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Meet Our New HealthStreet Gainesville Staff

Lauren Light, Research Study Navigator Welcome to HealthStreet, Lauren! Lauren is thrilled to be a part of the HealthStreet team! Lauren has two years of experience in building relationships and fostering connections in the community through her work as a recruitment manager…

HealthStreet Helps the Brain Rehabilitation Research Center with Study Recruitment

  BRRC Research Clinic Manager Carolyn Hanson states that it is challenging to find veterans interested in participating in research on brain injuries. See how HealthStreet’s member database helped the process. What is the Brain Rehabilitation Research Center? The Brain Rehabilitation Research Center’s (BRRC), a Center of…

HealthStreet Awarded Grant to Further Consumer Health Information

HealthStreet was the recipient of the Strategic Opportunities Grant from the the University of Florida Libraries to fund an innovative health education project in partnership with the UF Health Science Center Libraries, Educating UF Research Participants: Consumer Health Information Services at HealthStreet.  This awarded grant aims to accomplish three objectives:…

Research at HealthStreet: Taking Mental Health Mobile

A new research study conducted at HealthStreet is taking mobile application usage one step further: to see if people would use an app to monitor and manage their mental health. An interdisciplinary team of doctoral students from the College of Public Health and Health Professions is conducting…

June Cancer Connections discusses HPV: Changing the Face of Head and Neck Cancer

Dr. Christopher Balamucki from the The Cancer Center gave a presentation on Human Papillomavirus during June’s Cancer Connections meeting held at HealthStreet. Barb Thomas, the group coordinator, brings in a speaker each month to discuss various topics including nutrition, physical and emotional therapy, current research and home care. The presentation,…