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Professor Ellen Hahn and Dean Janie Heath's Op-ed on Funding Tobacco Prevention and Treatment Efforts

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Mar 29, 2016

Professor Ellen Hahn and Dean Janie Heath penned an op-ed that was featured in the Louisville Courier-Journal, and the Lexington Herald-Leader. The piece was written in response to a CDC report that admonished South Carolina, Texas and Kentucky for failing to provide enough money from tobacco tax revenue for tobacco prevention efforts.

Dr. Amanda Fallin's Study Shows College Campus Tobacco-free Policies Are Effective

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Jan 6, 2015

1/6/2015 – Dr. Amanda Fallin, assistant research professor, recently published a study, "Association of Campus Tobacco Policies With Secondhand Smoke Exposure, Intention to Smoke on Campus, and Attitudes About Outdoor Smoking Restrictions, in the American Journal of Public Health.

Dr. Ellen Hahn Named Associate Director for UK Center for Health Services Research

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Nov 17, 2014

Dr. Ellen Hahn is one of three UK faculty members who have been selected as associate directors to help lead the UK Center for Health Services Research (CHSR), said Dr. Mark V. Williams, director of the center. The Center will focus on creating, testing and scaling next-generation solutions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health care delivery and the overall health of people within Kentucky and beyond. More ...

Smoke-free Kentucky Coalition Travelling to Promote Smoke-free Laws

By: Allison Perry, UK Public Relations Aug 1, 2014

As part of a weeklong tour across the state, the Smoke-Free Kentucky Coalition made a stop at the UK Markey Cancer Center on July 30 to promote better health for Kentuckians through smoke-free policies. The event at Markey was one of several stops across the state as it heads to western Kentucky for the annual Fancy Farm Picnic.

Ellen Hahn Appointed as Ambassador for Scientific Advancement in Nursing Research

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Jul 28, 2014

Dr. Ellen Hahn, professor, has been appointed as one of 12 ambassadors for the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research, an independent non-profit group advocating for nursing science on behalf of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).

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