The Monday Letter July 17th, 2023

A weekly newsletter for all University of Kentucky College of Public Health faculty, staff, and health champions in Kentucky and beyond!

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Meet Elizabeth Crolley, a first-generation success story from Eastern Kentucky

Elizabeth Crolley is a proud, first-generation graduate and is currently a Senior Program Grant Coordinator staff member at CPH’s Office of Research. Growing up in a rural part of Eastern Kentucky, surrounded by gravel, 4 wheelers, long daytime shadows, steep mountains, and slippery hills in the winter, Elizabeth found a way out of the holler and is now helping people "help people" in public health.

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Hall of Fame 2023 - Accepting Nominations

CPH faculty, staff, and special guests are cordially invited to attend the annual the 2023 Hall of Fame event on Oct 12, honoring promising and distinguished public health leaders across different award categories. Have a nomination for the Promising Leader, Distinguished Leader and/or Hume Medallion Award? Nominations will be accepted until Friday, August 11th at 5pm. Contact Anna Hallahan with any questions.

UK, HDI celebrate Disability Pride Month with ways to get involved and video submission opportunity

In Kentucky, roughly one in three adults has a disability. As we recognize Disability Pride Month, we honor all whose identities include the demographic of disability. UK’s Human Development Institute (HDI) is offering ways to get involved and developing a Disability Pride video “What does disability pride mean to you?” Anyone who wants to participate can share their response here by July 19th.

Nominations are open for Dean’s Innovation in Teaching Award and Online Course Development Award

The Dean’s Innovation in Teaching Award recognizes faculty who have undertaken innovative approaches to teaching CPH classes with non-traditional methods of instruction, such as new pedagogy, new digital tools, utilizing Canvas features to enhance student experience and so on. Click here to nominate until July 23!

The Online Course Development Award recognizes CPH faculty who developed a fully online course taught in Summer 2022, Fall 2022 or Spring 2023. Click here to nominate until July 23! Any questions? Contact Marc Lambert

CPH Office of Research has new proposal submission guidelines

Starting September 1, 2023, the CPH Office of Research will have new and important proposal submission guidelines and milestones. We strongly encourage reading through these updates and directing questions to our CPH Office of Research or Doris Castellanos, Assistant Dean for Research Operations.

In the News

UK receives renewed award to continue environmental health research in Appalachia

UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences will continue its work to study major environmental health impacts on Kentuckians with a renewed award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences with a $7.4 million grant over the next five years.

Surgery resident and CPH alumna Dr. Brittany Levy appointed to ACGME committee

CPH alumna Brittany Levy, MD, MPH, was recently appointed to a committee within the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) — improving the clinical learning environment for graduate medical trainees across the country.

Upcoming Events

CPH presents “Pump It Up" 2023 - Save the Date!

You are cordially invited to the next “Pump It Up” celebration and semester kick-off event. On August 22nd, all CPH faculty, staff, and students, along with friends, family, local alumni, and other community partners, are invited. At this event, you will experience a new appreciation for becoming a pumped-up public health champion!

Hall of Fame 2023 - Save the Date!

CPH faculty, staff, and special guests are cordially invited to attend the annual the 2023 Hall of Fame on Oct 12th. This event honors promising and distinguished public health leaders across different award categories, joining a rich history spanning approximately 20 years.

Public Health Showcase 2024 - Save the Date!

Public Health Showcase 2024, sponsored by CPH, is a unique opportunity for sharing innovative work in public health research, community practice, teaching, and workforce development. Save the date for March 25th, 2024 at the UK Gatton Student Center.

Research Publications

"Association of reproductive risk factors and breast cancer molecular subtypes: a systematic review and meta-analysis," Xihua Mao, Chioma Omeogu, Shama Karanth, Ashwini Joshi, Clare Meernik, Lauren Wilson, Amy Clark, April Deveaux, Chunyan He, Tisha Johnson, Karen Barton, Samantha Kaplan, Tomi Akinyemiju

Abstract: Associations between reproductive factors and breast cancer (BC) risk vary by molecular subtype (i.e., luminal A, luminal B, HER2, and triple negative/basal-like [TNBC]). In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we summarized the associations between reproductive factors and BC subtypes.

Conclusion: Identifying common risk factors across BC subtypes can enhance the tailoring of prevention strategies, and risk stratification models can benefit from subtype specificity. Adding breastfeeding status to current BC risk prediction models can enhance predictive ability, given the consistency of the associations across subtypes.

Additional News/Events

Drug studied at UK is 1st disease-modifying therapy in U.S. approved to treat Alzheimer’s

Op-ed: UK, HDI celebrate Disability Pride Month, announce community project

Reporting Phishing and Junk Mail, How You Can Contribute to Protecting Us All

2023 PAthways to a Healthier Kentucky, Aug. 25

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