Swanson Appointed to Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council Seat Apr 7, 2020 Dr. Mark Swanson, associate professor of Health, Behavior & Society at the UK College of Public Health, has been appointed by Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton...

Hoover Recognized for Environmental Health Literacy Work Apr 7, 2020 Dr. Anna Goodman Hoover, assistant professor of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, is the subject of an investigator profile on the website of the...

BPH Student Accepted for Nationally Competitive Internship in Occupational Health Mar 30, 2020 Bachelor of Public Health student Emily Jones has been accepted to the Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP). Housed within the Association of Occupational...

Students assist "disease detectives" as they connect the dots of COVID-19 Mar 17, 2020 Fayette County has seven COVID-19 cases. Think of each one as a spider web. In the center is the infected patient. Radiating outward are each of the people that...

Migrant Outreach Health Fair Offers Families Screenings, Information Mar 8, 2020 On December 14, 2019, the Migrant Outreach Program hosted the 10th annual Hispanic Migrant, Latino Immigrant Health Holiday Fair. The fair, which provides...

Save the Date for National Public Health Week Mar 6, 2020   Save the date for National Public Health Week (NPHW) 2020. April 6 -10, the University of Kentucky College of Public Health will host a...

Path to Public Health: Alumni and Faculty Career Panel Feb 26, 2020   There are many paths to working in public health and health administration. Is one right for you?   On February 28, 2020, the University of...

Kruse-Diehr Accepted to NCI Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Feb 16, 2020 Dr. Aaron Kruse-Diehr, assistant professor Health, Behavior & Society at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, has been accepted for the National...

Riddell Receives Great Teacher Award from Alumni Association Jan 24, 2020 Dr. Martha Riddell, associate professor of Health Management and Policy and director of the Master of Health Administration program, has been named a Great Teacher...

Bystander Violence Intervention Programs May Require Adaptation to Include Experiences of LGBTQ+ Youth Jan 24, 2020 Bystander interventions have been highlighted as promising strategies to reduce sexual violence and sexual harassment, yet their effectiveness for sexual minority...

Slavova Appointed to Injury Epidemiology Editorial Board Jan 24, 2020 Dr. Svetla Slavova, associate professor of Biostatistics at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, has been appointed to the editorial board for the...

Researchers Observe Increased Incidence of Adenocarcinoma, a Type of Lung Cancer, in Northern Kentucky Suburbs Dec 17, 2019     New research from the University of Kentucky College of Public Health demonstrates that significant and substantial spatial variation exists in...

Potential Alzheimer's Genetic Link Identified Dec 10, 2019   Investigators at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health and the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have identified a gene which they believe...

Counselor-Initiated Weight Loss Strategies Offer Cost-Effective Solutions for US Military Dec 10, 2019   A new study from the University of Kentucky College of Public Health may point the way to an effective strategy to promote weight loss in overweight...

Dr. F. Douglas Scutchfield Receives Top Award from American Public Health Association Nov 12, 2019   Dr. F. Douglas Scutchfield received the 2019 Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health from the American Public Health...

Mountain Air Project Uses Photovoice to Engage Appalachian Youth in Environmental Health Research Nov 12, 2019 A team of investigators working with the Mountain Air Project (MAP) based at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health equipped young research volunteers...

Dunfee Advances to Finals of 3-Minute Thesis Competition Oct 25, 2019   Madeline Dunfee, MD/PhD student in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, is a finalist in the Pre-3MT division of the UK 3-Minute Thesis Competition. All...

Alumni and Friends Invited to Reception at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Oct 25, 2019   Planning to attend the 2019 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia this November?   If so, please mark your...

Students and Alumni Honored at Lyman T. Johnson Awards Oct 21, 2019 Alumna Dr. Angelica Geter Fugerson and current student Talia Woody were honored at the Lyman T. Johnson Torch of Excellence Awards on...

Multidisciplinary Research Team Receives National Library of Medicine Grant to Improve Environmental Health Information and Literacy in Eastern Kentucky Oct 20, 2019   In a new National Library of Medicine-funded study, "Integrating Information Resources to Promote Environmental Health Literacy in Appalachian Kentucky",...