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University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences May 18, 2023Response to Criterion Three

3.0 CREATION, APPLICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE

3.1 Research. The school shall pursue an active research program, consistent with its mission, through which its faculty and students contribute to the knowledge base of the public health disciplines, including research directed at improving the practice of public health.3.1.a. Description of the school’s research activities, including policies, procedures and practices that support research and scholarly activities.All UofL research activities are governed by the policies and procedures established by the university’s Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation (EVPRII). In addition, SPHIS establishes school-wide policies and procedures as necessary to regulate, improve and encourage the research efforts of faculty, staff and students.

UofLThe mission of the Office of the EVPRI (http://louisville.edu/research/) is “to promote and support research, scholarship, and creative activities, to assist faculty and staff in obtaining intramural and extramural support, to serve as an advocate for the value of research in an educational setting, to enhance the vitality of campus-based research, and to encourage its use to enrich education, enhance technology transfer and serve the community.”

The Office of the EVPRI oversees the offices of Sponsored Programs Development, Sponsored Programs - Grants Administration, Sponsored Programs - Financial Administration, Industry Contracts, Technology Development, the Research Integrity Program and the Human Subjects Protection Program Office. The Offices of Grants Management and Industry Contracts are primarily responsible for proposal review and approval and post-award management of sponsored programs. Full descriptions of the services offered through these offices are available at http://louisville.edu/research/research-handbook/chapter-one-general-information.html.

Selected policies established by the Office of the EVPRI include those affecting the following:

Conflicts of Financial Interest in Research: The university has established policies and procedures regarding oversight of both individual and institutional financial interests in research. In accordance with the highest standards of integrity and in compliance with legal, professional, ethical and other requirements that promote objectivity and protect against financial conflicts of interest in research, the university will identify possible financial conflicts of interest in research, whether apparent or real, and provide mechanisms for their management, reduction, or elimination.

Intellectual Property. Under the UofL Intellectual Property Policy, when faculty or staff members “create Intellectual property or obtain(s) exceptional research results that (in a reasonable opinion) may have commercial value and do not fall within the scope of the exception[s] of [the] Policy… the Creator shall notify the Technology Director in writing via an official Research Disclosure Form.” The Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) assists students, staff and faculty in this process.

Ownership of Data. The university is the administrative organization ultimately responsible for all tangible and intangible products resulting from activities at the university. As such, the university has the responsibility to ensure the preservation and availability of research data and can be held accountable for the integrity of research data even after the creator(s) have left the university. Therefore, except in special circumstances, all research data generated by personnel of the university or created with university facilities, regardless of the nature or sponsorship of such research, shall be owned by the university and its affiliates (e.g. University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.). In addition, as a public institution and in keeping with the traditions of academic freedom, all such research data and protocols shall be unrestricted as to its public dissemination, except in certain circumstances.

Proposal Clearance Requirement: All grants and contracts requesting extramural funding by full or part-time faculty, staff and students of UofL that represent academic responsibilities of any of the individuals listed as Applicants, and regardless of performance site, must be cleared by Research Administration.

Support for ongoing research activities through the Office of the EVPRI is provided by the Research Infrastructure Fund (RIF) programs. Under the RIF program, 10% of recovered indirect costs of

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grants are returned to principal investigators, 10% are returned to department chairs of PIs and 10% are returned to recognized centers within the university. By so doing, productivity in research is recognized and critical ongoing research activity is sustained.

Research Misconduct: The “University of Louisville Policy and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct” establishes a framework of methods and principles for assessing and conducting inquiries and investigations regarding allegations or incidents of research misconduct, defined as fabrication, falsification, plagiarism or other practices that seriously deviate from those that are commonly accepted within the scientific community in proposing, performing and reviewing research, or in reporting research results.

Roles and Responsibilities for Research: The Office of the EVPRI maintains a matrix of the roles and responsibilities expected of researchers, departments, units and university administration (including the Office of the EVPRI).

Scientific or Scholarly Merit: In order to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects involved in research, all proposed research activities involving human subjects must be reviewed for scientific merit prior to initiation.

These policies are available at http://louisville.edu/research/policies-procedures.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to take advantage of resources provided by the Office of the EVPRI, including access to the Sponsored Programs Information Network, Grant Advisor Plus, the Grants Resource Center (GRC) and ResearchResearch. The Sponsored Programs Information Network is a database of over 6,000 programs from both the public and private sectors that provide funding for research and special projects across a wide variety of subject areas. The Grant Advisor Plus is an on-line information service for research administrators and faculty in higher education. It provides monthly newsletters, searchable listings of grant and fellowship opportunities and a list of program deadlines by subject area for institutions and faculty. The Grants Resource Center (GRC) offers a full range of services, including the tracking of both public and private resources and the latest sponsored programs news and information. ResearchResearch is one of the world's leading publishers of news and information for the international research community, providing three interlinked, searchable databases. Other sponsored programs development services provided by Offices of the EVPRI include grants writing workshops, legislative updates, one-on-one assistance, proposal editing and proofreading, coordination of multi-investigator proposals and copying service for grant and contract proposals.

In addition to the services described above, the Office of the President offers intramural grants for researchers. Types of awards include Multidisciplinary Research Grants (MRG), Vice President for Research Undergraduate Research Scholar Grants (URS), Project Completion Grants (PCG), Research Initiation Grants (RIG), Research on Women Grants (ROW) and Undergraduate Research Grants (URG). For additional information, please see http://louisville.edu/research/irig/intramural-research-incentive-grants.html.

Research!Louisville is an annual celebration of health-related research sponsored by the Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Foundation, Norton Healthcare, UofL Health Care and the University of Louisville. The goals of Research!Louisville are to: (1) promote excellence in health sciences research, (2) promote public awareness of health sciences research, (3) promote the Louisville Medical Center, and, (4) generate additional funding for health sciences research. SPHIS faculty and students participate actively in this event by submitting papers and posters and by judging scientific merit of the submissions.

SPHISThe SPHIS Research Committee, chaired by the Associate Dean for Research, consists of the five department chairs, the assistant and associate deans, and the Assistant Director for Sponsored Programs. The committee has created school-specific policies and procedures to address our evolving needs. Processes developed so far involve investigator compliance with research training, faculty consultation on sponsored programs and the establishment of monthly research incubation seminars to foster collaboration within the school and the larger university.

An office to support the preparation, review and submission of research proposals and the conduct of research activities has been established. Two staff members are available to assist investigators with proposal development and processing, and also review all outgoing research proposals with SPHIS

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collaboration and serve as the primary point of contact with the Offices of Sponsored Programs – Grants Administration and Industry Contracts (described below). These individuals have attended national conferences such as the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) national meeting and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Management.

To support university and community researchers, the Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics has established the Statistical Consulting Center (StCC), which provides fee-for-service consulting. StCC services include: extensive research into applications of statistical methodology, data management, including design of data collection instruments, data storage device set-up and testing and data manipulation prior to analysis, data analysis, including power and sample size calculation, statistical modeling, hypothesis testing, estimation and plot generation, and technical writing for grants and protocols, journal articles and summary reports. More information about activities conducted through the StCC are available in section 3.2.a.

SPHIS encourages collaboration with the research activities of state and local agencies in a variety of settings. These relationships encourage the development of innovative research projects in public health and health information sciences. Over the past three years, SPHIS has collaborated with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, REACH of Louisville, Inc., Kentucky Office for Refugees/Catholic Charities of Louisville, Northern Kentucky Health Department, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Kentucky Department of Education, and the University of Kentucky, among others.

A spectrum of strategies and objectives support the research activities of the school. These will be discussed in relationship to the research-related objectives outlined in the response to Criterion I. The SPHIS seeks to:

Acquire one new research position per year from university administration. As a rapidly expanding academic unit at the UofL, SPHIS looks to the university to provide endowments, new salary lines and other startup funds required to achieve the target level of full-time faculty within the specified timeline.

Provide funding to support travel to national meetings to present papers and further research networking. The provision of such support to new faculty who are productively engaged in research but who may not have sufficient independent support to travel to important regional and national meetings is critical to their development and to the recognition of the institution. Funding for such activities will be provided through the dean’s office to the department chairs and through the Research Infrastructure Fund (RIF) process described above.

Increase the number of published articles, books, book chapters and presentations by 10% per year. Evidence of scholarly activity is critical to the success of all faculty members as well as to the appropriate recognition of SPHIS and the university. Academic publications are expected to keep pace with the expansion of the faculty at an anticipated rate of 10% per year.

Increase total extramural funding by 10% per year. In addition to the essential support provided by the university, extramural funding from federal, state and non-governmental organization-based grants and contracts is critical to funding faculty salaries and supporting the research mission. Expansion of such extramural support is expected to be commensurate with the rate of faculty growth of approximately 10% annually. This will assure that average grant funding per faculty member will achieve a target level of approximately $100,000.

Hold monthly research incubation meetings to encourage faculty, staff and student involvement in collaborative research activities. These seminars were initiated in July 2005 to foster informal interaction with the entire UofL research community by the faculty, staff and students of the school. Such a forum promotes collegiality and awareness of research activities and interests and invites new collaborations. A listing of the research incubation meetings over the past three years is included as Table 3.1.3.

Table 3.1.1: Research Incubation Meetings Over the Past Three Years

Title Presenter(s) DateGene Expression, Aging and Mortality Richard Kerber, PhD 2/6/09Local Healthcare Politics in Louisville David Houvenagle, PhD 3/23/09


Title Presenter(s) DatePb and Tobacco Smoke Exposure--Cellular and Molecular Effects Rachel Neal, PhD 4/29/09An Overview of the Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Program Ruth Carrico, PhD, RN

W. Paul McKinney, MD5/27/09

Research Computing at the University of Louisville Harrison Simrall 6/24/09Pandemic Flu: Behavioral Health Preparations A. Scott LaJoie, PhD 9/30/09Looking at Early Detection of Breast Cancer Using a Dynamic

Software Modeling ToolLorena Canales, MPH; Natasha DeJarnett, MPH; and Alex Kerns, MHA

1/20/10

Fluoroquinolone Resistance: Prevalence and Risk Factors in Newly Diagnosed TB Patients

Rose D. Anderson, MD, MPH 1/27/10

High-Dimensional Data: A New Paradigm of Biomedical Research Susmita Datta, PhD 3/17/10Broadway Corridor Redesign Natasha DeJarnett, MPH;

Sadiatu Musah, MPH; and Sarah Walsh, MPH

5/26/10

Prevalence of Neonatal Jaundice and Associated Disabilities in Nigeria

Tina Slusher, MD; Frank Groves, MD, MPH; and Paula Radmacher, PhD

6/1/10

The National Children's Study: Evolution of a Good Idea David J Tollerud, MD, MPH 8/25/10The Communities Putting Prevention to Work Project: Capturing BMI

as an OutcomeRichard Wilson, DHSc 10/6/10

Measuring Functional Recovery under Locomotor Training in Neurorecovery Network

Somnath Datta, PhD and Doug Lorenz, MA, MSPH

10/27/10

Prevalence of Neonatal Jaundice and Associated Disabilities in Nigeria (Follow-Up)

Tina Slusher, MD; Frank Groves, MD, MPH; and Paula Radmacher, PhD

11/10/10

A Presentation of Findings from an Action Research Initiative Bob Esterhay, MD and Judah Thornewill, PhD(c)

2/23/11

Examining the Epidemic of Methamphetamine Use in Kentucky through Systems Thinking and Dynamic Modeling

Andrea Keatley; Jamie Long; and Steve Zimmerman

5/25/11

A Fulbright Year at Sichuan University's West China School of Public Health

Robert Jacobs, PhD 8/31/11

AUDIT Screening and Campus Alcohol Abuse Richard Wilson, DHSc andScott LaJoie, PhD

12/7/11

Quality Healthcare at the Right Price Russell Bessette, MD 3/28/12Data Collection in International Settings Linda Young, MA 4/25/12The Louisville Twin Study: Past, Present and Future Deborah Davis, PhD 05/30/12The Rise of Childhood Obesity in America: The Causes, How It Has

Led to the Rise of Type 2 Diabetes, and Its Impact and Implications for the US Healthcare System

David Johnson; Christine Swanson; and Srikanth Tangelloju

06/27/12

Health Impact Assessment on the Louisville Loop Michael Ballard, Lynn Hannon, Matthew Rhodes and Nina Walfoort

08/29/12

Informatics Infrastructure to Support Basic Research and Clinical Care

Ted Kalbfleisch, PhD 09/26/12

Community-Based Research: Let’s Engage Louisville! Kristina M. Zierold, PhD, MS 12/05/12TBD David J. Tollerud, MD, MPH 01/30/13

3.1.b. Description of current research undertaken in collaboration with local, state, national or international health agencies and community-based organizations. Formal research agreements with such agencies should be identified.SPHIS collaborates with a number of local, state and national health agencies and community-based organizations. Over the past three years, SPHIS has collaborated with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, REACH of Louisville, Inc., Kentucky Office for Refugees/Catholic Charities of Louisville, Northern Kentucky Health Department, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and Kentucky Department of Education, among others. A listing of formal research agreements is available in Table 3.1.2.

