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‘SOTC’: Beyond Birth Program Helps Recovering Moms And Their Children

May 6, 2019

The video and following article were originally posted here on May 5, 2019. LEX 18’s “State of the Commonwealth” took a look at one often forgotten group in the ongoing opioid epidemic: women trying to overcome substance abuse while caring for newborns and young children. In many communities, there are programs for those women while they are pregnant, but finding help for moms and their children afterward is not always easy.

Nursing Students Return to Ecuador Clinic to Serve Community, Get Hands-on Experience

Mar 15, 2019

Seven undergraduate nursing students recently traveled to Santo Domingo, Ecuador, through Shoulder to Shoulder Global to serve the community and gain hands-on experience in a clinical setting. Over the years, over a thousand UK students, faculty, staff and community partners participants traveled to Ecuador to provide services such as basic medical and dental care, health education, school health screenings, women’s health, home visits and community-based learning.

Dr. Ellen Hahn Discusses Radon Action Month on Good Day Kentucky

Jan 28, 2019

Ellen Hahn, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor and director of BREATHE, appeared on Good Day Kentucky on Friday, January 25, to discuss the health implications of radon, a radioactive gas that lives in the soil and is harmful when trapped in a home or building. Watch the video here.

Building the Nursing Workforce One Student (Veteran) at a Time

Nov 12, 2018

When Shannon Beebe began working on her CNA as a 16-year-old high school student in Virginia, her ambition was to someday become a nurse. This past May, the 41-year-old mother of five reached that milestone as one of the first two graduates of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing’s MedVet-BSN Option.

Nursing Students Get Hands-On Experience at Clinic in Ecuador

Sep 4, 2018

For students in the UK College of Nursing, getting first-hand experience working in a clinical setting is an integral part of their training. But recently, five students went beyond the clinics and hospitals of the Bluegrass to apply their training in a different setting: Centro Médico Hombro a Hombro clinic in Ecuador.

Wilmore Clinic Now Offering Full Primary Care Services

Jun 28, 2018

The Phyllis D. Corbitt Community Health Center in Wimore is now a full service primary care clinic, providing accessible health services in Jessamine County and surrounding counties. The clinic, which opened in 2015 and is named for Dr. Phyllis D. Corbitt who served the Wilmore community for more than 40 years, recently only offered limited health services such as immunizations, sports physicals and treatment of common illnesses such as upper respiratory infections and allergies.

UK Named Top School for LGBTQ* Students

Jun 21, 2018

By Blair Hoover Conner The University of Kentucky recently ranked among the top 25 campuses in the nation for LGBTQ* inclusion and safety. UK received five out of five stars for overall campus climate from Campus Pride Index, a national benchmarking tool for colleges and universities which self-assesses LGBTQ*-friendly policies, programs and practices, conducted by and for LGBTQ* experts in the field of higher education. The index includes more than 235 colleges and universities.

Professor, Assistant Professor Receive $1.7 Million to Improve Health in Rural Kentucky

May 22, 2018

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently awarded Sharon Lock, PhD, APRN, FNAP, FAANP, professor and assistant dean of Faculty Practice, and Dianna Inman, DNP, RN, APRN, CPNP, PMHS, PMHNP, assistant professor, a $1.7 million award entitled "Enhancing the Role of the Parimary Care Registered Nurse in Rural Kentucky."

BLOG: To Care for Others, Nurses Must First Care for Themselves

Apr 12, 2018

The following is a blog by Janie Heath, dean of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing; Connie Jennings, director of the UK HealthCare Integrative Medicine and Health Clinic; and Colleen Swartz, chief nurse executive/chief administrative officer for UK HealthCare. Stress and the intense pressure of finishing a degree have driven promising students away from the nursing profession. For others committed to a career caring for the sick and injured, unmanaged stress, anxiety and depression have resulted in the tragedy of suicide.

BSN & DNP Students Join Dean Heath at Annual AACN Health Policy Summit on Capitol Hill

Mar 27, 2018

UK College of Nursing BSN student Alli Overfield and DNP student Eva Stone joined Dr. Janie Heath, dean and Warwick Professor of Nursing, at the annual American Association of Colleges of Nursing Health Policy Summit on Capitol Hill, March 25-27. They joined other Kentucky deans and students to advocate for funding for nursing education and research to impact health and wellness in vulnerable populations.

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