Student Public Health Association Chapter Book 16-17

UNIVERSITY

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KENTUCKY

2016-17 Chapter Book

Table of Contents Chapter Viability

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On-Campus Outreach

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Off-Campus Outreach

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Partnerships & Scholarly Activities

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Appendices 30

Officers 2016

Officers 2017

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Community Service

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Community Service

Nicole Fields - MPH Becca Mattingly - MPH Maci Babbage - BPH Shelby Ferrell – BPH Katelyn Mason - MPH

Allie Merritt - MPH Madi Shore - BPH Olivia Ramirez - MPH Kyra Patel - MPH Natalie Littlefield - MPH

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Chapter Viability The University of Kentucky Student Public Health Association (UKSPHA) at the University of Kentucky, a student affiliate of the Kentucky Public Health Association, is a nonprofit organization for students in the University of Kentucky College of Public Health and other individuals interested in public health. The Organization was founded on September 21, 2000. The student chapter consists of an executive board of elected officials including elected committee chairs for membership, public service, fundraising, and communication. UKSPHA is a student-run organization and basic governing unit of the University of Kentucky College of Public Health.

UKSPHA’s role is to act as a liaison between students and faculty, promote student involvement to develop healthy communities, and represent the needs of students of the College of Public Health.

Welcome Back Event & Popsicle Social

Our Social Media Accounts

2016-17 SPHA First Meeting

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Lunch with the Dean Series In Fall 2016 we began a Lunch with the Dean series held monthly. This is an opportunity for students within the college to connect with the Dean in a small informal space to discuss a variety of topics within Public Health practice and the College.

These events are open to all CPH students.

Social Events Each year, Ms. Marilyn Underwood, Director of Undergraduate Advising in the College of Public Health, graciously opens her home to students twice in the fall semester for football parties and for the Super Bowl during the spring semester. Students are charged an admission fee of canned goods which are donated to the Hope Center to feed homeless men and women struggling with addiction.

Students also participated in bi-monthly trivia nights at a local restaurant which were open to students from all degree programs and concentrations. We use these social outings to build cohesiveness among undergraduates and graduates and to strengthen lifelong relationships.

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On-Campus Outreach Our students are committed to giving back on campus at the University of Kentucky. The College of Public Health (CPH) has created teams to participate in and fundraise for Dance Blue, the largest philanthropic event on campus which lasts 24 hours in the fight against childhood cancer for children in Kentucky. CPH has also created a team for the American Cancer Society’s philanthropic event, Relay for Life, which is held on the UK campus. Our college is dedicated to giving our students the resources needed to succeed in the realm of public health; a career fair was held for students in the Bachelor’s of Public Health program.

Dance Blue DanceBlue is a year-long fundraising effort that culminates in a 24-hour no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon right in the heart of the University of Kentucky campus. All efforts support the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic through the Golden Matrix Fund, as well as the Markey Cancer Center. As the leading cause of death by disease past infancy for children age 0-19 in the United States, pediatric cancer is a public health issue that we cannot ignore.

The College of Public Health created its inaugural DanceBlue team in 2016 and raised nearly $1,500 for the kids due to the efforts of four student dancers from the UK College of Public Health. Katie MacMillan, a second year MPH student, led as team captain and recruited senior BPH students Vishal Nathu and Stevie Snedgar, as well as junior BPH student Madi Shore, throughout the DanceBlue process.

The DanceBlue 2016 marathon raised over $1.6 million dollars for the kids, and the College of Public Health was thrilled to play a role in it. Through 11 years of DanceBlue, more than $9.8 million has been raised to support: • The construction of a new hematology/oncology clinic at the Kentucky Children’s Hospital that will expand the capacity of the clinic as well as provide a more convenient and comfortable experience for the families.

• The hiring of vital staff in the clinic such as a Child Life Specialist who provides encouragement and distraction to help the child emotionally handle their diagnosis and the treatments.

• A school intervention specialist has been brought on as an advocate for the patients within schools to ensure they do not fall behind in classes as a result of their treatments.

Patient support programs such as the “Beads of Courage” program that each child receives after cancer treatments.

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Relay for Life 2016 Students from the College of Public Health participated in UK’s Relay for Life event. Relay for Life is an event to remember those lost and celebrate the victory of all Cancer Survivors . All donations fundraised were to benefit the American Cancer Society and support research and programs such as the “ Hope Lodge”. The team consisted of twelve participants with one guest survivor. The overall theme for the Relay was Superheroes. The SPHA team slogan was ““We Whip Cancer, What’s your Superpower?” The team held a pie throwing contest to raise additional funds to be donated throughout the event.

