Events
Community Meetings
To ensure we’re providing communities with interventions that will fit their needs, we’ve established a Community Advisory Board. The board hosts regular meetings to provide input, feedback, and insight into the designated neighborhoods.
These meetings are reserved for community members or stakeholders, and are by invitation only. For more information, please contact Tiffany Osborne at tiffanyosborne@uabmc.edu.
MHERC’s Annual Health Equity Research Symposium
Each April, National Minority Health Month is observed to raise awareness about the health disparities and premature mortality faced by racial and ethnic minority groups. The conversations had during this month not only shine a light on the important work being done to improve the health and wellness of these groups but also helps shape the policies, systems, and environments that can reduce such disparities to create health equity.
The UAB Minority Health & Health Equity Research Center commemorates National Minority Health Month, by hosting their annual UAB Health Equity Research Symposium (HERS)—a day-long event comprised of poster sessions, oral presentations, and a keynote speaker.
National Cancer Institute
From general information about cancer survivorship to specific updates from the Persistent Poverty Initiative Network (PPIN), the National Cancer Institute has a range of events for everyone’s interests.
Latest Stories
- The Women of CARES: An Inspiring Story of Leadership
At the Cancer Awareness, Research, Engagement, and Support (CARES) Center—which is facilitated by the UAB Minority Health & Health Equity Research Center and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham—an all-women leadership team is pioneering the effort to reduce the burden of cancer and cancer disparities in areas across Alabama. - Listening to Community Voices: UAB partners with local residents to improve cancer outcomes
The C3P2 Community Advisory Board (CAB), comprised of representatives from faith-based organizations, businesses, civic organizations, local healthcare providers, and residents, plays a pivotal role in enhancing cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and the overall well-being of cancer survivors. - $9.6 million grant will create Center for Cancer Control in Persistent Poverty Areas through the UAB Minority Health & Health Equity Research Center and O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
The National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute has awarded the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the UAB Minority Health & Health Equity Research Center $9.6 million over five years to participate in its Persistent Poverty Initiative. As one of only five universities selected, UAB joins the NIH’s first major program to address how structural and institutional factors of persistent poverty relate to cancer.
