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LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 11, 2022) — Rob Brooks is from Bedford, Kentucky, a town of fewer than 600 people in Trimble County. He grew up knowing that rural areas like his hometown are typically underserved in regard to health care, so he planned to become a doctor who could be part of the solution.
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health and the UK CCTS Community Engagement and Research Program are requesting applications for the 2022 Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky (CLIK). CLIK is a hybrid 8-week leadership development training program offered in Hazard, Kentucky. It is designed to enhance research and capacity-building competencies in community leaders, senior staff, directors and administrators.
HAZARD, Ky. (Dec.
Graduates of Healthy WAY and the Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky (CLIK) were honored by the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) on National Rural Health Day, November 18, 2021. Six CLIK graduates and four graduates of Healthy WAY showcased their research projects during a hybrid event with over 40 people attending.
Each year University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health partners with the Kentucky Rural Health Association (KRHA) to host a poster session at the KRHA annual conference. Our goal is to encourage those doing research in rural Kentucky to highlight the impact their work has or could potentially have on policies at the local, state, and national levels. Our goal is to help ensure the research is addressing rural issues at a policy level and creating change.
College of Health Science students at the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health-UK Hazard Campus donned purple in support of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. UKPT and UKMLS Hazard Campus students wore purple to support survivors of interpersonal violence.
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
This week, the UK DPT Hazard Class of 2023 participated in their PT Day of Service project building safe recreational trails for the community at the Perry County Park. Students worked with Ben Braman of the Pathfinders of Perry County Kentucky, a non-profit organization that promotes community engagement, recreation, and education for Perry County.
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine has received the 2021 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
By Robert Donnan
USA Drone Port
The USA Drone Port has teamed up with the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UKCERH) to test innovative aerial drone technologies that can increase public awareness about healthcare services, including Covid-19 vaccination opportunities, across Eastern Kentucky as well as in neighboring counties in West Virginia.
HAZARD, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2021) - National Preparedness Month is observed each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. The 2021 theme is “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love.”
HAZARD, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2021) — The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH), located in Hazard, Kentucky, is accepting proposals from rural Kentucky high schools to participate in its Healthy WAY program.
HAZARD, Ky. (Aug.
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) and UnitedHealthcare honored Perry County students Jazmen Fugate and Jayla Ledford for becoming the first two certified community health workers (CHW) as part of the Students Striving Toward Better Health in Self and Community initiative.
The Rural Appalachian Stroke Camp has been postponed until Spring 2022 due to increased COVID-19 cases in our region. More updates will provided in the future.
This article was originally published in the Hazard Herald, Thursday, June 24, 2021 edition, Page 11A. Republished with permission.
BY KATIE KELLEY
STAFF WRITER, HAZARD HERALD
On June 16, a virtual “Trauma Informed Care Summit” was held in partnership between Save the Children, the Kentucky River Health Consortium and University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health. Among the topics discussed in the summit were how different risk factors and life choices can impact the development of a child.
The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES), in partnership with the Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH), recently announced the nominees and the winner of the 2021 Community Engagement Award in Environmental Health.
HAZARD, Ky. (May 21, 2021) — Researchers at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) and the Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis at the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago have released a report detailing the findings of a study conducted to understand possible factors that contribute to Eastern Kentucky leading the nation in declining overdose mortality rates.
Research was conducted by University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health and NORC Walsh Center for Rural Analysis