When all of the donations were counted, SPHA ranked #5 out of 36 teams and raised a total of $1,114.50!

BPH Career Fair On December 5, Bachelor of Public Health Seniors enrolled in Dr. Carman’s CPH 472 Public Health Professions and Practice held a Career Fair. Student presentations were focused on specific public health professions or a career or organization. Graduating seniors were able to connect with undergraduates to present their findings of what a public health major can do following completion of their degree.

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Off-Campus Outreach The Student Public Health Association at the University of Kentucky is committed to service throughout the Greater Lexington community and across the state of Kentucky. Our students are engaged in a variety of service projects with a number of organizations such as the Hope Center, which helps rehabilitate persons struggling with drug addiction. We have also worked with God’s Net and God’s Pantry through FUSION, the largest community service fair held in the city of Lexington.

Several of our students traveled to Montgomery County to examine soil samples containing arsenic and assisted the Kentucky Department of Public Health with the collection of samples and surveying residents.

Public Health Bus Tour

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Lexington Health Department Flu Clinic On October 21, 2016 undergraduate students volunteered at the city-wide free flu shot clinic sponsored by the Lexington Fayette County Health Department. They helped 1,125 people get their flu vaccines, including themselves.

Arsenic Investigation in Montgomery Co.

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At the end of August in 2016, soil samples taken from a small hilltop in Montgomery County indicated that arsenic levels in the soil exceeded ten thousand parts per million, which is a thousand times greater than the levels normally found in non-contaminated soil. Worsening the situation was the fact that at least fifteen families lived on this hilltop, raised their children here, cultivated small family gardens, and spent the majority of their free time outside. Thus, a state of emergency was declared by the State Health Department for this area of land and its inhabitants.

The Kentucky Department for Public Health contacted Dr. Wayne Sanderson at the University of Kentucky and requested assistance in the attenuation efforts. Dr. Sanderson chose six students from epidemiology, environmental health, and the bachelor of public health programs to accompany him to the Montgomery Co. location. On September seventh, Dr. Sanderson and his students accompanied various members of the State and Montgomery Co. Health Departments at the contamination site and went door to door administering surveys to and collecting toe nail samples from every family member who had lived in the contaminated area. Toe nail samples were preferred over other biological samples such as hair, fingernails, or blood, due to the ease with which they may be collected as well as the fact that toenails, unlike fingernails and hair, have very low rates of exposure to the soil. Thus, any arsenic found in the toe nail samples would have been deposited there through biological deposition rather than being directly exposed to soil.

Efforts to attenuate exposure risk included the removal of the contaminated soil from the area and providing housing and meals for the families until all contaminated matter could be removed. The collected samples were analyzed for arsenic content and the data submitted to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, where they are currently being analyzed and a full report of the situation created.

Volunteering at the Hope Center

UK FUSION

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FUSION is a K-Week event held during the first week that students return back to campus. It focuses on serving the Lexington community with student volunteers visiting various sites throughout Lexington. The College of Public Health signed up as a group and volunteered with Hope Center and helped with the cleaning of the facilities and organization of supplies.

STEAM Academy The Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Academy is a magnet high school serving grades 9-12, located in Lexington, Kentucky. 150 ninth-grade students are chosen by a lottery to attend STEAM; there are no admissions requirements. The STEAM Academy is innovative in that individualized lesson plans are tailored to meet students where they are and provide challenging instruction to encourage students to maximize their potential. Students also have an opportunity to earn college credits from the University of Kentucky through courses taught by graduate students and professors.

As President of the Student Public Health Association, I was contacted by Dr. Michael Lauer, a science teacher at STEAM Academy, to help recruit SPHA members to judge antibiotic resistance PSAs for his sophomore-level biology class. The following criteria were judged: creativity & originality, relationship to evolution & natural selection, factual content, and importance of antibiotic resistance.

Three SPHA members, including myself, judged the students’ content. During my session, students asked me about how math skills could be utilized to address antibiotic resistance. I was able to introduce students to epidemiology and study design, to their delight. The other judges were asked questions about careers in public health. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with the students and exposing them to the world of public health. We have been asked by Dr. Lauer to return during the Spring Semester to work on other projects with the students.

