Explore UAB

Please feel free to call us anytime to reserve a spot. We will always try to find a place for you.

  • Area 1 (Blount, Calhoun, Cullman, Jefferson, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa, Walker): Spring 2018 until December 2018
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Area 4 (Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan): Now until December 2017

    • We will also circle back to Area 4: Fall 2018 until March 2019
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  • Area 5 (Elmore, Lee, Montgomery, Randolph, Tallapoosa): Fall 2017 until March 2018
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  • Area 6 (Coffee, Dale, Houston, Montgomery, Pike): Spring 2018 until July 2018
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  • While we have already been to the following counties, if you are interested, please don’t hesitate to call and we will try to reserve you a spot: Area 2 (Autauga, Chilton, Montgomery, Shelby), Area 3 (Baldwin and Mobile)
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Potential participants should be 65 years of age or older, and live in one of the counties in green on the map.

Participants will be paired with a Master Gardener volunteer and receive a 1 year mentorship with monthly home visits.

The UAB study team will visit participants 3 times over a 2 year period (baseline, 12 months, and 24 months) to collect data (activity monitor, toenail sample, fecal wipe, blood sample, and questionnaires.

We have received very positive feedback quotes from past participants, some of which are available on the Testimonials page.