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Health Policy Researcher Finds Drug Monitoring Reduces Opioid Prescriptions, Medicaid Costs

Posted: April 4, 2017

UK College of Public Health researcher Hefei Wen has authored a study showing state drug-monitoring programs are effective in reducing the number of opioids prescribed to Medicaid recipients.

The research, published in the April edition of Health Affairs, provides evidence that state mandates for provider participation in prescription drug-monitoring programs (PDMP) have influenced safer prescribing practices in providers who treat Medicaid patients. The analysis suggests state PDMP mandates are associated with a reduction in opioid prescriptions received by Medicaid patients and Medicaid spending on opioid prescriptions by as much as 10 percent.

Medicaid Expansion Can Reduce Financial Barriers to Opioid Addiction Treatment

Posted: March 23, 2017

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Hoover publishes in Reviews on Environmental Health

Posted: March 23, 2017

Dr. Anna Goodman Hoover, Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, published “Sensemaking, stakeholder discord, and long-term risk communication at a US Superfund site” in the March 2017 issue of Reviews on Environmental Health.

UK Researchers Observe Reduction in Sexual Violence Among High School Students After Implementing Bystander Intervention Program

Posted: March 8, 2017

University of Kentucky researchers have observed a significant reduction in sexual violence perpetration and victimization among Kentucky high school students, according to a recently published study on the “Green Dot” bystander intervention program.

KIPRC Study Examines Fatalities Among Foreign-Born and Native-Born Workers

Posted: March 1, 2017

Researchers from the Kentucky Injury and Prevention Center recently published the report “Characterization of Foreign-Born vs.

Outreach to Mothers Targeted to Increase Contraceptive Use by Teen Girls

Posted: March 1, 2017

CPH Researchers undertook a pilot study, “Promoting Teen Contraceptive Use by Intervention with Their Mothers,” the results of which have been published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Biostatistics: Genes Linked to Aging Neuropathology

Posted: March 1, 2017

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Systematic reviews of evidence for the effectiveness of cancer rehabilitation interventions

Posted: March 1, 2017

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Open Position: Chair, Department of Health, Behavior & Society

Posted: February 10, 2017

The department of Health, Behavior & Society within the College of Public Health is seeking a tenured Professor as a Department Chair. The selected individual will be expected to collaborate with faculty, staff, and students throughout the College and with other colleges within the University. In addition, this position will be viewed nationally as a senior leader complementing and expanding existing departmental and College strengths, including cancer prevention and control, community-based interventions, dissemination and implementation science, practice-based research, and/or health disparities research. The selected individual will maintain an active research program with extramural support from NIH, CDC, health-related foundations, and/or other funding sources.

Kentucky Researchers Publish on Facilitating Community Health Improvement with NGO Partners

Posted: January 26, 2017

Researchers from the University of Kentucky College of Public Health have published the paper “Facilitating Community Health Improvement Capacity Through Nongovernmental Public Health Partners.” The article by Dr. Angela L. Carman, Assistant Professor of Health, Behavior & Society, and Margaret L.

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