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Partnerships & Scholarly Pursuits First and foremost, our members are students first. As a student organization, we are committed to provide our students with optimal tools for success either in academia or the work force. Our Professionalism Week, a collaboration with the Master’s of Health Administration program, allowed students to be exposed to career services, sound advice from the founders of our college, and an alumni panel for students to engage with alumni from all degree programs (Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral). Our students also have research projects with various faculty on campus; Master’s and Bachelor’s students presented their research at the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting. The outgoing SPHA board volunteered to work at the University of Kentucky booth at APHA, talking to prospective students about our city, our state, and the plethora of opportunities that would await them at the University of Kentucky.

Dean’s List Fall 2016

Dean’s List Fall 2016 Megan Arcangel

Melissa Gilbreath

Matthew Melton

Julia Seiden

Morgan Avery

Casey Gill

Nathan Messenger

Madeline Seiter

River Banks

Olivia Goatley

Cara Metts

Molly Seiter

Kara Barlow

Emily Goble

McKena Miller

Madison Shore

Alexander Barnett

Madeline Goodale-Ladd

Shannon Miller

Kaelyn Short

Sydney Beidleman

McKayla Hamlin

Mira Mirzaian

Kayla Skaggs

Christian Boggs

Zain Hassan

Joshua Musalia

Brooke Spillman

Elizabeth Booth

Karli Heasley

Lory Nigoghossian

Danielle Stephens

Jalen Brooks

Rachael Helm

Sarah Nisbet

Alexa Sturgill

Megan Broughton

Megan Helson

Amy Nutt

McKinna Taylor

Hanna Caselton

Emma Holbrook

Kelechi Omenyinma

Cassity Teater

Ryan Clark

Savana Homiack

Kori Otero

Renee Thomas

Brooke Coccari

Bobbie Hopkins

Cassidy Padgett

Jordan Tingle

Katlyn Colvin

Freda Hucek

Megan Parker

Gabriella Torres

Nicholas Conley

Casandra Huff

Timmy Pierce, II

Tenesha Trammell

Taylor Cornelison

Dusty Huff

Grant Pillsbury

Minh Tran

Brooke Courie

Yasmine Jackson

Olivia Pokoski

Sheyanne Trent

Maya Craig-Lauer

Aprille Johnson

Emily Popham

Lindze Trombola

Alexander Delaney

Miku Kono

Megan Randolph

Miriam Vance

Nela Delija

Riley Krieg

Michael Regard

Grace VanFossen

Cameron Diehl

Kimberly Lattimore

Sydney Richardson

Joseph Waring

Tsage Douglas

Madison Lichtefeld

Lauren Roach

Robert Warren

Amanda Dugger

Gabriella Male

Kathleen Roggemann

Hunter White

Danielle Duncan

Carine Malekera

Jenna Rose

Keeley Williams

Leah Elliott

Megan McCarthy

Michaela Rowe

Jordan Wilson

Jessica Espinoza

Honour McDaniel

Heather Rueff

Nathaniel Wilson

Jordan Evers

Madelyn McDonald

Cody Russell

Whitney Wright

Shelby Ferrell

Ansley McElroy

Zachary Salmons

Danielle Young

Benjamin Gilbreath

Crysta Meekins

Logan Sedoris

Nearly 50 percent of our Bachelor of Public Health students were on the Dean’s List. Thirty-four of our 260 undergraduate students also earned a perfect 4.0 for Fall 2016.

CPH Professionalism Week

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From October 3-7, 2016, undergraduates, graduate, and doctoral students were invited to participate in a week long professionalism week. The week was beneficial for all students were able to enhance both their skills and knowledge of what it means to be a professional. On Monday, students were taught the “Do’s and Don’ts to Professional Posting” taught by guest speak Shannon Wurthman. On Tuesday, students participating in a fireside chat to talk about professionalism with Dr. Scutchfield and Dr. Holsinger.

On Wednesday, a lunch was held for current students to hear from a panel of recent CPH alumni of various programs. Guest panelists included: Kelsey Rutheford (BPH), Pranav Rane (MPH HMP), Dr. Sheila Pressley (DrPH), George Zhang (MHA), and Meagan Hurst (MPH Epidemiology). On Thursday, students were welcome to drop by to get both help and tips on filling out successful applications.

On Friday, students were taught about the importance of job searching, networking, conferences, and the use of LinkedIN. The week concluded with a homecoming tailgate.

