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UAB initiative 'Live Health Smart Alabama' details mobile grocery and wellness units serving Birmingham; presenter asks delegation to amplify outreach
Summary
Theresa Shucklebottom of the University of Alabama at Birmingham described Live Health Smart Alabama's mobile grocery and mobile wellness units, presented usage and screening statistics for Jefferson County and outlined partnerships and expansion plans into other Alabama counties.
Theresa Shucklebottom, representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham, briefed the Jefferson County Legislative Delegation on Live Health Smart Alabama, a UAB initiative that uses mobile grocery and mobile wellness units to increase access to healthy food and preventive health screenings.
Shucklebottom said the initiative began about five years ago after UAB President Ray Watts issued a challenge to the university community to identify and address statewide health issues. She told the delegation Live Health Smart Alabama focuses on four areas: access to healthy food, preventive health screenings, opportunities for physical activity and health education.
Key program details: Shucklebottom said the program started in Birmingham and has developed a ‘‘playbook’’…
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