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UAMS College of Public Health to Present Virtual Community Health Impact Conference, Sept. 28-29
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Center for Research, Health & Social Justice will present the Community Health Impact Conference on Sept. 28-29 at 9 a.m. daily. This free virtual event will help organizations throughout Arkansas collaborate and create ways to improve prevention methods for different…
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UAMS College of Public Health Researchers to Use $4 Million Grant to Address Health Impact of Structural Racism, Discrimination on Middle-Aged Black Men
LITTLE ROCK — Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Southern Public Health and Criminal Justice Research Center will use a $4 million grant from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) to study structural racism and discrimination. Specifically, the researchers are…
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UAMS Associate Professor to Lead Project That Helps to Address Unconscious Biases in Arkansas Health Care
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health is conducting trainings to address unconscious biases in health care. The trainings are supported by a $600,000 grant from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Cindy Lewis, MSPH, associate professor and director of the office of professional…
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Stead Scholars Program Gives Undergraduate Students an Opportunity to Intern with Public Health Professionals
The 2022 Stead Scholars stood side by side, smiling and clutching a certificate of achievement as they took a group photo following the program’s closing ceremony. Meanwhile, the scholars’ family members, along with public health professionals from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and the Arkansas…
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