Tag: children’s health

Nurturing Beginnings: Dr. Alicia Barnes and Team Are Helping Create Healthier Communities for Children

Written by Allyson Lawson

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch
Dr. Alicia Barnes stands in a green dress indoors with green foliage in the foreground and a research poster in the background.

Memphis wasn’t on Alicia Barnes’ bingo card, but she saw an alignment she couldn’t ignore. The physician arrived three years ago, answering a listserv post from a colleague she had first met as a medical student at a national community psychiatry conference. She wasn’t actively looking. Yet when Altha Stewart, MD, posted about a leadership… Read More

CANDLE Study Researchers Discuss Translating Findings Into Interventions, Policy to Aid Children

Written by Sarah Ashley Bloch

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Research

Researchers leading the Conditions Affecting Neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early Childhood (CANDLE) Study came together with academic and community leaders on May 14 in Memphis to discuss how to leverage scientific evidence to create solutions for children and families in Memphis and Shelby County. CANDLE is an observational, longitudinal cohort research study that looks… Read More