Hale County Diabetes Coalition

02/05/2026

🌱 What we learn today can protect tomorrow.
Communities of color face higher rates of Type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease—but through research, education, and participation, we can change the trajectory for future generations.

The BA-UMAP Study is helping uncover how lifestyle, chronic disease, and social factors influence memory and aging in Black Americans.

🧠 Be part of the solution
👨‍👩‍👧 Support healthier futures
📊 Advance health equity

🔗 Learn more and get involved: https://secure.ba-umap.com/

01/28/2026

Type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease disproportionately affect communities of color, yet Black Americans are often underrepresented in research. That gap makes it harder to develop prevention strategies that truly work for us.

The BA-UMAP Study is changing that by centering Black voices, experiences, and health histories to better understand memory and aging.

🧠 Participate from home
🧾 Share your lived experience
💵 Receive compensation for your time

🔗 Join or learn more: https://secure.ba-umap.com/

01/21/2026

🧠 Did you know?
Communities of color experience higher rates of Type 2 diabetes, which is also linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss later in life. Understanding these connections is critical to protecting our long-term brain health.

The Black American United Memory and Aging Project (BA-UMAP) is working to understand how health conditions like diabetes affect memory and aging in Black communities.

👥 If you are 55+ and identify as Black, you may be eligible to participate and help shape the future of brain health research.
🔗 Learn more: https://secure.ba-umap.com/

Alzheimer’s disease has negatively affected our loved ones, our families, and our communities for far too long. Will you stand with us against this dreadful disease?

03/04/2025

Healing Together: A Virtual Town Hall

Join us for a powerful conversation during the National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS. This event brings together faith leaders, medical experts, and community advocates to discuss HIV prevention, treatment, and health equity.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
7:30 PM EST
Streaming LIVE on BalmInGilead.org, Facebook, Instagram & YouTube

What to Expect:
✅ Medical experts sharing the latest advancements in HIV treatment & prevention
✅ Interactive Q&A – Ask doctors your questions in real time
✅ Faith leaders discussing collective strength & commitment to healing
✅ Moment of reflection & prayer to honor lives impacted

Together, we can break the stigma, educate, and heal.

Mark your calendar & spread the word!

🔗 Register now – https://bit.ly/NWPHAVirtualTownHall

02/14/2025

02/04/2025

🌟 Honoring African American Medical and Public Health Trailblazers 🌟

This Black History Month, we celebrate the monumental contributions of African American leaders whose achievements have transformed medicine and public health.

💡 Henrietta Lacks:
Her HeLa cells, taken in 1951 without her knowledge, became the first immortalized human cell line. These cells revolutionized cancer research, drug testing, and medical advancements, saving countless lives around the world.

Let’s honor her story and the legacies of others by advocating for equity in health and medicine. Together, we can continue their mission for a healthier future. 💙

04/28/2022

Type 2 diabetes is preventable. If you are a person who is living with Type 2 diabetes it can be controlled. Knowledge is a powerful tool that can use to decrease health disparities and improve overall health outcomes. Let's stop generational health disparities!!

Black patients with diabetic foot ulcers who live in rural areas have an increased risk of mortality or major amputation, compared with the overall cohort of adult Medicare patients hospitalized with diabetic foot ulcers, according to a study in Twenty-eight percent of patients identifying as Black....

03/31/2021

National Sleep Foundation guidelines advise that healthy adults need between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per night. However, due to work, stress, and other obstacles, the average adult gets less than 7 hours of the recommended amount of sleep. Learn different ways to improve your sleep quality on this week's Sunday Morning Health Corner at https://www.balmingilead.org/smhc/

11/19/2020

It's National Rural Health Day!

HRSA is hosting a variety of events throughout the week of November 16 to celebrate National Rural Health Day (NRHD) on November 19. While these events are open to the public, registration is required for some events.