The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness’ Center for Health Equity (CHE) works to eliminate social and economic barriers to good health, reshape the public health landscape, and serve as


a catalyst for collaboration between communities, organizations and government entities through capacity building, policy change and evidenced-based initiatives. In 2011, CHE restructured under the leadership if of the new Director, Dr. Anneta Arno, creating three primary programs: (1) Health Equity Institute, (2) Community Engagement and Partnerships, and (3) Research and Evaluation. The Research and Evaluation program will ensure the utilization of data driven, evidence based practice, and timely awareness of emerging issues and trends to achieve health equity in Louisville Metro. Program activities include: Research, Policy Analysis and Evaluation; Community Data Tracking & Integration; and Community Based Participatory Research. While CHE currently host masters of public health candidates for the practicum experience, discussions are underway to expand the level of engagement between CHE and U of L SPHIS, primarily in the area of community based participatory research.

3.1.c. A list of current research activity of all primary faculty identified in Criterion 4.1.a., including amount and source of funds, for each of the last three years. These data must be presented in table format and include at least the following information organized by department, specialty area or other organizational unit as appropriate to the school: a) principal investigator, b) project name, c) period of funding, d) source of funding, e) amount of total award, f) amount of current year’s award, g) whether research is community based and h) whether research provides for student involvement. See CEPH Data Template 3.1.1; only research funding should be reported here. Extramural funding for service or training/continuing education grants should be reported in Template 3.2.2 (funded service) or Template 3.3.1 (funded training/workforce development), respectively.Please see following page forThe current funded research projects of primary faculty are listed in Table 3.1.2 on the following page, while Table 3.1.3 shows current funded training/education activities. In addition, SPHIS faculty, staff and students are involved in a number of sponsored activities, for which the primary award is to another unit within the university.


Table 3.1.2. Funded Research Activity from 2009 to 2012 - SPHIS Awards

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McKinney, W. Paul (Admin)

Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Program

National Institute for Homeland Security / NIHS

3/9/09 6/30/12 4,500,000 0 2,165,900 0

LMPHW Medical Reserve Corps Louisville Metro Government

7/1/10 6/30/11 9,000 9,000

Datta, Somnath (BB)

Theory and Applications of U-statistics for Multistate Models Under Censoring

NSF 7/1/07 6/30/11 100,782 34,460 0 Y

NonParametric Regression of State Occupation Probabilities, State Entry, Exit and Waiting Time Distributions in a Multistate Model

NSA 2/18/11 2/17/13 73,825 36,486 37,339 0 Y

Rank tests for clustered data with potentially informative cluster size: Novel statistical methods for analyzing dental data

NIH 9/1/11 8/31/13 313,709 165,120 148,589

Novel Statistical Models for Dental Caries

NIH 7/1/12 6/30/14 298,551 155,671

Datta, Susmita (BB)

Statistical peak detection, adaptive classification and protein-protein network construction using mass spectra.

NSF 6/1/08 5/31/11 149,391 50,820 0 Y

Development of Statistical Methods for Analyzing Proteomic Cancer Data

NIH 7/1/09 6/30/13 222,000 74,000 74,000 74,000 0 Y

Hoyle, Gary (EOHS)

Neuroanatomy and molecular biology of airway neurons

West Virginia Univ. / NIH

1/1/08 3/31/11 113,391 24,879 24,879 0

Novel therapies for Chlorine-Induced Lung Injury

NIH 8/1/07 6/30/11 1,639,614 403,141

Repair of Airway Epithelium Following Chlorine Lung Injury

NIH 9/23/10 8/31/13 524,469 263,347 261,122 0

Novel Therapies for Chlorine-Induced Lung Injury

NIH 7/1/11 5/31/12 2,605,307 577,376 520,864

Countermeasures for chlorine-induced airway fibrosis

NIH 9/1/12 6/30/13 1,850,097 341,934

Tollerud, David J. (EOHS)

National Children's Study - Jefferson County, KY

NIH 9/26/08 9/25/13 13,008,541 554,595 0 1,207,499 3,294,084

Zhang, Qunwei (EOHS)

Activation of Endothelial Cells and Gene Expression in Lungs following

Health Effects Institute

3/1/07 12/31/11 200,000 0 0 0

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exposure to Ultrafine ParticlesMechanisms Underlying the

Susceptibility of Diabetics to Ultrafine Particles

American Heart Association

7/1/08 6/30/11 121,000 60,500 0

Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Cell Dysfunction in Animals Exposed to Ultrafine Particles and Cigarette Smoke

Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation

7/1/08 6/30/11 100,000 50,000 0

Baumgartner, Kathy B. (EPH)

Ethnicity, Breast Cancer Recurrence & Long-Term QOL

NIH 9/9/05 5/31/11 1,619,903 279,458 0

Baumgartner, Richard N. (EPH)

Health, Eating, Activity and Lifestyle Study (HEAL) 2008

Univ. of New Mexico / NIH

9/30/08 7/31/10 62,895 40,485 0

Heath, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle (HEAL) SEER Special Study


9/30/06 7/31/10 143,144 0 0

Health, Eating, Activity and Lifestyle (HEAL)


9/30/10 9/29/11 23,739 23,739 0

Kerber, Richard A (EPH)

Genetic Characterization of Breast Cancer Risk in Families

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

9/1/08 7/12/12 471,780 177,537 176,250 0 0

Univ. of Utah / NIH Univ. of Utah / NIH 9/1/08 6/30/11 29,107 0 0Mitochondrial Genetics of Exceptional

Longevity in Multigeneration Metrillneages

Univ. of Utah / NIH 9/1/11 8/31/13 53,297 53,297 0

Taylor, Kira C. (EPH)

Genetic Epidemiology of Causal Variants Across the Life Course

Univ. of North Carolina / NIH

8/1/11 5/31/13 36,743 36,743 0

Zierold, Kristina (EPH)

Safety and Injury Among Teens Enrolled in School-To-Work Apprentice Programs.

NIOSH 9/1/08 8/31/11 148,000 74,000 0 0 Y

Evaluation of Safety Training, Supervision, and Injury among Working Teenagers

NIOSH 8/1/09 7/31/12 396,496 216,748 179,748 0 0 Y

Harris, Muriel J. (HPBS)

ARRA SCFG Part Time BRFSS Analysis

KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) / CDC

10/28/11 6/30/12 32,969 32,969

ARRA FY 13 UL BRFSS Survey Analysis

KY CHFS / CDC 7/1/12 4/30/13 29,621 29,621

Smeltzer, Philip Andrew. (HPBS Student)

The Induction of Positive Affect through a Health Dialog or Telephony System

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky

9/1/09 3/31/11 5,000 5,000 0 Y

Wilson, Richard FY12 CHFS-DPH UL CCDPHP Commonwealth of 5/1/12 6/30/12 38,588 38,588



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Evaluator/AdvisorCommonwealth of Kentucky / CDC

7/1/12 6/30/14 77,176 77,176

Totals 28,998,135 2,045,623 2,953,349 2,484,053 4,567,939

Table 3.1.3. Funded Training/Education Activity from 2009 to 2012 - SPHIS Awards


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Public Health Traineeship NIH 7/1/09 6/30/10 5,090 5,090 5,090 5,090 YARRA Public Health Traineeship NIH 9/1/09 8/31/12 10,578 10,578 0 0 Y

Walsh, Susi (Admin)

FY09 & FY10 - Telehealth - UL KY CHFS 7/1/08 6/30/10 119,190 60,095FY11 & 12 Telehealth/UL KY CHFS 7/1/10 6/30/12 118,190 59,095 59,095

Chan,Mary (EOHS Student)

Building a dynamic model linking mercury emission regulations to risk to susceptible populations

CDC 8/23/10 8/22/13 22,000 17,000

5,000 0

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Baumgartner, Kathy (EPH)

University of Louisville: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Disparities Epidemiology Research Training Program

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

9/14/09 9/13/10 269,937

134,965 134,972 0 0

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Hornung, Carlton A. (EPH)

From Bench to Bedside: Introduction to Clinical Research

NIH 7/1/03 6/30/10 187,6430

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Carrico, Ruth (HPBS)

University of Louisville - Coordinated School Health

KY Department of Education

12/1/09 2/28/10 9,936 9,936

Medical Reserve Corps Training Curriculum

Northern Kentucky Health Department

7/1/10 6/30/11 35,00035,000

Just in Time Training Materials for Mass Immunization

KY CHFS / CDC 3/1/11 7/31/11 20,925 20,925

ARRA FY12 UL Infection Preventionist Training Modules

KY CHFS / CDC 7/1/11 12/1/11 4,0004,000

Totals 802,489 220,664 272,082 73,185 0

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3.1.d. Identification of measures by which the school may evaluate the success of its research activities, along with data regarding the school’s performance against those measures for each of the last three years. For example, schools may track dollar amounts of research funding, significance of findings (eg, citation references), extent of research translation (eg, adoption by policy or statute), dissemination (eg, publications in peer-reviewed publications, presentations at professional meetings) and other indicators.The following table shows annual objectives corresponding to SPHIS Goal 2, “build a public health and information science research enterprise.” These objectives will be the measures by which the school will evaluate the success of its research program.

Table 3.1.4: Outcome Measures for Success of Research Activities

Outcome Measure Target 2010 2011 20122.1.a Increasing the number of grants and

contracts awarded to 35 in 2015.35 1925 21 15

2.1.b Increasing the total dollar amounts of grants to $4,500,000 in 2015.

$5,000,000 $4.3 million

$5.3 million

$4.4 million

2.1.c Increasing the number of faculty on sponsored research to 35 in 2015.

30 25 27 26

2.1.d Increasing the number of students on funded research to 10 in 2015.

6 8 8 8

2.2.c Increasing the total number of publications in refereed journals at to 100 in 2015.

25 58 68 85

2.2.d Increasing the number of refereed presentations and/or papers sponsored by national or international organizations to 60 in 2015.

25 112 105 55

Adding one new faculty research position per year from university administration (former measure).

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Holding monthly research incubation meetings to encourage faculty, staff and student involvement in collaborative research activities (former measure).

Continued monthly meetings

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A full list of publications and presentations by SPHIS faculty and staff will be includedis available at URL and in the in the resource file. Additionally, the university maintains a searchable database of publications by faculty, staff and students, available at http://louisville.edu/research/for-faculty-staff/reference-search/.

Since July 1, 2007, UofL has recovered just under $4 million in facilities and administrative (indirect) costs from extramural grants and contracts awarded to SPHIS researchers. Of this amount, approximately 20% was returned to the researchers and departments of the school in the form of Research Infrastructure Funds (RIF). The RIF program is described in detail in Section 3.1.a. We will follow indirect cost recovery and RIF allocation in the future as indicators of research-related resource development rather than as formal outcome measures.

3.1.e. Description of student involvement in research.Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) are students who devote 20 hours per week to assigned research projects within the school. SPHIS provides stipends, fringe benefits and tuition remission to these students, who are selected for academic excellence and agree to become GRAs. Since July 2009, a total of 25 students have served as full-time GRAs.

