HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 18 -- The University of Alabama in Huntsville issued the following news release:

Community members in Triana receive free preventive health screenings during a UAH Neighborhood Nursing event, part of an ongoing effort to bring accessible healthcare directly into North Alabama neighborhoods.

You saved my husband's life." "This week I didn't go to the ER." "Now I can hear because of you."

Those are the words of North Alabama residents reflecting the early impact of UAH Neighborhood Nursing, a community-centered initiative from the College of Nursing at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) that is already showing measurable effects across the region. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System.

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