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The UK PREVENT alliance aims to support community-engaged health promotion efforts through research.

The UK PREVENT Alliance aims to improve the health of the Commonwealth using a community-engaged, evidence-informed prevention approach…

PREVENT SPOTLIGHTS

Kentucky is out vaping the country

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — When it comes to vaping, Kentucky is unfortunately scoring high marks for both adults and teens, and experts are looking for ways to get off this list. A recent report by Forbes revealed a not-so-shocking truth about vaping: Kentucky ranks second among states with the most e-cigarette use, only behind Tennessee. Dr. Melinda Ickes is the Assistant Dean of Research at the University of Kentucky College of Education...

Our Director wins another award.

The University of Kentucky Alumni Association, with a committee chaired by the UK Acting Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement Sue Nokes, honors a select group of outstanding UK faculty members with the UK Alumni Professorship Awards... CLICK IMAGE TO READ MORE

#iCANendthetrend Youth Advisory Board Unites to Create Change at the 2023 Kentucky Tobacco Control Conference.

LEXINGTON, KY. (April 13, 2023) – The #iCANendthetrend Youth Advisory Board presented on the youth perspective of vaping during the 2023 Kentucky Tobacco Control Conference and Kentucky Youth Tobacco Control Pre-Conference Workshop at the Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington. The annual conference, hosted by the University of Kentucky College of Nursing’s... CLICK IMAGE TO READ MORE

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