College of Public Health

Fauci, Arnett, Others to Discuss the Future of Academic Public Health

May 15, 2020, 9:54 AM

Public Health Dean Donna Arnett is a panel participant for the ASPPH Virtual Annual Meeting, focused on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers Awarded $2.6 Million to Engage 'Citizen Scientists' to Reduce Radon Exposure in Rural Areas

May 4, 2020, 8:25 AM

It cannot be seen, smelled or tasted, and people are exposed by breathing radon in air when it comes in through gaps and cracks in their homes. It is the second-leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking.

New Study Reveals Pharmacy-level Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Appalachian Kentucky

Apr 29, 2020, 8:33 AM

A new study led by UK researcher April Young and Emory researcher Hannah Cooper shows that a number of pharmacies in the Appalachian region of Kentucky are limiting the dispensing of buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD).

Center Aims to Build a Culture of Health in Kentucky and Beyond

Feb 6, 2020, 8:21 AM

John Lyons' eye for innovation, beginning when he painted fire hydrants as a summer job, will serve him well as the director for innovation in public health.

Employers Key to Addressing Lung Cancer Disparity in Rural Kentucky

Dec 18, 2019, 8:15 AM

The UK College of Public Health, in coordination with UofL and the Kentucky Cancer Consortium, have created a worksite intervention on lung cancer, which targets work sites with predominantly male employees in eight rural and medically underserved counties in southern Kentucky.

Study on Medicaid Expansion Impact on Hospitalizations Featured in Health Affairs Journal

Nov 5, 2019, 8:19 AM

UK College of Public Health researcher Teresa M. Waters, Ph.D., is the senior author of the study, "Medicaid Expansion Associated With Reductions in Preventable Hospitalizations," that will be highlighted in Health Affairs on Nov. 4.

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'Behind the Blue': April Young Works With Eastern Kentucky Communities to Find Answers to Opioid Epidemic

Oct 24, 2019, 8:26 AM

With more than $5.5 million in funding, the research team in CARE2HOPE is working in counties across Kentucky to find answers to the opioid epidemic.

New $4.2 Million Grant Helps UK, Ky. Communities Battle Opioid Epidemic

Oct 14, 2019, 8:19 AM

UK researcher April Young, and her team, have been gathering data on substance use in rural communities for a project known as CARE2HOPE.

'Behind the Blue': How UK, State Partners Are Working to Help Incarcerated Women With Opioid Use Disorder

Oct 3, 2019, 8:06 AM

The Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) supports research on quality addiction treatment for OUD in criminal justice settings nationwide.

UK Awarded $8.8 Million to Support Opioid Treatment for Women in Criminal Justice Settings

Sep 20, 2019, 8:43 AM

UK received $8.8 million from NIDA as part of the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on addiction treatment for opioid use disorder in criminal justice settings nationwide.

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