A Weekly Newsletter for all University of Kentucky College of Public Health faculty, staff, and health champions. |
|
All CPH Staff and Faculty "Stand Up" Virtual Meeting |
We are asking all CPH staff and faculty to join us for a college-wide "Stand Up" virtual meeting, which will start this Wednesday, October 20th at 8:30am, to connect as a community and discuss important CPH updates and announcements. An outlook invitation was sent out last week, so check your email and we look forward to your participation! |
|
News, Updates, and Events |
|
|
|
2022 Great Teacher Awards - Deadline Extended |
Each year, the UK Alumni Association recognizes six professors for outstanding teaching. It is the oldest, continuously-given award for teachers at the University of Kentucky. This is a great opportunity to recognize our amazing teachers here at CPH
Deadline extended to Wednesday, October 20th!
|
|
|
|
2021 Global Health Case Competition - $1,500 Cash Prize for Winning Student Team |
The Fall 2021 Virtual Global Health Case Competition is an innovative student competition that rallies UK graduate and undergraduate students to form interdisciplinary teams that develop strategies to address a critical global health challenge.
Deadline to register is October 29th, 2021!
|
|
|
|
Student Success: Gavin Rienne, Agents of Change Fellowship |
Epidemiology and Biostatistics doctoral student, Gavin Rienne, recently wrote the article "Understanding Poverty and Children’s Health Before Natural Disasters Strike", which was produced through the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice fellowship!
|
|
|
|
Nick Guerra Finishes Boston Marathon Race |
Our own Nick Guerra, Research Program Manager at IPH and MPH alum, recently finished the popular Boston Marathon race!
Can you find Nick running in this picture?
|
|
|
|
Latinx/Heritage Month Celebration |
Thank you to Victoria Garcia-Davis, Migrant Outreach Program Director, for providing this group picture from the recent National Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month Meet & Greet event on campus, which CPH was proud to be a co-sponsor this year!
|
|
ASPPH Accepting Nominations for the
2022 Teach & Research Excellence Awards
|
ASPPH is accepting nominations for 2022 annual awards! The awards will be presented at the 2022 ASPPH Annual Meeting and present a unique opportunity to recognize and thank colleagues that have gone above and beyond in their roles in public health teaching, research, practice, community service, mentorship, and student services.
Deadline is Wednesday, October 20th, 2021!
|
|
Innovation in Population Health |
|
The What IPH (if) Seminar Series, hosted by the Center for Innovation in Population Health, present innovative ideas that can apply to the public health space. Matt Southward, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Department of Psychology at the UK, presents his latest personalization treatment findings and how well these precision medicine models work to predict a patient's best course of treatment from the beginning.
|
|
|
|
Kentucky Drug Overdoes County Profiles Dashboard |
KIPRC’s Kentucky Drug Overdose and Related Comorbidity County Profiles (2016-2020) is a dashboard of annual counts and rates for each of Kentucky’s 120 counties for indicators related to overdose and substance use disorder, and more. Maps of the county rates are provided, with tables of the rates and counts.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
