Tag: Jim Bailey

UT Health Science Center and UT Extension Collaborate to Bring Health Hubs to Two Rural Counties

Written by Nicky Hitching

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Clinical Care

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Tennessee Population Health Consortium is piloting a program aimed at closing the health care gap for rural Tennessee counties. Under the UT Extension Rural Health Hubs initiative, health coaches are being placed in University of Tennessee Extension Offices in Hardin and Decatur counties to bring essential primary and preventive… Read More

Soulsville Heart Health Summit Emphasizes Community Collaboration to Increase Access to Care

Written by Nicky Hitching

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Clinical CarePublic Service

Community-led collaboration was a key theme at the two-day Soulsville Heart Health Summit August 9 and 10 at Stax Museum of American Soul Music, the first annual meeting of the Tennessee Heart Health Network in partnership with the Soulsville Foundation. The network is the signature project of the Tennessee Population Health Consortium at the University… Read More

HEAL Diabetes Program Examines if Healthy Eating, Weight Loss Can Spur Diabetes Remission

Written by Nicky Hitching

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Public ServiceResearch

A team of researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center recently launched HEAL Diabetes (Healthy Eating and Active Living to Address Diabetes), a program for people in Memphis with early diabetes to determine if intensive weight loss through healthy eating can reduce their blood sugar levels and push their diabetes into remission. The… Read More

UTHSC College of Medicine, Shelby County Government Transform Health Care Access with ShelbyCares on 3rd

Written by Erika Wynn

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Clinical CarePublic Service

Leaders of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine and Shelby County government gathered Thursday to mark the opening of ShelbyCares on 3rd, a community health and wellness facility aimed at enhancing access to free health coaching, preventive health screenings, and nutritional support classes for underserved populations in the community. G. Nicholas… Read More

UTHSC Participating in Statewide Research to Prevent COVID-19 Disparities and Improve Health Outcomes Among Underserved Tennesseans

Written by Jackie Denton

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Clinical CareResearch

Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are participating in a project to improve COVID-19 health outcomes among underserved Tennesseans. The Tennessee Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities was established in response to the National Institutes of Health nationwide CEAL initiative. The $1 million statewide effort is being led by Meharry Medical… Read More