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A 2010 report by the United Health Foundation, ranked Kentucky as one of the unhealthiest states (44th) in the U.S. Kentucky’s all-cause mortality rate, is the second highest rate in the U.S., due to elevated death rates for cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. The high prevalence of established risk behaviors for many diseases, in both adults and children, including substance abuse, obesity, sedentary lifestyles, and infrequent preventive care contribute significantly to this elevated disease burden.
The University of Kentucky (UK) established the College of Public Health to help address these challenges through its teaching, research and service efforts. As a component of a Carnegie Engaged University, the College of Public Health at UK takes seriously its responsibility to the communities and individuals that constitute the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
As a component of Kentucky’s land grant institution, the Mission of the College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky is to apply comprehensive health approaches to understand better and to help reduce the burdens and disparities of health problems on individuals, families and communities.
Biostatistics, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Division of Cancer Biostatistics, Applied Statistics Laboratory (ASL), Epidemiology, Gerontology, Health Behavior, Health Services Management, Preventative Medicine & Environmental Health