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Table 3.1.5: Number of Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) and Fellows

Type FY10 FY11 FY12Full-time GRAs 8 9 8Full-time paid fellows 2 8 8Grant-funded 8 8 16SPHIS-funded full-time GRAs 1 0 0SPHIS-funded tuition scholarships 26 27 21

The MPH program has also brought many additional students into SPHIS. Each student completeshas been required to participate in a practicum project which that requires that they to demonstrate knowledge of scientific research techniques.

In addition, a variety of practices within SPHIS foster the development of research projects on the part of students, including:

As part of the graduation requirements for the MSc/CIS Program, SPHIS allows and encourages students to prepare a grant proposal in NIH format or a manuscript suitable for submission to a major biomedical journal in lieu of a thesis.

The Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics offers PHST 602, ““Biostatistics - Decision Science Seminar,” a weekly seminar series concentrating on current research in bioinformatics and biostatistics. The seminar enriches students’ education by opening windows to a wide variety of topics and by giving students the chance to improve their critical analysis skills and public speaking abilities. Doctoral and master’s level students are encouraged by advisors to present their research as part of the seminar series as well.in Biostatistics and Decision Science. The seminar enriches students’ education by opening windows to a wide variety of research topics and by giving students the chance to improve their critical analysis skills and public speaking abilities. Doctoral students are required to present at least two seminars in PHST 602 in order to complete their degree. Master’s level students are encouraged by advisors to present their thesis work as part of the seminar series as well.

Students receive notifications about and have also participated inpresented as part of the research incubation meeting series as described in section 3.1.d. See Table 3.1.6 below.

Table 3.1.6: Students Presenting at Research Incubation Meetings Over the Past Three Years

Title Presenter(s) DateLooking at Early Detection of Breast Cancer Using a Dynamic Software Modeling Tool

Lorena Canales, MPH; Natasha DeJarnett, MPH; and Alex Kerns, MHA

1/20/10

Broadway Corridor Redesign Natasha DeJarnett, MPH; Sadiatu Musah, MPH; and Sarah Walsh, MPH

5/26/10

Examining the Epidemic of Methamphetamine Use in Kentucky through Systems Thinking and Dynamic Modeling

Andrea Keatley; Jamie Long; and Steve Zimmerman

5/25/11

The Rise of Childhood Obesity in America: The Causes, How It Has Led to the Rise of Type 2 Diabetes, and Its Impact and Implications for the US Healthcare System

David Johnson; Christine Swanson; and Srikanth Tangelloju

06/27/12

Health Impact Assessment on the Louisville Loop Michael Ballard, Lynn Hannon, Matthew Rhodes and Nina Walfoort

08/29/12

KPHA and APHASPHIS students are encouraged to submit abstracts to and have made a number of presentations at the annual meetings of the Kentucky Public Health Association and American Public Health Association. Listings of these presentations are available in Table 3.1.7 below.

Table 3.1.7: Student presentations at the KPHA and APHA annual meetings

Student Presentation YearTifany Ables Evaluation of a Mass H1N1 Immunization Clinic in Louisville,

KentuckyKPHA, 2010


Student Presentation YearPeter Ahiawodzi H1N1 Hospitalizations in Louisville's Largest Hospital System,

August 2009 - January 2010KPHA, 2010

Duke Appiah Mortality Trends Among HIV Outpatients at the University of Louisville: Comparison with the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS) and the Comprehensive Care Center (CCC)

KPHA, 2010

Mortality Trends Among HIV Outpatients at the University of Louisville: Comparison with the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS) and the Comprehensive Care Center (CCC)

KPHA, 2010

Predictors of Alcohol, Cigarette, and Marijuana Use Among National Samples of High School Seniors

KPHA, 2011

Cardiovascular Disease among Diabetic Women With Surgical Menopause

KPHA, 2011

Scott D. Bankhead Distribution of H1N1 Vaccination for the 2009-2010 Influenza Season in Jefferson County, Kentucky through Retail Pharmacies

KPHA, 2010

Joan Buchar Advocacy is part of the job description APHA, 2010Policy Development…What You Need to Know!! KPHA, 2011

Chelsea Canan Blood Salvage Produces Higher Total Blood Product Costs in Single-Level Lumbar Spinal Surgery

KPHA, 2012

Caroline Chan Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant mortality study: Job title analysis APHA, 2009Calibration and validation of a dynamic model that projects population outcomes from methylmercury exposure from local fish consumption

APHA, 2010

Building a dynamic model linking human exposure to mercury emission regulations: Step one: Risk to susceptible populations

APHA, 2010

Flora Daniel Exploring the role of Food Policy Councils in local food systems KPHA, 2012Natasha DeJarnett Contribution of air pollutant combustion product acrolein to

circulating endothelial progenitor cell level and cardiovascular disease risk

APHA, 2011

Traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors predict acrolein metabolite level in a population-based study

APHA, 2012

Loren Droege Planting Seeds of Hope: Intimate Partner Violence Screening Practices in Jefferson County

KPHA, 2010

Jennifer Forristal Breastfeeding Policy and Education at the Family Health Center, Inc.

KPHA, 2012

Bobby Hawkins Multivariate Analysis of Prostrate Cancer Screening and Results Data from the Norton Cancer Institute Prevention and Early Detection Program

KPHA, 2011

Trinidad Jackson, MS Evaluation of H1N1 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Availability in a Large Metropolitan Area Through the Evaluation of a Network of Primary Care Providers

KPHA, 2010

Whitney Kirzinger Improved Access to Nutritious Food Drives Behavior Change in Louisville Food Desert

APHA, 2010

The Effect of Menu Labeling on Consumer's Choices for Lower Calorie Foods

KPHA, 2011

Elizabeth Kelty Survey of Immune Function in Children Exposed to Pb and ETS KPHA, 2010Teresa McGeeney Quality of supervision and injury among teenagers in the

workplaceAPHA, 2011

Injury severity among working teenagers as related to safety training

APHA, 2011

Todd Misener Development and integration of a comprehensive student wellness program on a college campus

APHA, 2011

Pretesh Parmar and Caitlin Shelton

Operation Inoculation: Cost-Effectiveness of a Community-Wide H1N1 Mass Immunization Point of Dispensing Program Involving Walk-up and Drive-Thru Options

KPHA, 2010

Lauren Rollins Incorporating a Community Survey as part of a Health Impact Assessment related to Proposed Coal Gasification Plants in Western KY

KPHA, 2011

Beatrice Ugiliwenza Optimal Management of Congestive Heart Failure Patients KPHA, 2010Crystal Vahrenhold Barriers and Facilitators to Recruiting and Training Behavioural

Health Professionals as Volunteers During a DisasterKPHA, 2011


Student Presentation YearSarah Walsh Public opinions about the built environment and ensuing behaviors

in Kentucky: comparing findings from the Kentucky Health Issues Poll and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

KPHA, 2012

Robin Weiss Reaching Your Audience: Assessment of Message Presence KPHA, 2012Erin Welsh Healthy communication between parents and working teens and

its influence on work-related injuryAPHA, 2011

Evaluation of safety training for teenagers in regards to dangerous situation response for injury prevention

APHA, 2011

Knowledge of US child labor laws and influence on work-related injury among working teenagers

APHA, 2011

Use of dangerous equipment in the workplace and safety training: Effects on work-related injury in teenagers

APHA, 2011

William Willis Obtaining Miner and Mine Operator Participation in a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Survey of Kentucky Coal Miners

APHA, 2009

Ray Yeager Water, Ethics and Public Health APHA,2009Geographic Analysis of Healthy Food Access KPHA, 2010

Research!LouisvilleStudents are encouraged to participate in Research!Louisville, an annual celebration of health-related research held at the University of Louisville during the fall semester. The goals of Research!Louisville are to promote excellence in and awareness of health sciences research. Winning posters are displayed at SPHIS. See Table 3.1.8 below.

Table 3.1.8: Student competition winners at Research!Louisville

Student Poster Mentor AwardDuke Appiah Association of adiposity, fat

distribution and body weight trajectories with cardiovascular disease in a national cohort of women with natural and surgical menopause

Carlton Hornung, PhD, MPH

Graduate Student Award, First Place, Public Health, 2012

Stephanie Denkhoff, MPH Patterns of All-Cause Mortality Over 10 years by Breast Cancer Tumor Phenotype and Hispanic versus non-Hispanic White Ethnicity

Richard Baumgartner, PhD


Caroline Chan, MPH Calibration and Evaluation of a Dynamic Model that Projects Population Outcomes from the Methylmercury Exposure from Local Fish Consumption

Robert Jacobs, PhD


Natasha DeJarnett Contribution of Air Pollutant Combustion Product Acrolein to Circulation Endothelial Progenitor Cell Level and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Daniel Conklin, PhD

Graduate Student Award, Third Place, Public Health, 2010

Traditional Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Predict Acrolein Metabolite Level in a Population-Based Study

Aruni Bhatnagar, PhD

Graduate Student Award, Second Place, Public Health, 2011

Novel Insights into the Association between Residential Proximity to Major Roadways and Vascular Progenitor Cell Levels

Research and Practice Award, 2012

Stephanie Denkhoff, MPH Patterns of All-Cause Mortality Over 10 years by Breast Cancer Tumor Phenotype and Hispanic versus non-Hispanic White Ethnicity

Richard Baumgartner, PhD


Macarius Donneyong Change in Quality of Life Among Congestive Heart Failure Patients

Carlton Hornung, PhD, MPH

Graduate Student Award, Second Place, Public


Student Poster Mentor AwardHealth, 2010

Katie Leslie An Evidence-Based Policy Analysis for Increasing Primary Care Physicians in Rural Kentucky

Winsor Schmidt, JD

Graduate Student Award, Second Place, Public Health, 2012

Sadiatu Musah Repair of Tracheal Epithelium after Chlorine-Induced Injury

Gary Hoyle, PhD Basic Research Award, 2012

In addition, SPHIS students have made a number of presentations at the annual meetings of the Kentucky Public Health Association and American Public Health Association. Listings of these presentations are available in the tables and at the URLs below.

2012 - KPHA - http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/sphis-students-and-faculty-to-present-at-kpha-2012.html

2011 - KPHA - For more information, see Table 3.1.7 below.

2010 - KPHA - http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/sphis-students-to-present-at-kpha.html

2011 - APHA - http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/sphis-presenters-at-apha-2011.html

2010 - APHA - For more information, see Table 3.1.8 below.

2009 - APHA - http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/faculty-students-in-environmental-and-occupational.html

Table 3.1.7: Student presentations at 2011 KPHA annual meeting

Student PresentationDuke Appiah Predictors of Alcohol, Cigarette, and Marijuana Use Among National Samples of High

School SeniorsCardiovascular Disease among Diabetic Women With Surgical Menopause

Joan Buchar, MPH, CHES

Policy Development…What You Need to Know!!

Whitney Kirzinger

The Effect of Menu Labeling on Consumer's Choices for Lower Calorie Foods

Crystal Vahrenhold

Barriers and Facilitators to Recruiting and Training Behavioural Health Professionals as Volunteers During a Disaster

Lauren Rollins Incorporating a Community Survey as part of a Health Impact Assessment related to Proposed Coal Gasification Plants in Western KY

Bobby Hawkins Multivariate Analysis of Prostrate Cancer Screening and Results Data from the Norton Cancer Institute Prevention and Early Detection Program

Table 3.1.8: Student presentations at 2010 APHA annual meeting

Student PresentationCaroline Chan Calibration and validation of a dynamic model that projects population outcomes from

methylmercury exposure from local fish consumptionBuilding a dynamic model linking human exposure to mercury emission regulations: Step one: Risk to susceptible populations"

Whitney Kirzinger Improved Access to Nutritious Food Drives Behavior Change in Louisville Food DesertJoan Buchar Advocacy is part of the job description

Other PresentationsUofL produced a Research Minute spotlighting postdoctoral associate Avonne Connor and doctoral students Nandita Das and Stephanie Denkhoff and their research to understand the influence of genetics, lifestyle and environment on breast cancer in minority populations. Video is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl46CMwKjWA.

