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UM-Flint students awarded $50,000 grant to improve diversity in Parkinson's exercise classes 

Zoey Humes (left) and Nia Ahart (right) will partner with the Michigan Parkinson Foundation to foster more diversity in Parkinson’s disease treatment providers.

A pair of physical therapy doctorate students at the University of Michigan-Flint have secured a $50,000 grant to bolster the diversity of providers offering critical Parkinson's disease treatment. Nia Ahart's and Zoey Humes' "Move to Represent" initiative will train 10 physical and occupational therapy professionals of color to implement PWR!Moves, an evidence-based exercise and physical[…]