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PhD Student, Instructor Brings "Upstream" Thinking to Students Through International Education

Aug 23, 2016

Most nursing students expect to learn in a classroom, simulation lab or clinical setting. What they don’t always expect is to gain interprofessional nursing experiences through international educational opportunities.

BREATHE Nursing Researchers Collaborate with Geologists to Map Radon Risks in Kentucky

By: Elizabeth Adams Aug 15, 2016

A blending of ideas, expertise and perspective allows research teams to consider every angle of a public health problem, leaving no stone unturned in the search for a solution. For Ellen Hahn, a professor in the UK College of Nursing and director of the Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments (BREATHE) initiative, understanding the risk potential of radon across Kentucky’s diverse geological landscape required digging beneath the surface of the issue.

BREATHE Nursing Researchers Collaborate with Geologists to Map Radon Risks in Kentucky

Aug 15, 2016

By Elizabeth Adams A blending of ideas, expertise and perspective allows research teams to consider every angle of a public health problem, leaving no stone unturned in the search for a solution.

Nurse Researcher Designs Community-Based Farm Theater Dinners to Spark Conversations About Occupational Safety and Health

Aug 8, 2016

By Elizabeth Adams Third-generation farmer Marjorie Hunter never fretted about sunscreen or covered up with long sleeves while picking blueberries or moving Angus beef cattle on her 240 acres of farmland.

Health and safety professionals aren’t immune to mental health woes

Aug 8, 2016

This article appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Aug. 8, 2016. Health care professionals and emergency responders confront the brutality of injury and illness on a daily basis. Too often we assume these heroes can block out the horrors and heartbreak of their jobs, that they are superhuman. But the idea that physicians, nurses, officers and EMTs are impervious to mental illness is untrue.

Healthy Pregnancies and Pre-term Birth Prevention Drive Work of UK College of Nursing Researcher

Jul 28, 2016

By Elizabeth Adams Working as a labor and delivery nurse for a decade, Kristin Ashford was surrounded by happy beginnings. She helped women and families welcome healthy babies into the world.

Faculty Members Receive Grant for Tobacco-free Ambassadors (TAP) Partnership: Linking K-12 Schools and Community Colleges Project

Jul 26, 2016

College of Nursing Professor Ellen Hahn, PhD, RN, FAAN, and College of Education Assistant Professor Mindy Ickes, PhD, recently received $100,000 from the CVS Health Foundation for their Tobacco-free Ambassadors Partnership (TAP): Linking K-12 Schools and Community Colleges project.

Pregnancy Treated as a Moment for Recovery through UK HealthCare’s PATHways Clinic

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Jul 26, 2016

Opioid addiction is a complex medical disorder that impacts the entire nation, but much of the problem is condensed to disparate regions of Kentucky. This is the second installment of a series of articles exploring the work of University of Kentucky researchers and UK HealthCare medical providers who are making progress toward solutions to the epidemic in our state and at large. LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 19, 2016) — As she scooted around a table at the UK HealthCare Polk-Dalton Clinic, Lenn’s volleyball-size baby bump knocked over a soda can.

Faculty Members Receive Grant for Tobacco-free Ambassadors (TAP) Partnership: Linking K-12 Schools and Community Colleges Project

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Jul 26, 2016

Nursing Leaders Inducted as Fellows into the National Academies of Practice

Jul 21, 2016

UK HealthCare Chief Nursing Officer Colleen Swartz, DNP, MSN, RN, FNAP and Norton Healthcare Senior Vice President and System Chief Nursing Officer Tracy Williams, DNP, RN, FNAP, were inducted as Fellows into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) during the NAP 2016 Annual Meeting & Forum.

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