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Changing the future of health care
UofL selected as a national research site to help solve health care challenges
Researchers find expert panel reliable and accurate in identifying injuries in young children as abusive or accidental
Findings published this month in the Journal of Pediatrics
Trusted messages key to counter community concerns during disease outbreak
Public health faculty involved in Sierra Leone study focused on Ebola epidemic
Dr. Sarah Moyer named director of Department of Public Health and Wellness
Moyer to hold an appointment on the faculty of UofL School of Public Health & Information Sciences
Study seeks local children potentially affected by coal ash
UofL public health researcher hopes to recruit 300 children for her NIH-funded study
Expanding STEM education is the focus of new degree collaborative
University of Louisville and Kentucky State University announce BA/BS-MS offering for KSU students
Public health and local art thought leaders collaborate to improve community health
UofL and IDEAS xLab explore creation of a Center for Art + Health Innovation
Strengthening competencies of the current and future public health workforce
Guest experts discuss HIV and Hepatitis C outbreaks in Indiana and Kentucky, and the current control programs that were established in the two states.
Health literacy campaign focused on depression in African Americans
Commonwealth Institute of Kentucky faculty used research-based strategy for campaign development
Report released on Affordable Care Act implementation in Louisville
UofL researchers evaluate outreach, enrollment, and the remaining uninsured
West Louisville youth working to change the downward spiral of violence in the city
UofL’s Office of Public Health Practice involving youth in violence prevention campaign
Moving research forward
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences grant news
A Refuge for Success
How UofL’s refugee outreach efforts are helping students on both sides of the equation
Expanding public health knowledge in Ghana
An experience of Fulbright Scholar Muriel Harris, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Contributing to healthy lives
Diana Kuo, 2016-17 Health and Social Justice Scholar from the UofL School of Public Health and Information Sciences
Nationally-recognized pulmonary physician, epidemiologist discussed tobacco and health
University of Southern California’s Jonathan Samet, M.D., M.S., delivered the inaugural Woodson Lecture
Scientists find stress negatively affects chances of conception
UofL study finds highly-stressed women 40-percent less likely to conceive during ovulation window
Standing up to childhood obesity by not sitting as much in school
Study finds standing desks improve body mass index percentile of children
Researchers to explore the lifetime effects of cigarette smoke and genetics on infertility
National Institutes of Health awards UofL $440,000 grant to support the study
Concern and passion captured in West Louisville Photovoice exhibit
UofL Office of Public Health Practice leads Photovoice project on display at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
Lack of social support among barriers to breastfeeding
UofL maternal & child health expert explores breastfeeding challenges during World Breastfeeding Week
Research leaders collaborate to improve population health and policy
Commonwealth Institute of Kentucky names inaugural scholars
HSC doctoral students called to address social justice
Health and Social Justice Scholars will learn methods for improving health equity in disadvantaged communities
Heroin and prescription opioid abuse in Louisville focus of conversation, training
Event is part of National Public Health Week, April 4-10
More of Kentucky’s low-income adults enrolled in health coverage under the Affordable Care Act
University of Louisville study supports other national findings
UofL establishes Youth Violence Prevention Research Center
CDC awards $5.7 million to the School of Public Health and Information Sciences to develop community partnership
UofL SPHIS dean named to federal advisory board
Craig H. Blakely, Ph.D., M.P.H., dean of the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences, has been appointed to the Defense Health Board, which advises the Secretary of Defense on matters relating to health for retired and active members of the military and their families.
Office of Public Health Practice relocates to West Louisville
Move designed to strengthen relationships with local residents and community groups
Gray Street Farmers Market brings fresh food to the city
Mid-day event features produce and other food vendors on Thursdays starting May 14
Students talk about their passion for public health during NPHW
National Public Health Week is April 6-12
UofL recognized as Kentucky’s expert for public health workforce development
UofL faculty expertise led to the school’s selection as Kentucky’s headquarters - known as a Local Performance Site (LPS) - within the Region IV Public Health Training Center (PHTC) based at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health.
Dean, student author a report on the impact of the Affordable Care Act in Louisville
The Louisville Metro Board of Health recently issued a report on implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the city. The report was co-authored by Board of Health member and University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences Dean Craig Blakely, PhD, MPH, and doctoral student Susan Buchino, MS, OTR/L.
