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National Center for Bioethics in Research and Healthcare

Tuskegee University’s National Center for Bioethics in Research and Healthcare is the first center in the United States dedicated to addressing moral and ethical issues surrounding medical research. It has a specific focus on African Americans and other minority groups and aims to remove racial disparities in the provision of healthcare. Located in Tuskegee, Macon […]

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Black Hospital Movement in Alabama

WebThomas N. Harris During the 1930s and 1940s, black physicians in Mobile treated patients at two private facilities established by physicians T. N. Harris and John …

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Alabama Department of Public Health

WebThe Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is the primary state agency for regulating and overseeing issues relating to the health of Alabama ‘s citizens. …

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Hillman Hospital

WebThomas T. Hillman For the next decade, the hospital was housed in locations around the city, in leased space and in one specially built, 100-bed facility that burned to …

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Bryce Hospital (Alabama Insane Hospital)

WebBryce Hospital Founded in Tuscaloosa in 1859 as the Alabama Insane Hospital (AIH), Bryce Hospital is one of the oldest mental health facilities in the state. …

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Monte Sano State Park

WebMonte Sano State Park gets its name from its mountain location overlooking the city of Huntsville, Madison County, in northeast Alabama.Monte Sano is Spanish for …

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

WebJoseph Volker In its early years, UAB was a loosely connected group of health and academic schools, largely referred to separately as the University of Alabama …

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Medical Association of the State of Alabama

WebOrganized in 1847, the Medical Association of the State of Alabama (MASA) became the first statewide medical organization in Alabama. The association continues …

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Alabama Department of Mental Health

WebHeadquartered in Montgomery, the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) is the state agency charged with providing care, treatment, and support services …

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Tuskegee Syphilis Study

WebFrom 1932 to 1972, the U.S. government sponsored the nation’s longest-running public health experiment in and around Tuskegee, Macon County. Under …

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Yellow Fever in Alabama

WebYellow fever continued to occur in Alabama throughout the 1840s and 1850s as steamboat and railroad travel carried people and disease across the state. In 1852, …

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Benjamin, Regina

WebRegina Benjamin in Bayou La Batre She was appointed by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala to the Clinical Laboratory …

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