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Coming Up for Heart Health Month: Forge AHEAD’s February Initiatives
This February, we’re making heart health a priority across our community. Here’s how YOU can join the movement.
Local researcher champions health equity through innovative patient outreach
In the heart of Alabama, Druss Hays is transforming clinical research through creativity and compassion. As a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Forge AHEAD FREEDOM Study.
Building healthier futures: Raynor’s work to make research accessible
“Translation requires a lot of thought regarding settings, implementers, and patients,” said Hollie Raynor, Ph.D., during the Forge AHEAD December seminar.
Embracing values-based self-care during the holidays
As the holiday season picks up, and it’s easy to get caught in the hustle and bustle. In the November 13 webinar, “Values-based Self Care for the Holiday Season and Beyond,” Kaylee Crockett, Ph.D., Forge AHEAD scholar and assistant professor of Family and Community Medicine, shared invaluable insights on aligning self-care practices with personal values.
Forge AHEAD Center welcomes new staff dedicated to advancing health equity
Meet the new Forge AHEAD staff members.
Locher emphasizes inclusive language in scientific research
“Language is the primary way we convey meaning and culture,” said Julie Locher, Ph.D., professor emerita at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, as she opened the Forge AHEAD seminar on the power of language in scientific communication in November at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Schneider Worthington receives recognition for maternal nutrition research
Camille Worthington, Ph.D., a scholar at the Forge AHEAD Center, is leading groundbreaking research on maternal nutrition.
Feeding Hope: How One Researcher is Transforming Lives in the South
When Christopher Long, Ph.D., steps up to the microphone at the Forge AHEAD Center seminar, there’s a quiet urgency in his voice. It’s the conviction of someone who’s spent years researching how food impacts health outcomes and development of chronic diseases with a focus on the people living in the Southern U.S.
Our Scholars’ stories: Caldwell bridges the gap of genetics and nutrition to enhance health outcomes among African American communities in Baton Rouge
Disparities in health outcomes for African American adults involve both biological and social health determinants
Our scholars’ stories: Andrabi seeks to fill a gap in care for stroke survivors in Alabama’s Black Belt
African American communities have a higher prevalence of both hypertension and stroke than any other ethnicity. Alabama is among one of 11 states makes up part of the region known as the Stroke Belt where death from stroke is from 2 to 4 times greater than other states.
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Forge AHEAD Center is a regional comprehensive research center funded by a P50 grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). Click below for citation information.
