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14 April 2025
Members, please review the proposed changes
We encourage all members to log in through the Member Portal to review the proposed changes to the Association’s Bylaws. Your feedback and participation are essential as we work to strengthen our governance and ensure our policies reflect the evolving needs of our community. Please take a few moments to stay informed and engaged in this important process.
Members can find the proposed changes un…
14 April 2025
Member Spotlight - April, 2025
Elizabeth Tennison Health Impacts Manager
Introduction Elizabeth is an active participant in KPHA, where she contributes to enhancing capacity, knowledge, skills, and abilities among public health professionals.
Professional Background Elizabeth Tennison has been with the Lincoln Trail District Health Department since 2015 and currently serves as the Public Health Impacts Manager. She holds a B…
10 April 2025
Letter from the KPHA President
Thank you to all who prepared and operated our 77th annual conference. Thank you also to those who stayed late to “clean up” as we wrapped up the conference. Thank you to our wonderful exhibitors and speakers and hotel staff and students for their valuable (and valued) contributions.
Thank you to all who attended the conference—all the work done before, during, and after, by several dozen people…
13 March 2025
Develop your workforce with UofL’s online public health programs!
UofL’s School of Public Health & Information Sciences (SPHIS) offers several 100% online programs and certificates designed to help working adults advance their education and careers without spending time away from work. Our programs include:
Biostatistics (Master’s Degree and Graduate Certificate)
Epidemiology (Master’s Degree)
Health Administration (Master’s Degree and Graduate Certifi…
21 January 2025
Member Spotlight - January, 2025
DeeDee Yantz Oldham County Health Department
Introduction Oldham County is a small local health department. Therefore, I serve in many roles within the agency. All financial roles, including payroll, accounts payable, receivables, financial statements, budget preparation and purchasing as well as all Human Resources roles, including job posting, interview process, onboarding, orientation, annual…
09 January 2025
Advocacy
I collect dictionaries. I know…weird. But I find reading different dictionaries helps me understand the meaning of words more deeply. With the advent of online dictionaries, there are new tools available to learn about the origin of words, their use in different grammatical contexts, and—perhaps most interestingly—how frequently they are used. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “advoca…
09 January 2025
Our Healthy Kentucky Home
The Our Healthy Kentucky Home campaign is a Team Kentucky initiative with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) to engage and inspire Kentuckians on a personal journey of achievable health and wellness improvements through increased physical activity, improved nutritional health, and decreased social isolation through targeted interventions. Each month highlights a relevant health to…
20 December 2024
Member Spotlight - December, 2024
Fall '24 has been good to Western Kentucky University's KPHA chapter! We kicked off the fall semester with a breast cancer awareness event and facilitated volunteer opportunities within our local community. We are excited to continue growing our membership and coordinate with WKU Phi Mu Fraternity for our annual Holiday Toy Drive benefitting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals this winter. As…