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Next week, the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center will host UK's annual Water Week, a student-led series of events designed to bring awareness to water-related issues in Eastern Kentucky and beyond.

Earlier this fall, Dr. Eli Capilouto joined elected officials from across Eastern Kentucky for the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) Summit in Pikeville. It was a gathering underscored by hope and guided by a compelling vision.

A recently published a report on the failing water system of Martin County in Eastern Kentucky finds that almost half of the county’s residents cannot afford their current water service.

The ACL has awarded the UC Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities grant to eight national partners, including the UK Human Development Institute, to establish a Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities.

The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service recently received more than $1 million to help further the organization’s statewide educational efforts in opioid prevention and recovery.

This new study will involve public health partners throughout Appalachia, a geographically unique and underserved area that spans 54 counties in Kentucky and 32 counties in Ohio.

The University of Kentucky has launched a new website for information, news-related updates and excerpts regarding their recently awarded $87 million HEALing Communities Study cooperative agreement.

Few regions have been hit harder by the drug epidemic than Kentucky and need increased access to evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders. The University of Kentucky Department of Psychiatry saw that need and developed a new clinic to better support patients.

For families of newborns who need follow-up diagnostic hearing testing, accessing those tests can be challenging. A new project, CHHIRP, aims to improve the process by pairing families with patient navigators who have been through the experience themselves.

America’s Essential Hospitals, a national trade association, has recognized UK HealthCare for its work to develop safer opioid usage practices within an academic health system.