University of Kentucky College of Public Health
{{Short description|College of Public Health of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY, USA}}
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| name = University of Kentucky College of Public Health
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| established = 2004
| type = Public
| dean = Heather M. Bush, PhD {{cite web|title=Dean's Message|url=https://cph.uky.edu/about/dean-message}}
| city = Lexington
| state = KY
| country = USA
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| website = {{url|http://www.uky.edu/publichealth/}}
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The University of Kentucky College of Public Health is a school of public health at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
History
The University of Kentucky College of Public Health was founded in 2004.{{cite web|title=About the College|url=http://www.uky.edu/publichealth/about|publisher=University of Kentucky College of Public Health|access-date=2015-08-22}} Its programs are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) and the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME).{{cite web|url=http://cph.uky.edu/|title=UK College of Public Health - see blue|website=cph.uky.edu}}
Degree programs
- Bachelor of Public Health (BPH){{cite web|title=Bachelor's Program|url=http://www.uky.edu/publichealth/academics/bachelors-program|publisher=University of Kentucky College of Public Health|access-date=2015-08-22}}
- Master of Public Health (MPH) in six concentration areas: biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, gerontology, health behavior, and health services management
- Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in four areas: epidemiology, gerontology, health behavior, and health services management
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in gerontology
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in epidemiology/biostatistics
- Dual degree programs: MD/MPH, PharmD/MPH, JD/MHA
Research and outreach
Professors and at the college provide research for programs such as Kentucky Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS), a home visitation program for high-risk parents, who are primarily young and low income, that has been praised by Rep. Kimberly Moser and Sen. Reginald Thomas.{{Cite news|url=https://wfpl.org/helping-hands-kentucky-program-aims-better-child-health-outcomes/|title=Helping HANDS: Kentucky Program Aims To Better Child Health Outcomes|last=Gillespie|first=Lisa|date=2017-10-10|work=89.3 WFPL News Louisville|access-date=2018-11-02|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.richmondregister.com/news/kids-a-day-are-abused-or-neglected/article_19e28c70-7276-50bb-b9ea-e1b0e3605cb4.html|title=65 kids a day are abused or neglected|last=News|first=Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health|work=Richmond Register|access-date=2018-11-02|language=en}} Professor Corrine Williams serves as the evaluator for the program.{{Cite web|url=http://cph.uky.edu/people/corrine-williams|title=Corrine Williams {{!}} UK College of Public Health|website=cph.uky.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-11-02}}
References
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Category:Schools of public health in the United States
Category:Educational institutions established in 2004