Dr. Carolyn M. Tucker appointed Florida Blue Endowed Chair in Health Disparities Research
The health disparities effort at the University of Florida focuses on the successful translation of basic, clinical, and social-behavioral research into health promotion and prevention efforts to eliminate lifestyle-related health disparities. Using a culturally sensitive, health empowerment approach, faculty will endeavor to reduce health disparities in Florida by such activities as promoting healthy lifestyles (e.g., healthy eating, physical activity and stress management) and reducing health risk behaviors (e.g., smoking and treatment non-adherence) across the lifespan, particularly among members of racial or ethnic minority, low-income, medically underserved, and rural/urban at-risk communities in Florida.