Health promotion MPH student, Gagandeep Kaur, presented "Utility Analysis of a HPV Vaccine Mandate for Public School Enrollment" at the Sigma Theta Tau International's 22nd International Nursing Research

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl46CMwKjWA

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/faculty-students-in-environmental-and-occupational.html

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/faculty-students-in-environmental-and-occupational.html

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/sphis-presenters-at-apha-2011.html

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/sphis-students-to-present-at-kpha.html

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/sphis-students-and-faculty-to-present-at-kpha-2012.html

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/sphis-students-and-faculty-to-present-at-kpha-2012.html


Congress (2011) in Cancun, Mexico: http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/students-to-present-decision-analysis-for-hpv.html

Three doctoral students presented posters at the 2010 American College of Epidemiology Annual: http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/epidemiology-students-to-present-at-national.html

MPH students Tifany Ables, Peter Adhiawodzi, Scott Bankhead, Bryn Frerics, Paxton Mongtomery, Trinidad Jackson, Pretesh Parmar and Caitlin Shelton travelled to Atlanta to present posters during the 2010 National Immunization Conference. The posters highlighted local H1N1 activities and lessons learned from the mass vaccination event in November 2009. For more information, please see: http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/national-immunization-conference-presentations-by.html

3.1.f. Assessment of the extent to which this criterion is met and an analysis of the school’s strengths, weaknesses and plans relating to this criterion.This criterion is met. Drawing upon its foundation as the university’s Institute for Public Health Research, SPHIS has a highly productive research faculty, with well-established policies and procedures supporting its activities.

Strengths The continuing operation of the Statistical Consulting has created an effective support system for

collaborative research at the Health Sciences Center. Well-established relationships exist with the community aimed at furthering the development of

collaborative research projects. Since July 2007, SPHIS has been awarded a total of over $17 million in direct cost support from

grants and contracts, including federal support from NIH, CDC, NSF, and the Department of Homeland Security, with 26 faculty on sponsored research projects in fiscal year 2011-12.

Indirect cost recovery of just under four million dollars to the university since July, 2007, with a return of approximately 20% of this amount to SPHIS, supports the school's research infrastructure.

Weaknesses There has been heavy reliance on major funding through federal agencies whose budgets are at risk

for reduction.

Plans Revised strategies need to be developed to assure continuation and expansion of research funding,

such as exploration of new support from foundations and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/national-immunization-conference-presentations-by.html

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/epidemiology-students-to-present-at-national.html

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/students-to-present-decision-analysis-for-hpv.html

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/students-to-present-decision-analysis-for-hpv.html


3.2 Service. The school shall pursue active service activities, consistent with its mission, through which faculty and students contribute to the advancement of public health practice.As one of the three cornerstones of our mission the school has implemented a range of service activities for faculty, staff and students. The school is dedicated to transdisciplinary, collaborative partnerships with Louisville Metro Government, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and their environs, and the national network of public health professionals, in full accordance with its previously stated mission, goals and objectives. Faculty, students and staff are committed to working on recognized problems that result in tangible benefits to the population. The school sees itself as truly bridging academia, community, government and the profession through service-related work.

3.2.a. Description of the school’s service activities, including policies, procedures and practices that support service. If the school has formal contracts or agreements with external agencies, these should be noted.The school’s service program is an integral part of meeting the university’s mission to serve as Kentucky’s urban/metropolitan university. Located in the Commonwealth’s largest metropolitan area, the university addresses the specific educational, intellectual, cultural, service and research needs of the greater Louisville region as well as many rural communities and partners across Kentucky.

Service-related activities occurring within SPHIS are overseen by the Community and Professional Service Committee (Service Committee). The charge to the Service Committee including its purpose, organization and composition, support, term and rules, and is available at https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/cbg/service/default.aspx.

Service represents a tangible demonstration of the faculty’s commitment to create and sustain community and national partnerships characterized by open communication, collaboration and outreach. Faculty service activities are important evaluation factors in hiring and promotion decisions. In addition, service is part of faculty members’ required annual work assignments. The annual work assignment is determined and agreed upon by the department chairs and each faculty member. Faculty members track these activities on their curricula vitae and Digital Measures and meet with their department chair on an annual basis to discuss the percentage of work assignment for teaching, research and service. Faculty service occurs as part of formal agreements and consulting services as well as informal ongoing partnerships.

State and Local ServiceThe faculty and staff of the school provide evaluation, research, technical assistance and program development service support to a diverse range of community and public health groups and agencies. The school provides service to the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) through formal agreements for support of adult and child health programs. Our service program has also been strengthened by our partnership with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW). Collaborative activities with LMPHW span a wide spectrum including training, education, public events, research, student activities and staff support. Regular interaction among SPHIS personnel and LMPHW continue to yield innovative approaches to public health and garners local and national attention. Our faculty members work actively with the LMPHW to create opportunities for students to learn in a public health settings and to take course and curriculum concepts into partnerships with community collaborators. Working with the health department’s Center for Health Equity ensures that faculty and students have opportunities for addressing public health issues through an equity lens. The school also maintains a formal agreement with the LMPHW to engage the services and expertise of LaQuandra Nesbitt, MD, MPH, Director for LMPHW. Dr. Nesbitt’s service work assignment is 90%; Louisville Metro government pays the school for this service. Dr. Nesbitt’s remaining 10% level of effort is devoted to teaching in SPHIS.

The Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences has provided professional development workshops to the LMPHW employees responsible for community health promotion, stationed in the main branch on East Gray Street and in the Center for Health Equity. The focus of the workshops is on public health competencies and on using existing data sources to complete community health assessments. These activities inform strategic program planning and support the health department’s effort to seek accreditation.

https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/cbg/service/default.aspx


We know that our strong relationships with other Louisville agencies are also essential to impact change in the community. Joint activities include the West Jefferson County Community Task Force, an area air quality workgroup and the Partnership for a Green City, a collaborative long-term project between Metro Louisville, the university and Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) to address environmental issues facing the region. These efforts also support research priorities such as the investigation of health impacts on susceptible populations, such as children, the elderly and asthmatics, and a better understanding of the specific pollutants that pose the most serious health risks.

One specific example of collaboration between the SPHIS, LMPHW and the city of Louisville was the role we played in the community H1N1 Vaccination Clinic held Nov. 11-12, 2009 at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Nearly 400 University of Louisville faculty, staff and students volunteered their time and the SPHIS played a key role in arranging the logistics for this event, with 28 SPHIS volunteers participating over the two-day period. The community clinic, which included a walk-in tent and 10 drive-through bays, was open on the first day from 7:45 a.m-8 p.m. and concluded the second day at 2 p.m., after all the vaccine had been distributed. The first day alone, 12,613 people received the vaccine—the largest single day event according to available data. In total, more than 19,000 people were inoculated against the H1N1 virus, with an average rate of 908 people per hour. Dr. Ruth Carrico, an assistant professor at the SPHIS provided oversight for training and medical protocol. Our public health students assisted with the consent form process and answered questions about the vaccine, serving as vaccine information specialists. SPHIS graduate students Mr. Pretesh Parmar and Ms. Caitlin Shelton did advanced planning and worked on the scene to keep track of and manage the details. This included working with researchers from the university’s Speed School of Engineering to map out the location and use simulation to efficiently guide the traffic and determine equipment and volunteers. The University of Louisville’s participation in the clinic was likely one of the largest volunteer efforts in university history and evidence of ongoing collaboration between the university and local agencies.

Statistical Consulting CenterThe Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics provides consulting services through its Statistical Consulting Center (StCC) designed to provide expertise in statistics in support of research. The center's services are available to health researchers at the university, but are also used by members of the community, including local health care and research centers, local businesses and nonprofit organizations. Clients of the StCC collaborate with members of the StCC staff and faculty. The StCC participates in both long- and short-term cooperative research projects and provides technical personnel and specialized computational services as needed. Initial project feasibility consultations are provided at no charge, and data analysis and statistical programming jobs on a fee-for-service basis. The StCC provides assistance in many of the phases of research, such as assistance in framing of research questions, design of research studies, design of data collection instruments, statistical analysis and preparation of professional publications.

Community Outreach and Educational Core, Center for Environmental Genomics and Integrative Biology

Several SPHIS faculty members work with the Center for Environmental Genomics and Integrative Biology Community Outreach and Educational Core under the leadership of Dr. Irma N. Ramos and in collaboration with faculty from the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. The aim of this initiative is to implement a community-based educational program designed to address health literacy gaps among disadvantaged communities in the Metro Louisville Area. This educational program was established in 2008 as a core component of the first National Institutes of Health Center of Excellence at UofL. Strong community partnerships have been established in Shelbyville and West Louisville as a result of this effort. A key partner is El Centro Latino, a community-based resource center established by several community groups in collaboration with Assumption Catholic Church. In collaboration with the center, a train-the-trainer program was established to educate members of the community on ethical issues, basic health concepts, environmental health, community safety, and community-based research. The trained lay health workers completed a first-ever comprehensive social and environmental health assessment of Hispanics in Shelbyville, KY in 2010 that has provided valuable information to health officials and community leaders on community perceptions of health and perspectives on key health issues requiring special attention. The knowledge obtained has been used to develop community-wide programs of


education designed to improve health outcomes and health literacy for community members and service professionals. The collective effort also has been extended to the West Louisville area working cooperatively with faith-based organizations and Jefferson County Public School Adult Education to address health literacy issues among disadvantaged community residents.

Center for Health Hazards PreparednessOne of the school’s most successful programs is the Center for Health Hazards Preparedness (CHHP), which was established in 2002 through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CHHP is a nationally recognized center of excellence in coordinating research, education and service to improve the local, regional and national response to potential acts of terrorism, natural disasters and infectious diseases. By defining competencies, disseminating best practices and offering virtual drills and exercises, communities will be strengthened as their health care workers and administration are prepared to appropriately assess and respond to a variety of public health hazards. Since 2002, there have been approximately 40,000 person-hours of participation in CHHP educational programs. These include physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, allied health, EMS and public health professionals who work in a variety of settings and encompass the majority of hands-on healthcare providers within a given community.

Most recently, CHHP received funding from the Department for Homeland Security, through a subcontract from National Institute For Hometown Security (NIHS), a private, non-profit 501(c)3 corporation organized in 2004 to develop and deploy new technologies through qualified academic research that protect community-based critical infrastructure. The NIHS-funded Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Program advances the protection of the human infrastructure essential to ensure continuity of critical activities in communities during a pandemic event. The initiative consists of five distinct but highly collaborative projects led by separate investigators and overseen by a steering committee drawn from experts throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Table 3.2.1 lists the projects and the enduring websites created to ensure effective dissemination of best practices and training resources.

Table 3.2.1: CHHP-related Websites

Project Website Project LeadPandemic Planning and Preparedness

http://www.communitypandemicprep.org David M. Simpson, PhD, AICP, Director, Center for Hazards Research and Policy Development, UofL

Pandemic Planning for the Sentinel Healthcare Workforce

http://www.publichealthtools.com and http://www.infectionpreventiontools.com

W. Paul McKinney, MD, Professor and Associate Dean, SPHIS, and Ruth L. Carrico, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UofL

Severe Influenza Pneumonia Surveillance (SIPS) Network

http://www.kyflu.net Julio Ramirez, MD, FACP, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, UofL

Developing a Near-Real-Time Syndromic Surveillance System in Kentucky Schools: A Feasibility Study

NA Robert J. Esterhay, MD, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Health Management and Systems Sciences, SPHIS)

Best Practices Guidelines for Pandemic Disaster Response: A Social Behavioral Evaluation

http://csvac.uky.edu Virginia Sprang, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, Center for the Study of Violence Against Children, University of Kentucky

Another highlight is the collaboration that CHHP–affiliated faculty has established with faculty at the JB Speed School of Engineering. They are working together on a National Institute for Hometown Security project funded through a $3.3 million contract. The purpose of this three-year project is to create a real-time decision support system that provides emergency responders and health care decision makers with pertinent information to make critical decisions in the event of a medical surge due to a pandemic. Under the leadership of the PI, Dr. Sunderesh Heragu, SPHIS faculty Drs. Ruth Carrico and Scott LaJoie are working on their own individual research projects. Dr. Carrico’s research will evaluate personal protective

http://csvac.uky.edu/

http://www.kyflu.net/

http://www.infectionpreventiontools.com/

http://www.publichealthtools.com/

http://www.communitypandemicprep.org/


equipment for healthcare workers. Dr. LaJoie’s efforts will focus on protecting the health care and public health workforce by promoting mental health before, during and after disease outbreak.

