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By Joseph D. Bryant
UAB
In two decades, the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB has trained more than 2,000 Community Heath Advisors. Countless lives have been affected by the work of these CHAs, who provide a link to essential health education and awareness in communities most in need of access.
As the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, program officials are looking back at the founding, growth and evolution of its seminal asset, the Community Health Advisor Program.