APHA Conference, Denver CO Each year, as a thank you for their service, SPHA Officers from UK CPH are invited to the annual American Public Health Association (APHA) conference to assist the college with new student recruitment at the exhibition hall and alumni engagement at the college’s annual APHA Reception. Additionally, they are expected to participate in several sessions each day that pertain to their area(s) of interest within their degree program(s) to assist with their professional development. In 2016, SPHA leadership assisted with the preparation and execution of the APHA Alumni Reception which had nearly 60 graduates of UK CPH in attendance.

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Live-Well NKY Starting in September 2016, Bachelor of Public Health Student, Lindze Trombola had the opportunity to intern for the Northern Kentucky Health Department. Lindze interned at the department through the LiveWell NKY coalition and was able to collaborate with multiple health educators and other public health professionals. The role of LiveWell NKY is to ignite an uprising within the community to build a movement toward a culture of health. As an intern, Lindze input surveyed health data from three different communities in the Northern Kentucky area: Newport, Ludlow, and Ft. Mitchell, as well as created summary reports to display the data.

The surveys consisted of questions about fruit/vegetable consumption and exercise per week, as well as smoking status and family life. Lindze’s job through this internship was to input data from the surveys into Google Docs, and once all the data was entered, Lindze created a summary report for two of the communities. To create the summary reports, Lindze calculated the data by entering in functions in Microsoft Excel, and then created a PowerPoint presentation that displayed the data through pie charts.

Not only did Lindze work on data entry and summary reports, Lindze was also able to attend some of the health departments LiveWell NKY events and to talk to people about health promotion and wellness. In October 2016, Lindze volunteered her time at one of the events in Newport, KY and was able to be involved in a community event as well as work alongside other public health professionals at the department.

Lindze feels that it was a pleasure to work at the Northern Kentucky Health Department, and while her time there was only for one semester, she learned so much and the overall experience was undoubtedly invaluable. Lindze is thankful for the internship and hopes to take the skills learned and apply them to a future professional career in public health.

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The HET Project

Shoulder-to-Shoulder Global Brigade to Ecuador

The Health Empowerment Technologies (HET) Project was established in 2008 to eliminate health disparities and increase technology inclusion among African Americans and other minority groups through research and technology from a grant awarded to Central State University from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities at NIH. Among the interdisciplinary and multi-institutional HET Project Team of faculty, students, and staff is a University of Kentucky undergraduate Public Health major, Amaris Winbush, who has been with the project since 2012 contributing in various capacities such as volunteer student researcher, technology trainer, and advocate.

The HET Project created the first of its kind customized web-based health technology aimed at empowering patient-doctor relations, improving health literacy, and increasing technology engagement among African Americans with diabetes and hypertension. In 2015, the HET Project received the Translational Science Research award from the National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

One of the two pilot studies conducted by HET focused on African American women with disabilities, the Triple Jeopardy Health Empowerment Technology (TJHET) Study. The TJHET study is a research collaborative with the Triple Jeopardy Statewide Project.

Amaris Winbush shared some of the findings from the TJHET study at an oral presentation at the American Public Health Association’s Annual meeting in November 2016 where the findings stressed health literacy and technology inclusion as critical to the right to health for these women. The findings also emphasized the importance of the voices of the women being heard in policy and practice decisions for persons with disabilities.

In May 2016, I traveled with Shoulder-to-Shoulder Global to Santo Domingo, Ecuador. This trip consisted of five days to set up clinics in different parts of the city for families that lacked regular access to care. The University of Kentucky helps to fund the Centro de Salud Hombro a Hombro in Santo Domingo. This was an interprofessional trip that included public health, nursing, medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy. One day we spent the day at the clinic to serve a larger amount of people and the other four days we traveled to remote sites throughout the area.

This trip occurred one month after the 7.8 earthquake in Ecuador happened and on the last two days of clinics we served refugees who had been placed in the area after losing their homes.

My role on this trip was a medical interpreter. The original intention of my role on the trip was to be a part of the public health team, but due to a shortage of interpreters I was pulled to a new position. I interpreted between Spanish and English for the patients while they were seeing the primary care provider. I was able to assist patients of all ages and of varied health status communicate with primary care providers. This experience opened my eyes to the many different health problems occurring in Ecuador, such as tropical and waterborne diseases, and got me thinking how I can use my public health training to combat these issues.

Appendices SPHA Constitution

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Sample Meeting Agenda & Minutes

College of Public Health