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- Study Will Try To Find Lessons From Appalachian Communities That Have Overcome Challenges To Have Better-than-expected Health
PDA Inc. of Raleigh, N.C., has been named the lead investigator for "Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia: Disparities and Bright Spots," a research project to look at the disparities in health outcomes across Appalachian communities; and the University...
- Uk, Cdc Announce Two New Health Initiatives For Appalachia
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto, joined by U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers and Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced during Frieden's visit to the region Tuesday two new UK initiatives...
- Students In 2 Appalachian Ohio High Schools Help Reduce Classmates' Consumption Of Sugary Drinks, A Bane In The Region
In a region where sweet-tea and soda is more popular than water, student-led groups in Appalachian Ohio were successful in reducing the amount of sugary drinks students consumed, reports The Ohio State University's Center for Clinical and Translational...
- Uk Finally Wins $20 Million Grant To Translate Medical Research Into Action At The Bedside And In The Field; Now 'a Member Of The Club'
The University of Kentucky announced Tuesday that the National Institutes of Health had awarded it $20 million over five years to help move research discoveries from the laboratory to the bedside. The grant, one of the largest research awards in the university's...
- April 21 Appalachian Health Summit Will Focus On Obesity
Focusing on obesity, a topic that affects the majority of adult Kentuckians, the Appalachian Health Summit will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21 in Lexington. The meeting is designed for clinicians and researchers, but it would alos be a place for...
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New network including UK, Ohio State and Marshall joins leading researchers to address health issues in Appalachia
Seven academic centers and community organizations have come together to pool their resources and improve the health of Appalachian residents. They have formed the Appalachian Translational Research Network, which includes experts representing The Ohio State University, the University of Kentucky, Marshall University and the Appalachian Regional Commission.
"The causes of health issues in this region are multifactorial ? poverty, education, access to care," said Kelley Kelleher, director of the Community Engagement Program at OSU's Center for Clinical and Translational Science. "A collaborative approach that pairs experts from many different specialties with organizations already working within the Appalachian community will help us reach better solutions faster."
"We are dedicated to seeing this region escape from being one of the sickest parts of America," said Phillip Kern, director of UK's Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Center.
Experts with the ATRN were among those who organized and attended the recent Appalachian Health Summit. It focused on the obesity epidemic, a major chronic health issue in the region. It also featured many research projects related to or complicated by obesity, including one to evaluate web-based smoking cessation programs with teen smokers; one using church communities to address obesity; and one to establish more than 60 diabetes community collaboratives in nine Appalachian states.
Appalachia runs from southern New York to northern Mississippi. With a population of 24.8 million, it stretches across all of West Virginia and part of 12 other states, including 54 Kentucky counties. Residents of many Appalachian counties are three times more likely to die from diabetes than others either living in the same state or in non-Appalachian states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers show.
- Study Will Try To Find Lessons From Appalachian Communities That Have Overcome Challenges To Have Better-than-expected Health
PDA Inc. of Raleigh, N.C., has been named the lead investigator for "Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia: Disparities and Bright Spots," a research project to look at the disparities in health outcomes across Appalachian communities; and the University...
- Uk, Cdc Announce Two New Health Initiatives For Appalachia
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto, joined by U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers and Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced during Frieden's visit to the region Tuesday two new UK initiatives...
- Students In 2 Appalachian Ohio High Schools Help Reduce Classmates' Consumption Of Sugary Drinks, A Bane In The Region
In a region where sweet-tea and soda is more popular than water, student-led groups in Appalachian Ohio were successful in reducing the amount of sugary drinks students consumed, reports The Ohio State University's Center for Clinical and Translational...
- Uk Finally Wins $20 Million Grant To Translate Medical Research Into Action At The Bedside And In The Field; Now 'a Member Of The Club'
The University of Kentucky announced Tuesday that the National Institutes of Health had awarded it $20 million over five years to help move research discoveries from the laboratory to the bedside. The grant, one of the largest research awards in the university's...
- April 21 Appalachian Health Summit Will Focus On Obesity
Focusing on obesity, a topic that affects the majority of adult Kentuckians, the Appalachian Health Summit will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21 in Lexington. The meeting is designed for clinicians and researchers, but it would alos be a place for...