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The water quality project was part of Shoulder to Shoulder Global, a UK Global Health Initiative that has assisted over 20,000 patients during its past 11 years of service in Ecuador.

Following in his father’s footsteps, Esias Bedingar came to UK in 2014 from Chad, not knowing any English at all. Since then, he has founded a nonprofit to help eradicate malaria in his home country, conducts research in neurodegenerative diseases, and will graduate with a degree in public health before attending Harvard University this fall.

A strong example of collaboration across UK colleges is aimed at improving farm safety and health in the Commonwealth.

Glen Mays, UK CPH, is recipient of the 2017 Health Administration Section Excellence in Health Administration Award from the American Public Health Association.

UK's Igniting Research Collaborations (IRC) grant program has awarded nearly $300,000 in pilot grants to support interdisciplinary research.

Research done by Gatton College faculty member Jim Ziliak on food insecurity among older Americans is gaining national attention. The study found that rates for food insecurity have remained virtually unchanged since the Great Recession, especially for people over 60.

Can taking care of social needs for people utilizing Medicare and Medicaid help them spend less on health care and improve their health? A new $4.5 million statewide project led by the UK Center for Health Services Research will find out.

SMRI focuses on injury prevention and performance optimization for athletes, the military and physically active people of all ages.

Researchers in the University of Kentucky Center for Health Services Research have established the Kentucky Consortium for Accountable Health Communities to address the health-related social needs of vulnerable patients across the Commonwealth.

The facility will conduct research into injury prevention and performance optimization for athletes.