The UK SPHA is an 84-member association. The Association has hosted a number of on-campus and off campus outreach events this academic year. Their on-campus events include hosting a Q&A session for students featuring faculty and staff from the College of Public Health and a Research Panel to provide students insight into research career opportunities. Off campus events provide members with various opportunities to get involved in the community, one of which was volunteering with LFCHD to assist with their Free Flu Shot Clinic at Fayette Mall. Three of their members are currently conducting independent research in collaboration with UK faculty.
Accepting the award are the members of their Executive Board: Sami Jones, Viviana Heredia, Sara Dickens, Sophia Goodin, and Anyssa Buissereth.
The 2022 award goes to the Eastern Kentucky University Eta Sigma Gamma Health Honorary Society. This campus group had a full schedule of service, social events, scholarship. To name a few of their activities, these students hosted coffee shop study sessions to work on projects and scholarship throughout the year, they created and recorded their first of many podcast with leaders from around the state to address challenges and solutions in public health, they began designing a weekly social media awareness and education campaign, and provided support for the campus Green Dot program. Additionally, they engaged in advocacy work collecting signatures from the campus and surrounding community members to improve walkability of the city. Congratulations to EKU’s Health Honorary Society members! Keep up the great work!
The work reported in this submission is as close to a gold standard of what a campus chapter can or should do. Dr. Richard Wilson (who is KPHA’s University Chair and works at the University of Louisville) and Louise Kent (2019-2020 KPHA Vice President) stated that the report itself was excellent work, reflecting a very well organized, committed and motivated group. On behalf of KPHA, Dr. Wilson and Louise Kent are excited to present KPHA’s 2020 Student Engagement Award to Western Kentucky University and its KPHA Student Chapter! Congratulations!