Center for Health Equity Transformation

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Addressing disparities in Alzheimer's disease through culturally tailored health information

May 22, 2024, 7:04 AM

Frankfort, Kentucky, has the nation’s second-highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s in Black adults. Yolanda Jackson, a clinician dietitian pursuing a Ph.D. in health communications, is working to develop accessible information about modifiable risk factors for the disease.

CHET Speaker Series: Professor Shavonnie Carthens

Mar 6, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

The next event in the Center for Health Equity Transformation CHET's Speaker Series features Shavonnie R. Carthens, JD, who will give a talk entitled: “Reframing Health Equity: Examining the Role of the Law in Diagnosing and Treating Places.”

CHET Speaker Series: Dr. Henry Bundy

Feb 15, 2024, 2:00 PM – Aug 15, 2024, 3:00 PM

The next event in the Center for Health Equity Transformation's Speaker Series features Henry E. Bundy, PhD who will give a talk entitled: "'I’m just sitting now. Wondering.': Surviving the Wait for Disability in South Carolina Safety Net Clinics.”

Center for Health Equity Transformation's 5-year anniversary celebration

Oct 13, 2023, 2:00 – 5:00 PM

The celebration will include a keynote from Cynthia Rogers, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, as well as remarks from Myles Moody, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and CHET GRA alum, and Vivian Lasley-Bibbs, MPH, the Director of the Kentucky Department for Public Health Office of Health Equity. There will be opportunities to network and connect with colleagues. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served.

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UK’s CHET awards pilot grants to further research on health disparities

Sep 18, 2023, 9:08 AM

Jessica Burris in the College of Arts and Sciences and Yuqing Zheng in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment received funding.

SPARK Program hosting undergrad research informational webinar Aug. 29

Aug 29, 2023, 7:15 AM

The Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky (SPARK) Program is hosting an informational webinar today, Aug. 29, for University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University undergraduates who are interested in applying. The webinar will be held from 5-6 p.m. via Zoom.

SPARK Program Orientation

Aug 29, 2023, 5:00 – 6:00 PM

Informational Webinar: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 from 5 to 6 p.m. EST via Zoom: https://ukth.zoom.us/j/82169666461 Application Deadline: Monday, September 18, 2023 WHAT: The Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky (SPARK) program is now accepting applications for its 2023 cohort.

Research Discoveries in the Recreational and Medical Worlds of Cannabis with Dr. LaTrice Montgomery

Aug 22, 2023, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

AUGUST 22, 2023 11:00AM - 12:00PM Research Discoveries in the Recreational and Medical Worlds of Cannabis with Dr. LaTrice Montgomery

CHET Just-in-Time Funding Opportunity

The mission of the CHET Just-in-Time (JIT) grant mechanism is to enable health equity researchers to obtain small funding amounts to support competitive extramural grant applications, manuscripts submission fees, conference registrations, or support critical health equity training (directly related to a health equity research project). This small grants program is designed to support CHET members and affiliates in conducting health equity related work.

Elevating the Stories of Black Women: Dr. Virginia Alexander and Shirley Chisholm

Mar 27, 2023, 5:00 – 6:30 PM

The University of Kentucky

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