UVA volunteers serve Charlottesville’s Latino community through the Latino Health Initiative (LHI), or Iniciativa de Salud Latina de UVA. The U.S. has an estimated 58.9 million native Spanish speakers. These individuals, the majority of whom...
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Local Hero Spotlight: C’Ville Walks with Heart
Step one: take a step. Step two: take another. And step three: keep walking onward to heart health! In essence, that’s what C’Ville Walks with Heart is all about. Walk, Walk, and Walk Some More...
Local Hero Spotlight: Dr. Robert O’Connor, M.D., MPH
A highly functioning emergency department team relies on strong, capable leadership. Enter Robert E. O’Connor, M.D., MPH, Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia (UVA). Day to day, he works alongside...
Spotlight on Adrian Chance, BeWell Advocate
Adrian Chance knows firsthand how important it is to take control of one’s own health journey. Inspired by his personal experiences of living with a life-threatening heart disorder and by a deep motivation to help others, Adrian...
Spotlight on Special Event Medical Management
Special Event Medical Management (SEMM) provides a variety of medical staffing needs across the Charlottesville/Albemarle and Shenandoah Valley regions. “Our goal is to provide excellence in emergency medical care and transport to participants, officials, and...