In 2011, CHHP received funding from the CDC to address Emergency Countermeasures using students as a workforce supplement. This 12-month project involved curriculum development for nursing, pharmacy and public health student training so they are a capable and competent workforce for communities of all sizes. Also in 2011, CHHP received funding from the Kentucky Office of Refugee Health/Catholic Charities to assist with health assessment and health improvement among the more than 2000 refugees that are resettled every year in Kentucky. Other service activities performed through CHHP include assistance with the Louisville area’s Medical Reserve Corps and asthma evaluation initiatives both part of the ongoing partnership with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness.

A full listing of the many CHHP continuing education activities are described in greater detail as part of Section 3.2.b.is available in the resource file and at URL.

Gray Street Farmers’ MarketAs part of its outreach program, the SPHIS worked with community partners to establish a farmers’ market in the downtown area in 2009. The Gray Street Farmers’ Market is one of few markets in Louisville dedicated to increasing availability of fresh foods to generally underserved areas in what are known as food deserts. The Gray Street Farmers’ Market fits with two parts of the university’s 2020 Plan: to be an engaged member of this community and to become more sustainable in our choices and practices. To ensure the success of the market, SPHIS has worked closely with the LMPHW, University of Louisville Hospital, Norton Healthcare, the Louisville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross chapter and Metro United Way, the UofL Sustainability Council and the Office of David W. Tandy, Fourth District Councilman.

The Gray Street Farmers’ Market is within walking distance of UofL's Health Sciences Center and the Louisville Medical Center and is open every Thursday from May through October, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 400 block of East Gray Street, in front of the school’s building. This area is home to a number of families and individuals who have very limited food choices. This market provides additional access to healthy foods for area residents and for those working in the area. With 12 vendors, customers can find the finest in local farm products at the market, including fruits, vegetables, grass-fed beef, breads, jam, granola, kettle corn and more. Results of post-season surveys administered to vendors and customers indicate the market is well received. Attendance has increased over the four seasons. In 2009, total attendance was estimated at 2200 with an average of 192 people. In 2012, we estimate more than 6100 customers visited the market, with a weekly average of 265 people

In 2010, the Gray Street Farmers’ Market opened with a new EBT/Debit machine that allows the market to accept food stamps and process debit cards. The machine was purchased with a grant from the Kentucky Farmers Market Association. This addition expands access to area residents with lower incomes and stimulates market success by making it easier for customers to make purchases. To date, the market has processed over $32,400 in transactions using the new machine; approximately 10% of these transactions are EBT purchases. In its third season, the market was admitted to the Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), which provides vouchers to eligible participants - those who are at least 60-years-old with household incomes of no more than 185 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines. Vouchers are obtained from the commodities office and redeemed at certified farmers markets for fruits, vegetables and honey. This new benefit enabled low income adults to purchase $6,210 of fresh, local produce during the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

The market manager, SPHIS employee Melissa Schreck, collaborates with other state and local agencies in support of improving access to healthy food choices. For a few years, she has worked on a community-wide farmers’ market guide to help increase support for farmers markets in Louisville. In 2012, she worked with two AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers with the National Anti-Hunger Opportunity Corps, a project of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger. They are working locally as Community Food Security Coordinators with the Presbyterian Hunger Program and attended the market each week to glean food for cooking classes and went door-to-door to businesses and homes surrounding the market to raise awareness of the market’s EBT program.


University-Community EngagementAs stated in the University of Louisville’s strategic plan, the 2020 Plan, the community engagement goal is for UofL to be “known as a model metropolitan university, integrating academic excellence and research strength with civic engagement to transform Kentucky” (p. 12). The narrative explains that the university creates mutually beneficial partnerships that are “strong, effective and results-oriented” in these capacities:

Provide leadership and expertise to identify and solve problems Provide leadership and support for the arts and cultural life of our city Promote strong interaction with K – 12 school children in Jefferson County and statewide Address business, environmental, social, and legal issues Provide outreach services to individuals out in the state lacking health care facilities

University-community engagement, as defined by the Carnegie Foundation, describes the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. UofL has a rich and proud tradition of working with community. Under the leadership of President James Ramsey the university is committed to building upon that tradition and extending our reach into the community and around the world. In 2010, President Ramsey created the Office of Community Engagement to coordinate university-wide community engagement. This office works with units across the university to foster more community engagement opportunities for students and faculty. The Vice President for Community Engagement, Daniel Hall, reports directly to the President.

The Office of Community Engagement has developed mechanisms to track service activities within schools and programs. Since the data collection system began in 2009, a Community Engagement Partnerships Record (CEPR) form has been completed for each SPHIS partnership or collaborative relationship. A total of 42 partnerships were recorded for the 2011- 12 academic year. Additional information about SPHIS collaborations can be found in the UofL Partnership Report, which is available at https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/cbg/acs/reaccred/Shared%20Documents/Resources/2011-12%20Partnership%20Report.pdf. The following is a selection of partnerships organized by department and center.

Bioinformatics and Biostatistics

The Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics and JG Brown Cancer Center Biostatistics Shared Facility (BSF) are working together to mentor high school students working on science projects, judging science fairs, and presenting awards to those who have applied sound statistics in their projects. The purpose of these activities is to encourage students to use and appreciate statistics in their careers.

The Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (KSCIRC) project involves the collaboration between faculty and the KSCIRC. Faculty have provided and continue to provide statistical consulting services for the research initiatives of the KSCIRC including grant protocol development, data analysis for individual projects for members of the KSCIRC, and technical report writing for external presentation (conference posters, manuscripts, etc.)

The NeuroRecovery Network is a national network of specialized treatment centers providing standardized activity-based therapy for spinal cord injured patients. It is sponsored by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, which provides financial, administrative, and managerial support.

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

Department faculty are working with Project Waterway Improvements Now (WIN) to address the challenges of improving our water quality, Louisville’s Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) embarked on a comprehensive sewer improvement program that will eliminate major sources of water pollution throughout Louisville Metro. Planned upgrades under Project WIN will allow MSD to comply with Clean Water Act regulations. Project WIN will address problems with combined and sanitary sewer overflows. During rain storms, the sewers become overloaded with rainwater and discharge the combined water and sewage into local streams and the Ohio River. MSD has committed to take necessary measures to control sewer overflows under a federal Consent Decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Kentucky Division of Water.

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The Partnership for a Green City consists of the University of Louisville, Louisville Metro Government, and Jefferson County Public Schools. Committee members from UofL include the KY Institute Environment & Sustainable Development (KIESD), School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS), the Center for Environmental Education/College of Education & and Human Development, Department of Geography/Geosciences Dept., Department of Pediatrics/University Child Health Specialists (UCHS), School of Medicine (SOM), ) and the School of Nursing (SON). Other committee members include representatives from JCPS, LMPHW, Passport, Kentucky Lung Association, Kosair Children’s Hospital, and the Air Pollution Control District. Dr. Robert Jacobs is the SPHIS Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences representative on the committee. The committee’s current focus is on climate change.

Faculty are part of the MSD-chartered Wet Weather Team (WWT) to assist with the development of an integrated Wet Weather Program (WWP) that complies with Clean Water Act requirements and addresses the community's problems with combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows that occur during the wet weather conditions. The WWT consists of community representatives, elected officials and MSD personnel. Stakeholders in the WWT will advise MSD on its investment, policy and performance choices in the design of the WWP, so that these choices can be made wisely and in ways that best meet the needs of the local community.

Epidemiology and Population Health

Since 2008, Dr. Kristina Zierold has worked with students and teachers from Louisville high schools to improve the health and safety of working teens. The overall purpose is to characterize the training needs of teen workers, develop a training curriculum based on those needs, and begin incorporating them into the school curriculum. Mixed-methods research is being used with both teachers and students actively involved. After findings from focus groups and a large survey showed deficient areas, teachers have been including information about child labor laws and safety education into their classes. We are working with the teachers to develop and test a training program, based on the findings and the teacher’s limitations.

Since September 2011, Dr. Zierold has been engaged with a community of approximately1600 people in southwest Louisville who are exposed to coal ash. The community represents the “working poor,” are non-transient, and perceive increased rates of illness. Working towards a true CBPR model, there are 11-15 community leaders that represent five neighborhoods and one grassroots organization. Frequent community leader meetings are held and various engagement methods are used within the community. Community leaders are involved in decisions, study design, practical methodology, research, and review of results. In summer 2012, Dr. Zierold conducted a series of focus groups and, in January 2013, she will be completing a community survey. Additional grants have been and are being written to address community concerns.

Health Management and Systems Sciences

Faculty have worked for several years with Healthy Hoops Kentucky, a special initiative that uses basketball and fun to focus on the needs of kids with asthma. Under the guidance of celebrity basketball coaches and medical experts, children between the ages of 7 seven and 13 - and their families participate in a full day of health awareness, entertainment, asthma screenings, and basketball drills and skills workshops. Our faculty manage the data collection and analysis efforts.

The Kentucky Prescription Assistance Program assists the public with accessing prescription drug programs and free medications that are offered by discount drug programs, the drug manufacturers, and also those from various discount pharmacy programs. These prescription assistance programs provide medicines and prescription drugs for free or at greatly discounted costs for both individuals and qualifying families.

Louisville Health Information Exchange, Inc., (LouHIE), is a not-for-profit 501(c)4 corporation formed in January 2006 to serve as a community health information exchange for the greater Louisville community. Faculty work with LouHIE's on its mission to contain rising costs and improve quality of healthcare by providing consumers and their providers anytime, anywhere access to complete healthcare information and decision-support.

Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is ,a national


professional organization, has partnered with SPHIS faculty for training, education, research and publication. This organization represents the more than 12,000 infection preventionists practicing in the US and abroad. Capturing trends in the field and providing assistance with development of products and services for the organization has been the basis for an active partnership.

Collaboration with the Center for Health Equity ensures that faculty and students have opportunities for addressing public health issues through an equity lens. The CHE was established in June 2006 by Dr. Adewale Troutman, the director of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness at that time.

Work with the Kentuckiana Chapter of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) results in partnering with infection preventionists from healthcare facilities, healthcare settings and public health across Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana gather as part of an educational and practice network with the focus beingthat focuses on prevention of healthcare-associated infection. Faculty work with this group on collaborative training and research activities that impact patient and healthcare worker outcomes.

The Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) has been a strong and essential partner for the school. Through this partnership statewide initiatives have been formed in the areas of infection prevention and emergency preparedness. These activities have resulted in national attention and improved outcomes for patients and healthcare response systems. Additionally, this partnership has led to research projects that benefit all Kentuckians.

The Smoketown/Shelby Park neighborhood provides many of its services to the community through the Presbyterian Community Center (PCC). PCC and the Harambe Clinic have provided opportunities to students in SPHIS to get hands-on experience in the Community Based Participatory Research and the Culture and Public Health courses. In addition, we provide ongoing consultation as the neighborhoods continue to grow and transform.

The YMCA Pioneering Health Communities Committee provides funding and oversight activities that improve access to fruits and vegetables as well as increasing physical activity in schools. Students in SPHIS as well as faculty have been involved in projects to evaluate these activities.

The mission of the Men's Health Initiative is to help change men’s behaviors and attitudes toward their health and healthcare services. We developed a forum for men to voice their concerns regarding their health care needs and to address the lack of services provided for men that are uninsured and underinsured.

International Service ActivitiesClearly, a critical aspect of public health involves a global perspective. In support and recognition of that, the SPHIS has worked to develop opportunities for faculty and students to participate in action learning through international service. SPHIS faculty member, Muriel Harris, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences facilitates an annual student trip to Ghana. These trips are an opportunity for service and teaching SPHIS students about global aspects of public health. An example of an activity is the 2010 performance of a feasibility study on improving maternal health. Currently, Ghana loses 560 mothers for every 100,000 live births. Dr. Harris and three SPHIS students spent three weeks in and around Tamale, Ghana visiting with community members and leaders, health care professionals, officials at the University for Development Studies (UDS) and with traditional birth attendants to find out some of the issues they face. They identified a lack of health care facilities, shortage of health care providers, lack of basic amenities and lack of transportation to the available facilities as critical factors in poor maternal health. The SPHIS team compiled their study results and recommendations into a report shared with Tamale Teaching Hospital and UDS so they can use it to expand resources for service delivery, research, teaching and learning.

