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"Our responsibility as a nursing community"

Jun 1, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 1, 2020) -- Below is a statement from University of Kentucky College of Nursing Dean Janie Heath about recent acts of racial injustice. "Throughout the weekend, I heard from several people in our College of Nursing community who are deeply hurt and grieving from the recent acts of racial injustice and social unrest throughout the country. These events come on top of the devastation COVID-19 is taking on this country, including the disproportionate burden and loss of lives in black communities due to the virus.

UK Colleges of Nursing, Agriculture launch Heart-2-Heart letter-writing campaign

Apr 24, 2020

The University of Kentucky Colleges of Nursing and Agriculture, Food, and Environment are partnering to launch “Heart-2-Heart,” a letter-writing campaign to show compassion and support to healthcare workers battling COVID-19.

UK Healthcare, College of Nursing join ribbon campaign to support Kentucky nurses, frontline workers

Apr 22, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 22, 2020) – UK HealthCare and the UK College of Nursing are partnering with Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and other local health providers to participate in the Kentucky Nurses Association’s Apricot Ribbon Campaign.

Op-ed: Vaping is a serious health threat to kids. Parents need to be aware.

Feb 10, 2020

The below op-ed was written by Melinda Ickes (UK CON), Jim Pauly and Beth Magner. It was published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Feb. 6, 2020. We are hard pressed to open a newspaper or turn on the news and not hear the latest statistics on vaping. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there have been 2,409 cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) in the U.S. Of these cases, 52 resulted in death.

hCATS to Appalachia: Bringing Oral Health and Wellness to Rural Kentucky

Oct 17, 2019

Seventy two elementary children from Southern Elementary School in Falmouth, Ky., received oral health and wellness care by College of Nursing and College of Dentistry students and faculty. Back row: Scott Diehl, Derek Selmser, Jessica Jimenez, Michael Figlewicz, Miranda Mullins, Kaitlyn McKee, Hannah Clay, Hannah Welch, Alex Schuster Front Row: Dr. Emily Messerli, Angela Pritchard , Leslie "Gwynne" Rose

UK Team Selected by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Address Children's Health Challenges in Casey County

Oct 2, 2019

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected five UK professors to serve in its Clinical Scholars program. From left: Craig Miller, Angela Grubbs, Julie Plasencia, Audrey Darville and Charles Carlson. Photo by Renee Fox. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 2, 2019) — A team from the University of Kentucky has been selected to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Clinical Scholars leadership program to address children's health and education in Appalachia.

College of Nursing Partners with Community for Health Fair, Announces K-CARE Results

Sep 25, 2019

Thanks to Owensboro Health, the University of Kentucky College of Nursing and the UK HealthCare Markey Cancer Center, residents of Owensboro received free screenings for blood pressure, diabetes, spirometry, HIV and more at a community health fair at Owensboro Health's Healthpark on Saturday, September 21.

With high suicide rates among nurses, we must focus on prevention in Kentucky and the US

Sep 23, 2019

By Janie Heath and Delanor Manson On June 8, 2019, the first national study of nurse suicide in two decades was published in the Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. Given the alarming statistics surrounding suicide within the scope of health professions, it’s no surprise nurses are at the forefront of such findings.

College of Nursing Students Participate in Shoulder to Shoulder Brigade in Ecuador

Aug 14, 2019

For the 11th year, University of Kentucky College of Nursing students traveled to Santo Domingo, Ecuador, through Shoulder to Shoulder Global (STSG), an official campus organization celebrating ten years of engaging academic and community partners in improving the health and well-being of impoverished and underserved communities. For more information on the brigades, click here.

Students, Faculty Join Remote Area Medical (RAM) to Provide Rural Health Services

Jun 9, 2019

College of Nursing students and faculty joined Remote Area Medical (RAM) to provide rural health services at East Perry Elementary in Hazard, Ky. About RAM

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