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'Behind the Blue': Public Health Leader Helps Kentuckians Find Help Now

Dec 18, 2018, 10:29 AM

On this week's episode of "Behind the Blue" hear about the development of "Find Help Now KY" from Terry Bunn, an associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Public Health and director of the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center.

UK, UNC Research Will Assist FDA in Making Opioid Regulatory Decisions

Dec 5, 2018, 8:59 AM

Svetla Slavova, Ph.D., associate professor of biostatistics in the UK College of Public Health's Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, will lead work that includes collaboration with the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (KASPER) system, the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Partnership to Use Data-Driven Approach to Curb the Opioid Crisis

Nov 13, 2018, 10:18 AM

A multidisciplinary team of UK physicians and researchers will collaborate with additional specialists to develop diagnosis-specific educational materials to address opioid pain management options post-discharge, pain management alternatives to opioids and information on safe opioid use, storage and disposal.

UK's Beyond Birth Program Moves to New Location, Expands Services for Mothers with Opioid Addiction

Nov 8, 2018, 1:03 PM

PATHways and Beyond Birth program participant Bethany shares her recovery story to help others and thank those who helped her.

'Behind the Blue': Sharon Walsh Discusses Kentucky's Opioid Epidemic

Oct 26, 2018, 9:40 AM

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," Sharon Walsh, director of the University of Kentucky’s Center on Drug and Alcohol Research (CDAR) and a distinguished professor in the UK College of Medicine, discusses the challenge Kentucky faces in battling the opioid epidemic.

UK Research Links Signaling Pathways to Combatting Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Oct 19, 2018, 8:46 AM

Researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine have discovered that targeting a specific signaling pathway could potentially provide a new therapeutic avenue for treating Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, the most severe fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

UK Research, Programs Aim to Repair Destruction of Opioid Crisis

Oct 19, 2018, 8:44 AM

Experts from the University of Kentucky on Thursday provided education, insight and information about the opioid epidemic to the UK Board of Trustees, campus leaders and community members.

Research Facility Shows What Kentucky Can Do

Sep 21, 2018, 1:24 PM

A research facility expressly devoted to addressing and eradicating the state’s most significant health disparities was opened September 21st by the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, President Eli Capilouto and many of the Commonwealth’s leading policymakers.

New Center Established to Address Kentucky Health Disparities

Jul 25, 2018, 9:30 AM

The new Center for Health Equity Transformation aims to grow health equity research at the University of Kentucky by training and providing professional development guidance to those interested in studying and addressing health disparities.

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UK Communication Professor Seeks Drug Disposal Solutions

Jul 19, 2018, 8:46 AM

Don Helme is partnering with the Kentucky Attorney General’s office to gauge public opinion on a new drug deactivation pouch, part of a larger effort to develop solutions to the state’s opioid epidemic.

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