April 21st, 2026 | 11AM - 3:45PM Gatton Student Center, Grand Ballrooms ABC
This event is a unique opportunity for sharing recent and on-going work in public health research, practice, and teaching. To encourage networking, all presentations were in a poster format. UK CPH students, faculty, staff, community partners, and collaborators submitted abstracts for either a research poster presentation and/or a non-research poster presentation.
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM Registration Opens
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Lunch Buffet
12:00 PM Opening remarks
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM Panel Discussion
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Break
1:15 PM – 3:15 PM Poster Session Viewing/Judging and Networking
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM Closing Remarks and Poster Award Ceremony
Complimentary parking is available at The Cornerstone Parking Garage. For more information visit here.
For ADA parking, please reach out to kaylee.thornsberry@uky.edu.
This panel will highlight the Youth Health Coalition partnership between the Lawrence County Health Department and Lawrence County High School. Panelists will share their experiences developing, implementing, and sustaining projects that address health issues affecting young people, including mental health, substance use prevention, peer-to-peer initiatives, and other programs designed to engage students.
The discussion will explore how public health professionals can support youth-led efforts by coming alongside them with research, guidance, and practical tools. Panelists will reflect on what these experiences have meant to them personally and the impact the work has had on their community. They will also discuss the important role of state partners in guiding and funding local initiatives. The panel aims to demonstrate how collaboration among youth, local, and state partners can empower creative solutions that reflect the unique needs of their communities.
Submission Deadline: Friday, April 3, 2026, 5:00 PM EST
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