a Governing Councilor for the Public Health Education and Health Promotion section of the American Public Health Association. In addition, Bradley was selected to participate as a scholar in the…
Dr. Davit Batlawala joined the College of Community Health Sciences as assistant professor. He will serve as a hospitalist at DCH Regional Medical Center as part of the College’s University Hospitalist Group. Dr. Jacquelynn Luker joined the College of Community Health Sciences as assistant professor of family, internal, and rural medicine. She will also care…
Dr. Caroline Boxmeyer, professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the College of Community Health Sciences, was selected to provide a presentation at The University of Alabama System’s Behavioral Health Research Symposium, to be held October 28 at the UAB Hill Center in Birmingham. Boxmeyer, who also serves as assistant dean for academic affairs for…
Medical scribes document patient visits into electronic medical records, in real time and under physician supervision, helping doctors spend less time in front of a computer and more time engaged in conversation with their patients. University Medical Center launched a medical scribe program in 2015 as a six-month pilot project with five scribes. Today, the…
Faculty from the College of Community Health Sciences presented in September at the American Heart Association’s Worksite Wellness Summit held at The University of Alabama. Suzanne Henson, assistant professor of family, internal, and rural medicine and a registered dietitian at University Medical Center, which is operated by CCHS, provided an overview of UA’s Better Bites…
College of Community Health Sciences faculty, resident physicians, medical students and graduate students took part in a Community Action Poverty Simulation held in September at The University of Alabama Ferguson Student Center. The poverty simulation mimicked what it would be like to live for one month in a low-income household. The simulation took place in…
