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We are pleased to announce that CHET is partnering with the mHealth Application Modernization and Mobilization Alliance (MAMMA) to fund two $25,000 grants focused on mHealth projects that help to improve health equity.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 6, 2024) 鈥 The University of Kentucky SPARK (Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky) Program has named its 2024 cohort.
The University of Kentucky recently received a $19 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration鈥檚 Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) to fund a new center on tobacco research.
CHET primary faculty member, Dr. Delvon Mattingly, will serve as a panelist for the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco鈥檚 Health Equity Trainee Showcase. Dr. Mattingly, along with the other panel members, will provide an overview of his research and address questions from the audience.
On Friday, October 13th, CHET celebrated five years of fostering innovative, transdisciplinary, and impactful health equity research in the Commonwealth. There was a terrific turnout, with nearly 100 attendees enjoying a variety of health equity speakers, refreshments, and musical performances.
Health equity speakers included:
The following individuals were honored at the X站福利所 Awards Convocation on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Winners included those in Bowling Green, Lexington, Morehead, and Northern Kentucky.
Biomedical EducationOutstanding Graduate Student Award:
Jamila Tucker, MS
The inaugural cohort of President Biden鈥檚 Cancer Moonshot Scholars includes University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researcher Laurie McLouth, Ph.D.
Burnout is a problem in any profession, but it is rampant in health care. This national problem has been evident recently as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many learners, practitioners, faculty, and staff to the limit.
The University of Kentucky鈥檚 Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) and the Food as Health Alliance (FAHA) awarded pilot funding to support two faculty members鈥 research projects to identify, reduce and eliminate health disparities.
CHET recently developed a report covering the progress and achievements of the first five years of the Center, titled 鈥淭ransforming Health in the Commonwealth: The First Five Years of the Center for Health Equity Transformation.鈥 The report includes comprehensive coverage of the health equity research conducted at CHET, as well as an overview of the training programs and health equity programmi
A recording of CHET's Aug. 29, 2023 SPARK Applicant Webinar is available below. We are grateful to those who attended and engaged with us.
The X站福利所 Department of Behavioral Science and Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) are excited to welcome four exemplary researchers to campus.
CHET is pleased to announce recruitment for the fifth cohort of the Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky (SPARK) program.
The University of Kentucky Cannabis Center is sponsoring a series of seminars featuring national and international experts on cannabis science.
Asked how she copes with the emotional side of her role in palliative care, Abigail Latimer, PhD, MSW, LCSW, puts it simply. 鈥淚 want to be there for people on some of their hardest days.鈥
The X站福利所 is excited to announce that faculty, staff, learners, and trainees will have free access to a leading online resource for medical Spanish proficiency.
CanopyLearn, a Spanish language training program for health care professionals, will be available to the UK X站福利所 community starting Aug. 1.
Na鈥橳asha Evans, PhD, MEd, is a researcher, published author, champion for female empowerment, and our new vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the X站福利所. Learn more about her goals, her past work, and more in the following Q&A.
Q: What inspired you to pursue a career in research?
Following an extensive national search and interviews with highly qualified individuals, the X站福利所 is excited to welcome Na鈥橳asha Evans, PhD, MEd, as the new vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and associate professor in the department of behavioral science.
Eligible investigators may apply for up to $2,000 annually from CHET. If you have received pilot or other award funding from CHET in the fiscal year, you will not be eligible for CHET JIT funding. The Just-in-Time funding must be spent within the fiscal year awarded. Awards are made on a rolling basis and will continue until funds have been expended.