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Center for Excellence in Rural Health Releases Appalachian Research Day Agenda

UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health has released the full agenda for the fourth annual Appalachian Research Day, "Come Sit on the Porch." The event shares results of health research conducted with communities in Appalachia and will be held Wednesday, April 18 at the First Federal Center in Hazard.

UK's BREATHE Helps Teens Advocate for Tobacco-Free Communities

University of Kentucky's BBREATHE team recently partnered with Youth Empowered Solutions (YES) to host tobacco and youth advocacy training for leadership students of Hazard High School, as well as a training session for adult community advocates from around the state on the importance of youth empowerment and mentorship and how to engage youth in advocacy efforts.

UK Study Shows Lower Lung Cancer Rates in Communities with Strong Smoke-free Laws

Communities with strong smoke-free workplace laws report lower number of new lung cancer diagnoses

Markey Awarded NCI Funding to Improve Tobacco Cessation Treatment

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is one of 22 cancer centers nationwide to receive funding to build and implement tobacco cessation treatment programs via the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (CCCI).

Ellen Hahn's Tobacco Control Research Featured in RCTF Annual Report

Ellen J. Hahn, the Marcia A. Dake Professor of Nursing, was featured in the 2015 RCTF report.

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