Stories Tagged ‘Health’ 
Op-Ed: Rural Medical Care — Where are We?
Being associated with The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, I am often asked by community leaders and rural residents with whom we work how we are doing in rural medical care. It is a fair question because CCHS was created in the 1970s and was assigned a mission relating to rural health and medical care, especially to produce rural physicians.
American Cancer Society Relay for Life Event Set at UA
The public is invited to learn more about the American Cancer Society Relay for Life on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 8 p.m. in 301 Ferguson Center. Guest speaker will be Mark Gottfried, UA men's basketball coach.
UA Researcher Works to Create Family ‘Legacies’ to Help Deal with Illness
Few things leave people feeling as helpless and stressed as caring for a seriously ill family member.
UA Students Named to Dietetics Program
A select group of students at The University of Alabama have been accepted into the Coordinated Program in Dietetics in the UA College of Human Environmental Sciences.
ALFA Gives UA School of Medicine $1.8 Million for Scholarship Fund to Train Rural Physicians
A $1.8 million gift from The Alabama Farmers Federation and Alfa will be used to create an endowed scholarship fund for rural students enrolled in the Rural Medical Scholars Program, a cooperative effort between The University of Alabama and the University of Alabama School of Medicine.