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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.
Presley Visits Primary Care Practices in the Black Belt
Caroline Presley, M.D., along with Macie Craft, recently visited primary care practices in the Black Belt area as part of Presley’s project on remotely-delivered Mindfulness-Based Diabetes Education for rural adults with uncontrolled diabetes and elevated distress.
Presley’s Research on Emotional Distress and Diabetes Management Highlighted at the ADA Scientific Sessions
At the recent American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions, Caroline Presley, M.D., Project Principal Investigator at Forge AHEAD and Assistant Professor in Preventive Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, delivered a presentation titled “Emotional Distress and Insulin Initiation in the GRADE Trial.”
Ellison presented with George Bray Obesity Research Student Award at Nutrition 2024 Conference
Katie M. Ellison, MS, a doctoral student at UAB and mentee of FAC Core Project PI Drew Sayer, Ph.D., has received the prestigious George Bray Obesity Research Student Award at the Nutrition 2024 Conference in Chicago, where she presented her research on behavioral interventions in obesity treatment. Join us in congratulating Katie on this remarkable achievement.
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