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Direct linkJonathan D. Vorbeck – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Public health involves the organized efforts of society to prevent disease, prolong life, and promote health. These efforts are exemplified through partnerships across various public and private sectors, including academia, which are crucial in addressing complex public health challenges. An academic health department (AHD) is a formal partnership…
Descriptors: Public Health, Partnerships in Education, Knowledge Level, Health Services
Brewer, Dawn; Travis, Elizabeth; Koempel, Annie; Ormsbee, Lindell; Pennell, Kelly – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2020
The NIEHS-sponsored "Appalachian Health & Well-Being Community Forum" held in Eastern Kentucky brought various community members together to communicate and establish better coordination of efforts to improve health and address regional environmental issues. The 2-hour forum discussion provided bi-directional feedback about the needs…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Pollution, Chronic Illness, Community Needs
Download full textKentucky Department of Education, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency that has spread across Kentucky affecting all age groups. Scientific knowledge about this novel virus continues to evolve. The following guidelines are based upon what is known about mitigating risks of transmission across the Commonwealth to protect all populations. Protecting students and staff…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Safety, Best Practices
Kennedy, Lauren E.; Sneed, Christopher T.; Franck, Karen L.; Norman, Heather; Washburn, Lisa; Jarvandi, Soghra; Mullins, Janet – Journal of Extension, 2020
Extension educators across the United States are being asked to expand their direct education efforts to include policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes. However, professional development opportunities and tools are needed to familiarize Extension professionals with PSE change approaches, build their capacity to implement PSE change, and…
Descriptors: Public Health, Extension Education, Extension Agents, Professional Development
Hart, Joy L.; Esrock, Stuart L.; Leichty, Greg – Communication Education, 2008
This article describes a consulting project with an advocacy organization to raise cigarette excise taxes in Kentucky and to improve public health in the state. We describe the theoretical underpinnings of the project, the client, and our consultation process, objectives, products, and results.
Descriptors: Public Health, Smoking, State Legislation, Advocacy
Brown, David W., Ed.; Witte, Deborah, Ed. – Kettering Foundation, 2008
"Higher Education Exchange" publishes case studies, analyses, news, and ideas about efforts within higher education to develop more democratic societies. Contributors to this issue of the "Higher Education Exchange" examine whether institutions of higher learning are doing anything to increase the capacity of citizens to shape…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Democracy, Public Health, Partnerships in Education
Peer reviewedBeaulieu, Joyce; Webb, John – Journal of Rural Health, 2002
Complex community health promotion programs are being held accountable for their effectiveness, but rural public health departments lack staff and expertise to carry out evaluations. In Kentucky, a university evaluation expert trains local public health staff in technical skills for program evaluation and provides ongoing mentoring and technical…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Role, Community Programs, Health Programs
