Carissa Adams
Accreditation Coordinator
Kentucky Department for Public Health
Carissa Adams is currently the accreditation coordinator for the Kentucky Department for Public Health. She not only coordinates accreditation efforts but also supports all Kentucky Department for Public Health staff in best practices for performance improvement.
Carrissa is currently pursuing a Doctor of Public Health degree at the University of Kentucky.
Chris Smith, RN, BSN
Overdose Prevention Liaison, Vital Strategies
Kentucky Department for Public Health
Chris Smith is the Overdose Prevention Liaison at the Kentucky Department for Public Health, seconded to the Department by Vital Strategies. He manages the statewide naloxone access portal FindNaloxoneNowKY.org, while working strategically with government partners and community-based organizations to develop and coordinate Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution across the commonwealth. Before his career transition to public health Chris worked as an EMT and Registered Nurse in rural and urban Kentucky. Chris is a first-year graduate student at the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions pursuing his Master of Public Health degree.
Linde Eaton
Clinic RN & Community Outreach
Three Rivers District Health Department
Ms. Linde Eaton is pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Western Governors University. She is employed at Three Rivers District Health Department where she has worked in many programs….home health, environmental, clinic, WIC and now the community setting. In her current role, she provides community education, including harm reduction, and home visits for lactation support for new moms. Linde says that obtaining her bachelors' degree puts her in the right direction to become an advanced practice nurse, which would benefit her health department’s clinic programs.
Alexis Kelly
Ms. Alexis Kelly is a rising senior studying Public Health and statistics at Eastern Kentucky University. In the future, Alexis would like to attend graduate school for biostatistics or epidemiology. She desires to focus on assessment of health disparities to help create better programs and policies to improve the health of others. She is particularly interested in grief and addiction research and aims to help others who have been impacted by both.
Alyssa Hargis
Alyssa Hargis is a Junior at the University of Kentucky studying Public Health and Environmental and Sustainability. She is actively involved in many service activities that benefit the health of the campus and greater community. Her goal is to become a health department leader that continues to advance meaningful research and transformative health programs.
Tiff Haub
Tiff Haub is pursuing her Masters of Science in Healthcare Administration at the University of Louisville with the goal of becoming a director of sports medicine. She is employed by Norton health care as the sports medicine coordinator.
Rachael Corrone