Health Education Building: A new, world-class medical education facility

CPH will have a new home, projected in late 2026, in the Health Education Building (HEB) at the University of Kentucky. The HEB will be the future site of world-class medical education facilities for the UK College of Medicine, Public Health, Health Sciences and Nursing.

CPH students Raegan Persful and Julia Kollitz were part of the team that placed first in the recent 2023 University of Kentucky Global Health Competition! They we’re tasked with solving the mental health crisis impacting Liberian youth. The team will compete in a global competition at Emory University in March against teams from around the US and the world.

Our Student Public Health Association (SPHA) recently hosted special guest UK President, Dr. Eli Capilouto, at their Monthly Meeting for a conversation about public health and leadership during a pandemic.

CPH is in the middle of preparing for our next Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) reaccreditation site visit in the Spring of 2025. Behind the scenes, meetings are happening to ensure we have the resources and data needed to present our story to CEPH. Check out the Accreditation page on our website for updates and to follow our process.

Know a candidate interested in our Master of Public Health (MPH) degree? Invite them to our virtual info session on February 21st at 6pm as our admissions staff spotlights our MPH degree program for all prospective candidates.

In response to public health and industry demands, CPH recently launched a new MS in Biostatistics program in the Fall of 2022, producing highly trained, in-demand biostatisticians. Meet the inagural cohort!

The recent presentation "Writing Effective Conference Abstracts", by invited all UK students are invited to learn more about helpful tips, support, and resources in order to effectively write a conference abstract in 250 words or less. If you missed the presentation or want to revisit anything that was discussed, you now have access to the PPT slides!

On February 13th at 2pm in Room 207 (virtual option available), join the EEH department as they welcome faculty candidate Barbara Kowalcyk, PhD, Associate Professor, Ohio State University, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Science, who will be presenting on the topic, "From Farm to Fork to Physician: Risk-based Approaches to Preventing Foodborne Disease."

The Kentucky Safety and Prevention Alignment Network (KSPAN) is a network of public and private organizations, and individuals, dedicated to promoting safety and preventing injuries throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. You are invited to join KSPAN's next quarterly meeting (in person or virtually) in Frankfort, Kentucky, on February 16th at 10:00am. Full agenda can be found here.