A weekly newsletter for all University of Kentucky College of Public Health faculty, staff, and health champions in Kentucky and beyond! |
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In the recent University of Kentucky's "Behind the Blue" series, Dr. Donna Arnett, Dean of the UK College of Public Health, spoke about the important role and power that public health plays in everyone's everyday lives.
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The Master of Science in Biostatistics (MSBST) program at CPH now has a new website and is currently accepting applications for its first cohort starting in the Fall 2022!
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Dr. Amanda Ellis, Assistant Professor in the Biostatistics Department and Master of Science in Biostatistics (MSBST) Program Director at CPH, was recently appointed as an officer in the Teaching Statistics Health Sciences (TSHS) section of the American Statistical Association (ASA).
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On February 11th, CPH professors, Dr. Dave Fardo (BST) and Dr. Erin Abner (EPI), are presenting at a National Institute of Aging virtual workshop on Limbic-predominant Age-related TDP-43 Encephalopathy (LATE). LATE is a brain disorder that is related to the slow progression of memory loss in aging, common in older persons, and has a large public health impact.
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Tara Hood has already made significant personal and professional accomplishments since graduating from the CPH in 2016. However, when growing up, the alumna of the Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) program, wanted to serve people but was not sure which "path" to take.
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UK's Center for Graduate and Professional Diversity Initiatives (CGPDI) is accepting applications for their Professional Development Grants, which is available for current graduate and professional students at the University of Kentucky.
Deadline is Friday, February 18th.
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Center for Innovation in Population Health |
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The 18th Annual TCOM Conference, September 21 – 23, 2022 in New Orleans, LA, is centered on Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management, which is a framework for managing systems whose mission is to help people change their lives is some important way. This was developed by our own IPH Center Director, Dr. John Lyons.
Attendees of the annual conference are professionals from various fields such as child welfare, mental health, behavioral health, social work, juvenile justice, education, and other complex systems of care. The Call for Proposals will remain open until February 28, 2022 and can be submitted here.
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Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center |
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To make substance use data more easily accessible to individuals, local communities, and state agencies, the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) has redesigned its Drug Overdose and Related Comorbidity County Profiles dashboard, which consolidates substance use-related emergency department, inpatient hospitalization, and death data for every Kentucky county and the state.
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Research and Publications |
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