Responding to an environmental health emergency requires public health workers to enter the field, work alongside community members, and educate residents about risk-reduction measures.
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Posted: September 15, 2016
Posted: September 14, 2016
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto and UK Executive Vice President for Health Affairs (EVPHA) Dr. Michael Karpf today announced Karpf’s decision to retire in 2017 following the hiring and appropriate transition period for his replacement.
Posted: September 7, 2016
Dr. Michael D. Singleton, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics and Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, published new research on the protective effects of motorcycle helmets in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention. The article, “Differential protective effects of motorcycle helmets against head injury,” was published online on September 2, 2016.
Posted: August 31, 2016
Researchers in the University of Kentucky College of Public Health and UK College of Medicine recently published a landmark study examining the relationships between diabetes and two types of cognitive dysfunction, Alzheimer’s disease and cerebrovascular disease.
Posted: August 25, 2016
The University of Kentucky invites applications for the position of Chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy within the College of Public Health. This position leads a multi- disciplinary academic department focused on building scientific evidence and cultivating a next- generation workforce needed to improve health care delivery, population health, and health equity.
Posted: August 19, 2016
A new research center operated within the University of Kentucky College of Public Health will investigate and inform health policies and services affecting impoverished rural communities around the nation.
Posted: August 17, 2016
Deborah A.P. Hersman, president and CEO of the National Safety Council, came to Lexington, Ky., ten years ago to investigate the crash of Comair Flight 5191 at Bluegrass Airport. To mark the anniversary of the flight investigation, Hersman returns to Kentucky to present the University of Kentucky College of Public Health Distinguished Lecture on August 26, 2 to 3 p.m., in the Pavilion A auditorium of UK Chandler Hospital. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Kentucky Injury Prevention Research Center (KIPRC) and Kentucky Safe Communities.
Posted: August 3, 2016
UK HealthCare’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital has been named No. 1 in Kentucky in the U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals rankings released Aug. 2, 2016. It also is the only hospital in the state rated as High Performing in cancer.
Posted: July 5, 2016
Five members of the University of Kentucky College of Public Health faculty have achieved promotion to Associate Professor, including three with tenure. These promotions are in recognition of their significant contributions to the college’s missions of teaching, scholarship, and service, and will be effective July 1, 2016. Congratulations to all on this important accomplishment.
Posted: June 30, 2016
The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) has received nearly $2 million over five years in funding to implement evidence-based programs to evaluate violence and injury related fatalities across the Commonwealth. The competitive grant comes from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, and the process was facilitated by U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. KIPRC is a partnership between the Kentucky Department for Public Health and the University of Kentucky’s College of Public Health.