Public health is more important than ever. Unfortunately, the public health policies, authorities and budgets that could make our nation healthier are facing challenges.
For more than a decade, a University of Kentucky researcher has been developing new methods to help and empathetically serve people struggling with substance use disorder to reduce some of the harm that they experience.
Kentucky faced a pressing public health issue in 2022 with a marked increase in drug overdose deaths among Black Kentuckians and other underrepresented individuals despite an overall decline in overdose fatalities.
After bonding while pursuing their Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees nearly two decades ago, five University of Kentucky College of Public Health (CPH) alumni have remained friends and colleagues even after taking divergent career paths in public health.
University of Kentucky College of Public Health faculty, staff, and students are frequent authors and collaborators on articles that advance research, provoke thought, and inspire action.