Building upon the international perspective, Dr. Robert Jacobs, Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and Director of the MPH program, completed a Fulbright Fellowship in China during 2011. As part of that fellowship he instituted a virtual learning environment that connected MPH students at SPHIS with student colleagues in China in order to share public health experiences. Dr. Jacobs is in the midst of planning an exchange that extends beyond the virtual connections he established. A formal exchange program is under development.

A second faculty member, Steven McCabe, MD, MSc, Department for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, completed a Fulbright in Spring 2012, researching and exchanging knowledge about decision analysis


with colleagues in Italy. While there, he also taught scientific research methodology to graduate students at the University of Siena. Additional information is available at http://louisville.edu/uofltoday/campus-news/public-health-professor-bound-for-italy-through-fulbright-program.

3.2.b. Description of the emphasis given to community and professional service activities in the promotion and tenure process.Community service activities of faculty members are highly valued and assessed at all steps along the appointment, promotion, tenure and periodic review continuum. The department chairs, PAT Committee, associate deans and dean of SPHIS all participate in elements of this assessment process. The range of activities considered includes, but is not limited to: membership on community boards, assistance with grant development in partnership with community organizations, participation in candidate selection committees, publicizing joint activities between the school and the community and joint educational projects. Particular emphasis and recognition is given to the development or substantial enhancement of new programs of service linking SPHIS and the community. A complete listing of recent service activities by faculty members may be found in Table 3.2.12.

Performance in the SPHIS has three distinct cornerstones: research, teaching and service. All are parts of periodic career reviews and are integral in the promotion and tenure process. Guidelines regarding proficiency and excellence with respect to service activities are noted in the “Policy for Promotion, Appointment, and Tenure and for Periodic Career Review,” one of the guiding documents for the PAT Committee. As part of faculty responsibilities, they maintain records of their service activities in Digital Measures, a web-based service and data management system. The purpose of that documentation is to maintain an accurate record and description of service goals and activities for annual and periodic performance reviews and promotion and tenure reviews.

It is the faculty member’s responsibility to provide accurate and complete documentation of their service activities in Digital Measures. According to the PAT guidelines, the information and materials should provide evidence for duration, extent of involvement, leadership, innovation, effectiveness, impact, and outcome of service activities that can be used to evaluate the quantity and quality of service. Service activities must support the collective missions of the department, SPHIS, university, community (county, state, region, nation), or profession and draw on a faculty member’s professional expertise to be considered relevant. The service information should describe the nature, quality and importance of a faculty member’s service contributions, particularly with regard to productivity, innovation, leadership, sustainability, and impact. Academic service activities often overlap and integrate with teaching and research activities and it is helpful for the faculty member to include a brief statement that describes how their most significant service-related activities contribute to their teaching and research or provide independent contributions to the SPHIS and the university.

The following listing is a guide that describes the types of service that faculty may record in Digital Measures.

Committee memberships at department, SPHIS, university, community, state or federal levels, including expert, policy-making or scientific review committees

Administrative and leadership positions with a brief description of the position and associated activities

Public contracts, economic development and outreach partnerships Training contracts or services Practice-based and research services Community and civic engagement that benefit the health of communities Peer review of manuscripts Peer review of grants or contracts (Participation as a grant or contract reviewer, noting funding entity,

dates, and location, if pertinent) Editing of journals, reports, or books Invited presentations, especially those focused on service that engages the community as it relates to

public health Organization of symposia, meetings or community forums

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notation of peer-assessments of the quality of service performance. Examples of such materials include documentation of funded service-related grants and contracts and letters from collaborators, partners, other colleagues or experts that document a formal service involvement or commitment. It is also recommended that faculty include a self-assessment of personal growth and development over time in the area of service. This may be based on the materials noted above, or on other materials that help to describe and document service-related activities or on correspondence including letters, memos, emails, federal, state, local or community-based organization brochures, newspaper and magazine clippings, web-based sites, and so forth.

3.2.c. A list of the school’s current service activities, including identification of the community, organization, agency or body for which the service was provided and the nature of the activity, over the last three years.All faculty members are required to maintain an accounting of their professional service contributions in Digital Measures. SPHIS faculty reported a total of 238 activities serving as consultants, in leadership, editorial, and reviewer positions, and on boards and committees. Table 3.2.2 provides a summary of these activities. Faculty also gave 280 presentations during 2009-12 at conferences and invited lectures for local, state, national and international audiences. A complete listing is available at https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/cbg/acs/reaccred/Shared%20Documents/Resources/DM%20Faculty%20Presentations%2008132012.xls.

Table 3.2.2: Faculty Service from 2009 to 2012

Faculty Member Role Organization Start End

Baumgartner, Kathy

Editorial Review Board Member

Journal of Cancer Survivorship (editorial board) 2007 2010

Member American College of Epidemiology (Annals of Epidemiology)

2005

International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (Epidemiology)

2005

American Association for Cancer Research 2004

Obesity Society (Obesity: A Research Journal) 2007 2010

Society for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (SELAM)

2008 2012

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer

International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (Ethnicity and Disease)

2003

Reviewer, Journal Article

Society for Epidemiologic Research (American Journal of Epidemiology)

1998

Baumgartner, Richard

Consultant University of Colorado 2007 2010

University of Texas SOM Galveston 2007 2011

Brock, Guy Reviewer, Grant Proposal

Office of the Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2011 2011

Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Oak Ridge Associated Universities

2011 2011

Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Oak Ridge Associated Universities

2010 2010


Bioinformatics 2004

BMC Bioinformatics 2009

BMC Medical Genetics 2009

BMC Systems Biology 2012

OMICS Biometrics and Biostatistics 2012

Statistics in Medicine 2007

Computers in Biology and Medicine 2009

PLoS One 2012

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Information Fusion 2007

Pattern Recognition Letters 2007

Statistical Methodology 2009

Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation

2007

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods 2010

BioData Mining 2009

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis 2010

Briefings in Bioinformatics 2010

Journal of Dental Research 2012

Journal of Intelligent Systems 2008

Journal of Experimental Medicine 2007

Disease of the Colon and Rectum 2008

Carrico, Ruth Board of Directors of a Company

Kentucky Institute for Patient Safety and Quality 2011

Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology

2010 2016

Committee Member Association of Schools of Public Health 2009

National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee 2008

Consultant Humana 2008

Seven Counties Services 2008

Louisville Metro Dept. of Public Health and Wellness 2009

Editor, Textbook APIC 2002


American Journal of Infection Control 2007


Institute of Medicine 2009 2009


Journal of Public Health Nursing 2010

Critical Care Medicine 2009

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2009

Datta, Somnath Editor, Associate Editor

The American Statistician 2009 2012

Communications in Statistics 2009 2012

BMC Bioinformatics 2009 2012

BMC Bioinformatics 2010

American Statistician 2005

Communications in Statistics 2002

Editor, Journal Editor

Statistics & Probability Letters 2009 2012

Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier 2007

Special Issue on Statistics in Biological & Medical Sciences Statistics & Probability Letters

2010 2011


International Journal of Statistics and Systems 2009 2012

International Journal of Statistics and Systems 2004


Jadavpur University, External Reviewer, Doctoral Dissertation

2005

Reviewer, Grant Panel member: Integrative Cancer Biology and 2010 2010



Proposal Tumor MicroenvironmentReviewer, Journal Article

Statistics & Probability Letters 2009 2012

Journal of Nonparametric Statistics 2012

BMC Bioinformatics 2009 2011

SANKHYA, Ser B 2011

Computational Statistics & Data Analysis 2011

Journal of Statistical Planning & Inference 2010


Biostatistics 2009

Journal of American Statistical Association 2009

Datta, Susmita Conference-Related

CAMDA 2008 Conference Scientific Committee, Vienna, Austria, December 2008.

2007 2008

Consultant School of Medicine, University of Louisville 2011 2016

Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine 2009 2014

Department of Biochemistry, University of Louisville 2008 2013

Editor, Associate Editor

BMC Research Notes 2008

Bioinformation 2007


Statistics and Probability Letters 2007

Member International Statistical Institute (elected) 2007

Esterhay, Robert J.

Member (Work Group)

Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Information Resources

1999

American Medical Informatics Association Ethical, Legal, & Social Issues Working Group

1988

American Medical Informatics Association Clinical Information Systems Working Group

1988

American Medical Informatics Association People & Organizational Issues Working Group

1988

Reviewer, Grant Proposal

NLM Institutional Training Grants for Research Training in Biomedical Informatics (T-15)

1997

Goldsmith, Jane Chairperson American Statistical Association, Kentucky Chapter 2005 2007

Harris, Muriel Committee Chair Susan G Komen for the Cure, Louisville Affiliate 2008

Consultant Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Division of TB

2007 2008

Center for Health Equity 2006

Louisville Metro Dept. of Public Health and Wellness, Men's Health Initiative

2006 2010

Family Health Centers Inc. 2010

Center for Community Health Evaluation 2007


Sierra Leone Journal of Biomedical Research 2010

Member (Work Group)

ASPH Global Health Core Competency Development Project: Socio-Cultural and Political Awareness

2010 2011

Officer, Other Officer

Delta Omega National Honor Society, Member-at-Large

2008

Delta Omega Beta Pi Chapter, National Representative

2008



Officer, President/Elect/Past

Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society 2010

Delta Omega National 2010 2012


Public Health Reports 2008

Hoyle, Gary Reviewer, Grant Proposal

NIH 2010 2010

Jacobs, Robert Chairperson Associated Schools of Public Health - Environmental Health Committee

2007

Committee Member Metro Louisville Dept. of Health and Wellness - Environmental Health Committee

2010

Consultant Louisiana Board of Regents 2007


Journal of Cotton Science 1997

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 1995


National Board of Public Health Examiners, Item writer for National Board Exam

2008

Council for Education in Public Health 2000


Associated Schools of Public Health Review Panel 2008


Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 1999

Kim, Seong Ho Consultant Dr. Barski/ School of Medicine, University of Louisville

2009 2010

Dr. Vuppalanchi/ Indiana University School of Medicine

2009 2009


Journal of Chromatography A 2011

Pharmaceutical Statistics 2011

Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation 2008

Kong, Maiying Conference--Related

JSM 2010 topic-contributed session 2009 2010

The 1st Joint Biostatistics Symposium invited session

2009 2010

Consultant Abhishek Amar Bavle/Department of Pediatrics/UofL 2011 2012

Michael D. Deel/Department of Pediatrics 2011 2011

Yong Li/Department of Biochemistry/UofL 2009 2011

Garth M. Beache/Department of Radiology/UofL 2011 2011

Bibhuti B Das /Department of Pediatrics 2010 2011

LaJoie, Scott Committee Chair Medical Decision Making 2006


Journal of Public Health Practice and Management 2007

Medical Decision Making 2007

Quality of Life Research 2007

Reviewer, Conference Paper

Medical Decision Making 2008

Lorenz, Douglas J.

