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November 1, 2022 UVA, Other Top Cancer Groups Seek to Boost Lung Cancer Screening 

UVA Health Cancer Center is joining more than 50 other top cancer organizations in calling to increase access to and use of low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans for Americans at high risk for lung cancer.

October 25, 2022 UVA Joins U.S. Network Preparing for Infectious Disease Threats

Researchers at the School of Medicine and the UVA Biocomplexity Institute have been selected to help establish a national pathogen genomics surveillance network.

September 19, 2022 UVA Health, Community Pharmacies Partner to Help Appalachia Residents Quit Smoking 

Fourteen independent community pharmacies will team with UVA Health to help residents of rural Appalachia quit smoking and test the effectiveness of multiple smoking cessation programs, including one based on text messaging. The project ultimately aims to lower the region’s cancer rates, which are among the highest in the country.

September 9, 2022 Leading Tissue Regeneration Expert to Chair UVA’s Department of Biomedical Engineering

Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD, is an international leader in biomedical engineering and has been a UVA faculty member since 2004.

September 7, 2022 UVA Health to Expand Job-Training Program With $50,000 From Truist Foundation 

UVA Health has received a $50,000 grant from Truist Foundation to expand its “Earn While You Learn” program, which provides local residents with paid, on-the-job training to jumpstart a healthcare career.

August 29, 2022 UVA Health, Community Partners Expand At-Home Patient Monitoring

To make it easier for patients in rural areas of Virginia to access care, UVA Health is teaming with six community health organizations.

August 9, 2022 Partnership Seeks to Boost Southwest Virginia Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates

The Community Health Center of the New River Valley is expanding its partnership with UVA Cancer Center, seeking to boost screening rates to 80% of eligible patients.

July 29, 2022 UVA Health Doctor Wins Funding to Support Inclusive Playground, Overcome Communication Challenges 

A doctor training at UVA Health has won funding to install a communication board at Pen Park to enable children and adults who are unable to speak to better communicate with others.

July 8, 2022 Free Healthy Streets/Healthy People Community Event July 16

A free event to promote healthier communities – including personal well-being and environmental health – will take place from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 16 at Booker T. Washington Park (1001 Preston Ave., Charlottesville).

June 13, 2022 UVA, Southwest Virginia Groups Working to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption

iSIPsmarter, a web-based program developed by University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers, has been helping southwest Virginia adults reduce…