Upcoming CCTS Events
As part of the upcoming Listening, Engaging, and Acting to Reduce Neighborhood Disparities (LEARN'd) Health Equity Conference, the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Engagement of Communities domain is hosting an insightful panel discussion titled “Shaping a Sustainable Environment for a Healthy Society.”
Read more: Panel Spotlight: Shaping a Sustainable Environment for a Healthy Society at LEARN’d 2024
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The Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), in partnership with The Ohio State University, the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, and community partners, is proud to host the 3rd annual Listening, Engaging, and Acting to Reduce Neighborhood Disparities (LEARN'd) Health Equity Conference on September 30-October 1, 2024.
Read more: Join the National Movement for Health Equity at the 2024 LEARN'd Health Equity Conference
Meredith Fitz-Gerald, RN, MSNMeredith Fitz-Gerald, RN, MSN, Director of the Clinical Research Support Program (CRSP) at the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), has been recognized with the Heersink School of Medicine Dean’s Excellence Award for Staff.
Read more: Meredith Fitz-Gerald Honored with Dean’s Excellence Award for Staff
Thanks to advances in medical research, Americans are living longer. Compared to 100 years ago, the average life expectancy for men and women increased from 58.2 years to 77.5 years. Although Americans are living longer, rates of disability and diet-related chronic diseases increase substantially in older populations.