Consultant University of Louisville 2009

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation 2006


American Academy of Pediatrics 2011 2011

McCabe, Steven Officer, President/Elect/Past

American Association for Hand Surgery 2007 2012



McKinney, Paul Committee Member National Board of Medical Examiners 2009

Consultant Various Attorneys' Offices in Kentucky 2002

Member (Advisory Group)

Advisory Committe on Immunization Practices, Liaison Member (Association for Prevention Teaching and Research)

2000


Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2000

Myers, John Chairperson CDC Review Panel 2010


Oak Ridge Associated University 2009

NIH Review Panel 2008

Neal, Rachel E. Reviewer, Grant Proposal

NIH NIEHS proposal review panel 2011 2011

NIH 2009 2009


Toxicology 2006

Ramos, Irma N. Committee Member Journal of Immigrants and Minority Health 2011


Environmental Justice Journal 2010


American Journal of Public Health 2007

Reproductive Toxicology 2007

Steiner, Rob Board of Directors of a Company

Kentucky Academy Family Physicians 2008 2011

Committee Member American Academy Family Physicians Commission on Health of the Public and Science

2007 2010


Kentucky Academy Family Physicians 2010 2012

Member PLEXUS - Community for Study of Complexity Sciences

2004 2010


Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians, Director Region 2

2008 2011

Taylor, Kira Conference-‐Related

The Obesity Society 2011 2011

Consultant Carolyn Chi, M.D., Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

2009


PLoS One (Journal) 2011

Annals of Epidemiology (Journal) 2009

Human Reproduction (Academic Journal) 2007

Tollerud, David Chairperson NIEHS Review of Planning Grants - Global Environmental & Occupational Health

2012 2012

Committee Chair National Acadmy of Science, IOM, Committee on Air Force Health Study Assets

2012

National Academy of Sciences, IOM, Committee on SHAD II

2011

National Academy of Sciences, IOM, Committee on the Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan

2010 2011

Committee Member Kentucky Environmental Foundation, Advisory Panel 2010

NIH/NIEHS National Childrenâ€™s Study, Publications Committee

2010

Metro Louisville Government, Wet Weather Team Stakeholder Group

2006

Institute of Medicine, Environmental Roundtable 2005

Institute of Medicine, Peer-Review Reports, NIH 2005



Study Sections and Editorial BoardsConsultant Kennametal 1998


American Industrial Hygiene Assoc. Editoral Review Board

1991

Troutman, Adewale

Board of Directors of a Company

Academy for Health Equiaty Executive Committee NA

NACCHO Board of Directors NA

Seven Counties Board of Directors NA

Committee Member Advisory Committee to the CDC on Minority Health and Health Disparities Elimination

NA

Institute of Medicines Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention Actions for Local Governments.

NA

National Board of Public Health Examiners NA

Member (Advisory Group)

Board of Advisors to the Men's Health Network NA

Secretary's Advisory Committee on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objective for 2020

NA

Wainscott, Barry Consultant Louisville Metro Dept. of Public Health and Wellness 2011

Kentucky Department for Public Health 2005


Kentucky Public Health Association 2006

Wilson, Richard Committee Member Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Steering Committee

2008

Kentucky Public Health Association 2007 2010

Kentucky State Epidemiologic Outcomes Workgroup 2005

Consultant Kentucky Department for Public Health 2011

U.S. Centers for Disease Control 2010

Lifeskills Regional Prevention Center 2008 2009


American Public Health Association 2006


Health Promotion Practice 2009

Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education 2005

Wu, Dongfeng Consultant Abhijit P. Mahalingashetty/Anatomy and Neurobiology/U of L

2008

Johnnie Sue Cooper/School of Nursing, Univ. of MS Medical Center

2004

Justin T Phillips, a neurology resident 2011

Micah Worley, an assistant prof. in Biology 2010

Editor, Associate Editor

Journal of Cancer Science & Therapy 2010


Open Access Medical Statistics 2011


Journal of Biometrics and Biostatistics 2010

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Method 2002

Member International Biometric Society 2000

American Statistical Association 1995


National Institute of Health/PCORI 2012

Medical Research Foundation/Williams Barker Bequest

2011



NIH/Challenge Grants 2009


American Journal of Epidemiology 2012

The Annals of Applied Statistics 2010

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis 2010

Cancer 2009

Statistical Methodology---A journal published by Elsevier

2008

Quality of Life Research--A journal published by Springer

2008

Information Sciences 2007

Statistics in Medicine 2006

Reviewer, Textbook Prentice Hall 2005

W.H. Freeman & Company 2001

Zhang, Qunwei Editor, Journal Editor

ISRN Toxicology 2011


NIH 2012

Chemical Research in Toxicology 2009

Journal of Nanobiotechnology 2009

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2009

Environmental Health Perspectives 2006

Antioxidant Redox Signal 2004

American Journal of Physiology 2003

Reviewer, Book EPA 2012

Elservier, Inc 2011


Society for Biomaterial 2011 Annual Meeting 2011


California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP)

2012

Medical Research Council 2011


Molecules NA

BBA - General Subjects 2012

Current Nanoscience 2012

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology 2012

Journal of Functional Foods in Health and Diseases 2012

Life Sciences 2011

Nutrition and Metabolism 2011

PloS ONE 2011

The Journal of Toxicological Sciences 2011

Toxicology Research 2011

Toxicology Sciences 2011

Toxicology Letters 2010

Zierold, Kristina Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer

ASPH Alan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program, Applicants

2010 2010

Reviewer, American Public Health Association 2010



Conference PaperReviewer, Grant Proposal

National Institutes of Health 2009 2009


Social Science & Medicine 2009

Journal of Adolescent Health 2006

American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2005

American Journal of Health Behavior 2004

American Journal of Public Health 2003

Table 3.2.3 provides a quick look at some of the types of service activities in which SPHIS faculty and staff are involved.

Table 3.2.3: Selected Service Activities (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2012)

List of Service Activities by Type of Service Number of ActivitiesConsulting 35Editorial Positions (Journal editor, associate editor, textbook, editorial review board) 29

Leadership Positions (Board of Directors, Officer, Chair, etc.) 22National, State and Local Advisory Boards and Committees 38Reviewer Positions (Textbook/book, conference papers, grant proposals, journal articles) 114

Total 238

The following information is a summary of funded service activities and has been compiled by the university’s tracking process for funded projects including grants, contracts, service agreements, and other such agreements.

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Table 3.2.34: Funded Service Activity from 2009 to 2012


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FY11 UL WebEOC KY CHFS / CDC 7/1/10 6/30/12 77,768 35,856 41,832LMPHW Asthma Project Louisville Metro

Government1/1/11 3/31/11 15,684 15,684

FY13 CHFS/DPH UL PHEP-CEC-WebEOC

KY CHFS / CDC 7/1/12 6/30/14 15,657 15,657

Schreck, Melissa (Admin)

Gray Street Farmers' Market Louisville Metro Government

3/4/10 6/30/10 2,500 2,500

Walton, Peter (Admin)

Eliminating Health Barriers Work Louisville Metro Government

4/30/10 6/30/10 8,500 8,500 Y

Allen, Susan Olson (HMSS)

ARRA Louisville Putting Prevention to Work (LPPW) - Health & the Built Environment

Louisville Metro Government / CDC

3/19/10 3/18/12 135,301 67,052 68,249 0

Esterhay, Robert J. (HMSS)

FY10 CHFS/DPH KPDPAP/UL School of Public Health & Info Scien.

KY CHFS / CDC 7/1/09 6/30/10 25,000 25,000

Carrico, Ruth (HPBS)

Primary Care & Oral Health Workforce Study

REACH of Louisville, Inc.

1/3/11 6/30/11 11,200 11,200

Harris, Muriel J. (HPBS)

FHK/Group Health Evaluation Project Group Health Cooperative / FHK

11/1/07 12/31/10 87,534 10,034 0

ARRA Louisville Putting Prevention to Work


3/19/10 3/18/11 382,357 382,357 0 Y

ARRA Louisville Putting Prevention to Work


3/19/11 6/18/12 452,000 452,000 0 Y

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3.2.d. Identification of the measures by which the school may evaluate the success of its service efforts, along with data regarding the school’s performance against those measures for each of the last three years.Table 3.2.4 5 shows the objectives corresponding to SPHIS Goal 4, “promote collaboration and community/state partnerships.” These objectives are the measures by which the school will evaluate the success of its service program.

Table 3.2.45: Outcome Measures for Success of Service Efforts

Outcome Measure Target 2010 2011 2012

4.1 Meeting four times per year with Community Advisory Board.

Continued quarterly meetings

Y Y Y

Continuing leadership through monthly meetings of the Environmental Health Committee of the Partnership for a Green City, involving UofL, Louisville Metro Government and the Jefferson County Public Schools (former measure).

continued meetings

Y Y Y

Promoting the utilization of an electronic clearinghouse for service opportunities with community and government agencies through annual presentations to faculty, staff and students (former measure).

continued support

Y Y Y

Maintaining the number of community partnerships that support local metropolitan area government agencies, metropolitan area businesses, community-based organizations and health care organizations at 25 in 2013 (former measure).

25 38 38 42

Maintaining the number of partnerships with state, regional and federal agencies at 10 in 2013 (former measure).

10 21 21 21

Maintaining the number of collaborative programs with K-12 educational institutions at two in 2013 (former measure).

2 4 4 4

3.2.e. Description of student involvement in service, outside of those activities associated with the required practice experience and previously described in Criterion 2.4.One hallmark of our school's service activities is the range of community experiences in the practice of public health available to our students. These opportunities highlight the integral part service plays in achieving our desired mission, goals and objectives. They introduce our students to the broader context and concept of community and what it means to provide service to the community. Relationships created through the identification of field placement sites for students also advance our service activities by growing our network of collaborative partnerships for teaching and research.

SPHIS tracks student community service efforts annually and submits this to the Office of Community Engagement. For each activity, we record the date of service, the community group or organization served, the location of service, a description of the service performed, numbers of student and employee participants as well as the number of hours served. Additional information includes the amount of money raised, the relationship to university activities and the primary issue addressed (e.g. community and economic development, disaster response and recovery, environmental health/ nutrition, youth development, etc.). Beginning Fall 2012, students will have a new opportunity to record their service experiences through the web-based Student Engagement Record (SER) system.

A summary of student service/community engagement activities in is included in Table 3.2.56 on the


following pages.


Table 3.2.56: Student Service and Community Engagement Activities

Student, Group or Organization

Date Organization Served Description of Service # of Students

# of Faculty/ Staff

Hours Served

UofL Chapter of the Kentucky Public Health Association

10/24/2009 Wheatley Elementary and the California Neighborhood California Love Project:

Volunteers pick up trash in a two block grid of the California neighborhood

20 2 8

UofL Chapter of the Kentucky Public Health Association

4/6/2010 Public health field Hosted a booth to let students know about public health as part of National Public health week

5 3 5

SPHIS Student Government Association

9/1/2009 Louisville AIDS Walk Each year, the SPHIS SGA organizes and sponsors the Louisville AIDS Walk week in September.

25 4 12

Department of Health Management and Systems Science

10/1/2009 Healthy Hoops Kentucky

A special initiative that uses basketball and fun to focus on the needs of kids with asthma. Children between the ages of 7 and 13 - and their families, participate.

7 5 10

SPHIS Dean's Office 11/7/2010 Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk in Louisville Metro 6 10 4Center for Health Hazards Preparedness

11/11/2009 H1N1 Drive Thru Clinic Helped with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness H1N1 immunization clinic for two-days

19 9 20

SPHIS Dean's Office May - June 2010

Service Trip to Ghana Conducted a field study in a remote village shared findings with local university

4 2 120

Jade Ashley Mar-10 Service Trip to GhanaIndia

10-day service trip to India over winter break. helped operate medical camps in needy communities.

1 1 80

Stephanie Denkhoff and Avonne Connor

11/18/2010 JCPS school - AHEC Presented on public health for the AHEC-sponsored health career fair at Moore High School

2 1 4

Whitney Kirzinger and Avonne Connor

3/30/2011 JCPS school - AHEC Presented on public health for the AHEC-sponsored health career fair at Olmsted South Middle

2 1 5


9/1/2010 Louisville AIDS Walk Each year, the SPHIS SGA organizes and sponsors the Louisville AIDS Walk week in September

15 3 26


3/26/2011 Supplies Over Seas (SOS)

A local organization that collects, sorts, and packages surplus medical supplies from medical offices in Louisville and ships them to sites in need throughout the world.

6 0 24


4/4/2010 National Public Health Week

Activities included a cook-out, a 10,000 Step Challenge, and an Alcohol Awareness table.

10 2 12


Student, Group or Organization

Date Organization Served Description of Service # of Students

# of Faculty/ Staff

Hours Served


4/8/2011 American Cancer Society

Sponsored a team in support of the UofL American Cancer Society Relay For Life,

4 0 20


4/9/2011 Community Drug Toss Event

Drug Toss event at various locations - accepted expired or unused medications. Coordinated by University of Louisville

4 1 5

Department of Health Management and Systems Sciences


An initiative that uses basketball and fun to focus on the needs of kids with asthma.

