11 Nov 2024 UAMS hosts NIH’s research program mobile tour today through Friday

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LITTLE ROCK — The public is invited to visit the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Journey, a traveling, hands-on exhibit, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Little Rock campus Tuesday, Nov. 12 through Friday, Nov. 15. 

The exhibit, at 324 W. Campus Drive, will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. 

The All of Us exhibit visits communities across the United States, featuring interactive activities, videos, games, quizzes and more — all designed to demonstrate the power of participation in health research. 

The experience will allow interested visitors to join the All of Us Research Program right on board, where they can answer surveys and give their physical measurements and blood and urine samples.

“Public participation in research is critical to advancing lifesaving discoveries in medicine,” said UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA.  “This is an exciting opportunity for any Arkansan interested in understanding how they can help improve health and health care for years to come.” 

The mobile exhibit includes:

  • An augmented reality experience
  • Private rooms for physical measurement and bio sample collection
  • An interactive station where participants can write a note to share with others about their inspiration for joining the program 

The All of Us Research Program aims to speed up health research and medical breakthroughs. To do so, All of Us is asking 1 million volunteers to share different types of health and lifestyle information — information like where they live, what they do, and their family health history.   

The program is open to people both healthy and sick, from all communities. Unlike a single research study focused on a specific disease or community, the All of Us Research Program will create a research resource to inform thousands of studies, covering a wide range of health conditions. This information could help researchers learn more about different diseases and treatments and improve health for generations to come. 

The All of Us Journey engages community members nationwide and raises awareness about the All of UsResearch Program through various educational activities and experiences.   

Visit JoinAllofUs.org/drive to learn more and enroll in the All of Us Research Program in advance. Once enrolled, you can schedule an appointment to conveniently provide your biosamples at the All of Us Journey at UAMS by calling 833-990-0200.

All of Us is a registered service mark of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The Journey is managed by Montage Marketing Group in collaboration with Scripps Research Translational Institute, and funded by NIH award OT2OD035580.