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You are cordially invited to the next “Pump It Up” celebration and semester kick-off event! We are inviting all of our faculty, staff, and students, along with friends, family, local alumni, and other community partners, to come together to connect and celebrate with your public health community, a place where you belong. At this event, you will experience a new appreciation for becoming a pumped-up public health champion.

Make sure you share your photos from the event with us on social media using #CPHPumpItUp! We'll have the social wall there showcasing your posts plus there's a chance to take photos with The Wildcat!

Event Registration

RSVP here for Pump it Up!

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Watch Online

Watch the event online from 4PM - 6PM on Tuesday August 22.

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Event Contact

Event Contact
Photo Contact Information
a profile photograph of Heather Fortney
Heather Fortney
Department Manager
Categories
Staff
Phone
839-323-8322
Email
heather.fortney@uky.edu

Event Specifics

  • Date: Tuesday, August 22nd

  • Dress Attire: Casual, but feel free to wear any UK and/or CPH swag!

  • MORE FUN: We will have a DJ during the social part of the event. So you can let loose and have a great time!

  • Location: Gatton Student Center, Grand Ballroom A/B, 160 Ave of Champions, Lexington, KY 40508 and w/virtual option (online link will be provided closer to event)

  • Parking: Cornerstone Garage (PS #5) with entrance and exit on both South Limestone and on Upper Street

Event Schedule

4PM Registrations/Networking Activities Start
4-5PM UK's Mascot, The Wildcat, Will Be Here. Take Your Photo and Say Hi!
4:30PM Heavy Hors D'oeuvres Start
5-6PM Speakers & Presentations
6-6:30PM Continued Networking and Activities

 

The Speakers

Rob Edwards

Rob Edwards serves the University of Kentucky’s academic medical center, UK HealthCare, as the Vice President and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer. In this role, he is responsible for acquisitions, clinical contracting & partnerships, health policy, brand and digital strategy, clinical contracting and leading on other strategic opportunities.

Previously, Rob served in various positions appointed by Kentucky’s Governor in the Cabinet for Health & Family Services, including chief of staff, budget director and legislative director. He earned his Doctor of Public Health from the UK College of Public Health, his Master of Business Administration from the University of Louisville and undergraduate degree from Centre College.

a profile photograph of Rob Edwards

Connie Gayle White

Dr. White practiced OB/GYN in Frankfort, Kentucky, for over twenty years. She retired from clinical medicine and joined the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) as the Director, Division of Women’s Health, in 2009. She moved to the College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky (UK) in 2011 in the Department for Health Behavior and then back to KDPH as Deputy Commissioner of Clinical Affairs in 2011.

a profile photograph of Connie Gayle White

The History

The Pump Handle Story

In the early 1800’s, John Snow, M.D., a historical figure in epidemiology, provided one of the earliest examples of using epidemiologic methods to identify risk for disease and recommend preventive action. On August 31, 1854, London experienced a recurrent epidemic of cholera and Snow suspected water from the Broad Street pump as the source of disease.

Removal of this handle prevented additional cholera deaths, supporting Snow's theory that cholera was a waterborne, contagious disease. Snow's studies and the removal of the pump handle became a model for modern epidemiology and is considered to be the symbol of when public health started.

an illustration of a pump handle in blue

1854 Broad Street Cholera Outbreak Map

This is the original map by John Snow showing the clusters of cholera cases (indicated by stacked rectangles) in the London epidemic of 1854. The contaminated pump is located at the crossroads of Broad Street and Cambridge Street (now Lexington Street), running into Little Windmill Street.

This map is a tremendous contribution to the field of epidemiology, recognizing that part of treating disease requires viewing patients not as individual, isolated cases, but within the larger environment in which they live. Although John Snow’s model is accepted as a way to frame our understanding of infectious diseases today, it gives us a blueprint for approaching illness, particularly illness caused by or related to the patient’s environment.

Meet the Wildcat!

Meet and take a picture with the official University of Kentucky mascot, Wildcat, who proudly serves as a friendly ambassador for the University and Big Blue Nation.

a photograph of the UK mascot posing

The Gatton Student Center's Grand Ballroom, Ballrooms A & B.

This is the second floor of the building.

The Grand Ballroom is highlighted in light blue on the map.

Bill Gatton Student Center

Below is the University of Kentucky's online interactive map of campus, with the Gatton Student Center outlined in black.