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UF HealthStreet to Host 2nd Annual Night of Dance
Last year in August more than 500 people from Gainesville and surrounding communities converged on Bo Diddley Plaza in downtown Gainesville for an evening of live music, dancing, food, and […]
OCOH, Opioids: A Crisis Facing Our Communities
On August 30th, from 6:00-7:15PM, Palm Beach State College hosted the latest Our Community, Our Health event, an interactive town hall focused on the national opioid crisis. A panel of guest speakers […]
HealthStreet Spotlight: Meet Alexis Jennings
Alexis is one of our dedicated research assistants here at HealthStreet. Alexis is a 2nd year Master’s student studying public health with a concentration in social and behavioral sciences. Alexis speaks […]
A Season of Storms: Public Health and the Menace of Natural Disasters
It has not been a calm, quiet couple of weeks—not for the Atlantic, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico or the greater Southeast United States. In a matter of a […]
New Study Seeks to Understand if There is a Relationship Between Body Fat and the Efficacy of Vaccines
Graduate students at the University of Florida are conducting a research study in order to evaluate the effect of obesity on the immune response to the Pneumovax 23 vaccine. “This […]
UF Study to Assess the Health Benefits of Gardening
A group of research scholars at the University of Florida Department of Environmental Horticulture are exploring the effects of engaging in gardening or art activities on the psychological and physiological […]
Did you know?
Less than 2% of the population participates in health research. Women, older adults, members of racial/ethnic minority groups and rural populations are often underrepresented in research, leading to findings that do not account for everyone.
HealthStreet was created to include many populations to make research findings a reflection of our diverse community and to help create health findings that can be applied to the greatest amount of people.
HealthStreet Gives People a Voice in Health Research
HealthStreet is a community engagement program at the University of Florida that bridges the gaps in health care and health research.
Using our four aims, Assessment, Service, Education, Community, HealthStreet is able to provide people a voice in research and their community’s health.
If you're a community member, researcher, or organization HealthStreet is here for you.
Recent News
New UF Study to Examine the Effects of Alcohol in People Who Are Infected with HIV
A group of university research scholars at the University of Florida in the Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory are studying alcohol use in people who are HIV positive, specifically […]
UF Researchers Find Unique Gene Therapy Prevents and Reverses Multiple Sclerosis in an Animal Model
Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a new therapy that they hope can lead the cure for MS. The process uses a gene therapy, which the researchers have […]
October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! More than 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the U.S. with most being women over 50, but 10 percent are […]