OHDRC researchers publish children’s book to teach healthy habits
Written by: Anne Heaney
A team of UAB Obesity Health Disparities Research Center (OHDRC) researchers recently published a children’s book detailing simple, healthy changes families can make to develop healthy habits.
The book — Where is My Hula Hoop? — was published as part of a project called HABITS, a full research project funded by an OHDRC and led by Gareth Dutton, Ph.D., and Sarah Salvy, Ph.D. Their work is supported by a grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (U54MD000502).
Obesity Health Disparities Research Center announces 2021 pilot project recipients
Written by: Anne Heaney
The UAB Obesity Health Disparities Research Center (OHDRC) recently announced two pilot project recipients for 2021-2022. Christy Foster, MD, Assistant Professor at UAB; and Ammar Alishlash, MD, Assistant Professor at UAB; were both awarded funding to complete their research project.
“Obesity is a major public health issue, and we are confident that these two pilot projects will make significant contribution toward the understanding of the intersection between obesity and social determinants of health and associated health disparities,” said Isabel Scarinci, Ph.D., MPH, one of the leaders for the Investigator Development Core.
Obesity Health Disparities Research Center expands work with additional funding from NIMHD
The UAB Obesity Health Disparities Research Center (OHDRC) has taken its strong history of multidisciplinary collaboration to a new level by collectively expanding the efforts of many centers in the Southeast region. The OHDRC will impact health disparities associated with obesity and related chronic diseases in low-income rural and inner-city communities.
Edwin Aroke, Ph.D. Uses Grant from OHDRC to Study Racial Disparities in Pain
Edwin Aroke, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, has received two one-year grants to continue his research into racial disparities in pain.
Studies will look at the mechanistic role of epigenetics and the decision-making in pain management by health care providers.