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UAB Support Teams were created in '94 by Malcolm Marler, Kelly Ross-Davis, & Joe Elmore. Support Teams directly address a crying need in our society today.

Loneliness and social isolation directly erode the health of millions of people, contributing to poor recovery, increased burden of illness and treatment, and even increasing the mortality of otherwise survivable challenges. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, this need has only grown. We have profound Hope, however! Research from a wide variety of sources has illustrated that when teams intentionally implement strategies that strengthen community and social bonds, health care results improve significantly. The UAB Support Team Network is one such strategy and we invite anyone who so desires to use the resources we offer, whether consulting our website to download team organizational methods and strategies or participating in our Zoom training events which will be announced on this page and through our website blog at www.supportteams.org. Stay tuned!

05/09/2022

A final word from the Support Teams blog. The information on the Support Teams website will still be available for any who might be interested.

It’s time to “come into the peace of wild things.”

02/03/2022

"Do unto others downstream what you want those upstream to do to you."...

“Do unto others downstream what you want those upstream to do to you.”

12/24/2021

This post originally appeared in December, 2014 in the Epiphany Blog.

I probably shouldn’t admit this, but “Silent Night” never really did anything for me.

12/17/2021

A version of this post first appeared on December 11, 2014. It's been updated....

A version of this post first appeared on December 11, 2014. It’s been updated.

12/13/2021

Let Christmas come to YOU!...

Let Christmas come to YOU!

12/01/2021

While waiting to see a cardiologist . . .

My dad poured maple syrup all over his vanilla ice cream, seasoned his tomatoes with a teaspoon of sugar apiece, and carried Werther’s candy in his pockets at all times.

11/19/2021

Another reflection emerging from the elixir of my favorite season, Autumn.

The landscape through which I drove had plunged me into my senior year at Appalachian State University.

10/01/2021

Loretta Herring, who is a part of our Spiritual Health Group with the Integrative Medicine Clinic, is featured in this very helpful clip - so great information for cancer patients, their families, and for cancer survivors. Take a look!

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09/24/2021

Reflecting this morning on an unmanicured Garden . . .

“Think of God’s Kingdom coming as a heavenly invasion into the ordinary, an infinite abundance injected into our scarcity-marked world.” Makoto Fujimura

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619 19th Street S, QBT-Q505-X
Birmingham, AL
35249

Telephone

+12059343936

Website

http://supportteams.org/

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Building Community Bonds

The UAB Support Team Network, an initiative based in the Department of Pastoral Care, equips volunteers to use an intentional team approach to care for the practical, emotional, and spiritual needs of persons with health care challenges.

Support Teams directly address a crying need in our society today. Loneliness and social isolation directly erode the health of millions of people, contributing to poor recovery, increased burden of illness and treatment, and even increasing the mortality of otherwise survivable challenges. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, this need has only grown.

We have profound Hope, however! Research from a wide variety of sources has illustrated that when teams intentionally implement strategies that strengthen community and social bonds, health care results improve significantly. The UAB Support Team Network is one such strategy and we invite anyone who so desires to use the resources we offer, whether consulting our website to download team organizational methods and strategies or participating in our Zoom training events which will be announced on this page and through our website blog at www.supportteams.org.

Stay tuned!