7 5 10

SPHIS Dean's Office 5/1/2011 Service Trip to Ghana Conducted a needs assessment in Tamale, Ghana with an emphasis on Maternal Health

4 1 120

Department of Health Management and Systems Sciences


An annual initiative that uses basketball and fun to focus on the needs of kids with asthma.

8 4 14

Please see the following page for Section 3.2.f.


3.2.f. Assessment of the extent to which this criterion is met and an analysis of the school’s strengths, weaknesses and plans relating to this criterion.This criterion is met. A formal program has been constituted and a committee has been formed to coordinate service activities of the school. SPHIS administration supports the engagement of faculty, staff and students in a variety of important service activities.

Strengths Students have been involved in a variety of service activities with Louisville Metro Department of

Public Health and Wellness and other local organizations as well as international projects. Digital Measures, an electronic system for entry and tracking of service activities, is now in place and

utilized by all faculty.

WeaknessesNone identified.

Plans The Transition Team will review the need for awards for excellence in service in Fall 20122013.


3.3 Workforce Development. The school shall engage in activities other than its offering of degree programs that support the professional development of the public health workforce.3.3.a. Description of the ways in which the school periodically assesses the continuing education needs of the community or communities it intends to serve. The assessment may include primary or secondary data collection or data sources.Continuing education needs assessment includes several approaches. We are in regular contact with the Commissioner, Kentucky Department for Public Health, who has made direct requests for our development of coursework for specific situations. For example, the H1N1 swine influenza epidemic of 2009 prompted a discussion with the Commissioner’s office that resulted in a statewide symposium on the topic that was held in Frankfort in Sept 2009. On a local level, the Director of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness is a faculty member of SPHIS who participates regularly in faculty meetings and discussions with the leadership of the school. This relationship facilitates requests for development of courses that are of specific use to the staff at the largest local health department in Kentucky. Needs for continuing education coursework are also conveyed through professional organizations, such as the Kentucky Public Health Association, the Kentucky Health Departments Association, the Association of Practitioners of Infection Prevention and Control, the Kentucky Nursing Association, the Kentucky Medical Association, the Kentucky Psychology Association, and the Kentucky Hospital Association based on perceived needs of their leadership. Finally, needs are regularly expressed as part of the evaluation process for most coursework that is delivered in the state. Respondents are thereby routinely asked what other topics they would consider to be important for their professional development.

SPHIS workforce development planning going forward will be accomplished in collaboration with the consortium led by the University of Kentucky College of Public Health and including accredited programs at Eastern Kentucky University and Western Kentucky University, under the umbrella of the Kentucky Public Health Institute (KPHI) and in conjunction with the Kentucky and Appalachia Public Health Training Center (KAPHTC). A workforce needs assessment has been conducted in 2012 by the KAPHTC involving 1311 professional and support staff, 364 managers and supervisors, and 409 directors and senior leaders, representing a 52% statewide response. The preliminary results have been reported in draft form as three reports, which are and will be available in the resource filein the resource file and as a combined PDF at https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/cbg/acs/reaccred/Shared%20Documents/Resources/2012%20Kentucky%20PH%20Workforce%20Assessment.pdf. Briefly, the survey questionnaire asked each respondent to rate his or her own competency in nine domains, using on a scale from 1 (novice) to 5 (expert). Based upon these assessments, the area of greatest strength across the groups appears to be in communication. The areas of greatest self-perceived need for enhancement of skills include public health sciences, analysis/assessment, and financial planning/management. SPHIS will focus on these needs in its planning for workforce development courses, in collaboration with its other partners in the KPHI.

SPHIS is also committed to providing continuing education for those graduates and public health employees with the CPH credential. Plans are expected to take shape early in 2013 with the arrival of the new dean. Current staff in the dean’s office will be used to coordinate continuing education programming, and faculty expertise will be leveraged to offer relevant CE courses.

3.3.b. A list of the continuing education programs, other than certificate programs, offered by the school, including number of participants served, for each of the last three years. Those programs offered in a distance-learning format should be identified. Funded training/continuing education activities may be reported in a separate table. See CEPH Template 3.3.1 (Optional template for funded workforce development activities). Only funded training/continuing education should be reported in Template 3.3.1. Extramural funding for research or service education grants should be reported in Templates 3.1.1 (research) or 3.2.2 (funded service), respectively.The Center for Health Hazards Preparedness (CHHP), as described in Section 3.2, was established in 2002 through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Additional funding was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). With funding from the National Institute For Hometown Security (NIHS), the CHHP provided training to thousands of individuals to

https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/cbg/acs/reaccred/Shared%20Documents/Resources/2012%20Kentucky%20PH%20Workforce%20Assessment.pdf

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enhance Kentucky pandemic preparedness and response efforts by targeted education of nurses and other health care personnel directed at implementation of best practices in infectious disease prevention and containment. A full listing of the many CHHP continuing education activities offered from since June 2009 to July 2001 is available in the resource file and at https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/cbg/acs/reaccred/Shared%20Documents/Resources/CHHP%20Activities.pdfURL.

More than 9,300 individuals received in-person classroom instruction from CHHP faculty on a range of topics related to pandemic preparedness. A selection of courses offered include:

Swine Flu in Adults Clinical Presentation and Management Novel Influenza H1N1: A Public Health Perspective Characterization and Control of Pandemic Viruses Preparing for H1N1 for MPH Students Pandemic Influenza: Logistics Distribution and Decision Support Schools: To Close or Not to Close? Influenza Update: Seasonal and H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Pandemic - Safe Schools Developing a Pandemic Influenza Plan for Your Business Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Personnel A Systems Perspective for Effective Public Health Emergency Response: Lessons Learned from

H1H1H1N1 Environmental Services and Infection Prevention Partnership Infection Prevention in Ambulatory Care Settings

CHHP involvement with the Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) has been ongoing for several years and continued with the NIHS project. From July 2009 through June 2011, the CHHP facilitated MRC events that trained in 1,061 MRC volunteers. MRC volunteers are trained to assist during emergencies since major emergencies can overwhelm the capabilities of first responders, particularly during the first 12 to 72 hours. Medical and other health volunteers can provide an important "surge" capacity during this critical period. They also can augment medical staff shortages at local medical and emergency facilities. In short, communities often need medically trained individuals and others to fill in the gaps in their emergency response plans and to improve their response capabilities overall.

The CHHP also partners with the Healthcare Emergency Response Association (HERA) Region 6 by serving on the Training Committee as well as participating in monthly meetings to determine additional training opportunities for the local healthcare work force. An example of recent collaborative efforts was that the CHHP developed training materials for both pediatric and adult ventilators that the Region has in their emergency reserves. Training materials allow non-medical personnel to correctly assemble the ventilator and accompanying pieces so as to enable a respiratory therapist to step in and quickly do their job without wasting time in setting up the equipment.

In an effort to expand the impact of presenters and their expertise, the CHHP also videotaped live programs and made them available via the UofL Office of Continuing Health Sciences Education website. Until June 2011, participants accessed 11 video-archived programs, each taking approximately 1.5 hours to complete, then received free continuing education credit. A summary of these offerings included:

Avian Influenza and the Coming Pandemic Community in Crisis Events: This Time It's Personal Kentucky's Preparedness Plans Lessons from the Neurosurgical Theater: Operation Iraqi Freedom Neuroterrorism Chemical Threats To Human Health Emergency Medical Management Of Radiological-Nuclear Incidents Pandemic Flu Will It Occur & Are We Prepared Population Health Protection and Information Infrastructure Recognition and Initial Management of Chemical Casualties Surviving the Next Pandemic: Bird Flu and Other Infectious Diseases The Swine Flu Pandemic

https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/cbg/acs/reaccred/Shared%20Documents/Resources/CHHP%20Activities.pdf

https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/cbg/acs/reaccred/Shared%20Documents/Resources/CHHP%20Activities.pdf


Web-based continuing education courses are designed to be user-friendly and require only minimal computing resources, thus increasing access to a wider audience in remote areas. The first module developed by the CHHP was “Preventing Transmission of Infections,” a unique self-paced distance learning module that uses videos and case scenarios to explore the modes of disease transmission. Disaster transmission knowledge empowers the healthcare worker to implement safer healthcare practices and is fundamental to any effective disaster response. Participants received free continuing education upon completion of the course that took approximately 1.5 hours. This free module was available until July 2012 on the learning management system managed by the Kentucky Department for Public Health known as Kentucky TRAIN (TrainingFinder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network).

In 2009, the CHHP developed an immersive simulation simulation-based, online virtual exercise for healthcare professionals called “Virtual Exercise: Unknown Respiratory Illness.” The virtual exercise gives healthcare workers the opportunity to apply what they know about identifying an outbreak of an unknown infectious disease. It tests participants’ knowledge and skills as they respond to the exercise scenario by making decisions on behalf of the healthcare workers and consequently impacting patient care. The course also provided instruction and reinforcement of best practices. Upon completion of the course, participants receive a performance summary and resources for additional learning and future reference. The virtual exercise was hosted until July 2012 on the KY TRAIN learning management system and provided free continuing education credits for nurses and emergency medical service professionals.

3.3.c. Description of certificate programs or other non-degree offerings of the school, including enrollment data for each of the last three years.The graduate certificate in Clinical Investigation Sciences includes 16 credit hours of didactic instruction with required courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, the responsible conduct of research, evaluating the health care literature and an elective in behavioral and social science, health economics or health services and outcomes research plus a one credit hour research paper. The certificate program can be completed in one year and is designed for those who want a career in a clinical research setting as well as those who want to upgrade their research skills. Courses taken in the certificate program can be applied toward the MSc degree. The certificate in Clinical Investigation Sciences is offered in the school’s Clinical Research, Epidemiology and Statistics Training (CREST) Program.

The goal of the certificate program in Clinical Investigation Sciences is to provide a core curriculum of coursework in clinical investigation. Physicians and other health professionals who plan on conducting clinical research often are lacking the didactic training in order to gain the skills necessary to do so. The certificate program curriculum, a structured series of lectures of basic required courses, provides training in clinical research skills that were not previously available to UofL students prior to the program’s inception. There are also faculty and fellows who are not able to take the entire masters track, but would like evidence that they have successfully completed limited training in clinical research. The goal of the certificate program is to provide this option.

Learning objectives: Upon completion of the certificate program, students will be able to:

Develop collaborative clinical research studies in accordance with appropriate epidemiologic and biostatistical methodologies

Apply the principles of data collection, monitoring, management and analysis within the context of a multidisciplinary team

Disseminate study results to professional and lay audiences through oral and written communication Analyze human subjects issues and apply ethical principles in performing and disseminating clinical

research Discuss and respond to the legal issues in new drug and device development

In most cases, applicants have completed a professional doctoral degree (e.g., DMD, D.O., M.D.) or academic degree from an accredited institution or its equivalent, but applicants with research experience are considered (e.g., research coordinator). Standard application procedures are followed for the Graduate Certificate program, including completed application, two letters of recommendation, CV/resume, transcripts, and submission of GRE scores. The personal statement is a one-page essay that discusses the student’s background and his or her long-term goals in clinical research.

Upon matriculation in the program, each student meets with the CREST program coordinator and


develops a program of study based on the selection of the Certificate program curriculum. The program of study may be modified as the student’s needs change or course availability is altered. Required coursework includes five credit-hours of epidemiology, 7 credit-hours in research design and statistics, 4 credit-hours in outcomes and ethics, and 1 hour of mentored research and a research paper. The paper can be a literature review or a research project. Data collection is not required. The curriculum can be found at http://louisville.edu/graduatecatalog/programs/cert/clinical-investigation-sciences-certificate/

The majority of courses in the CREST program are taught by SPHIS faculty. SPHIS faculty’s expertise in epidemiology, biostatistics, health management, and health behavior add to the success of the students and the program. Students can be involved in research conducted by SPHIS faculty, or more frequently, pursue a clinical hypothesis relevant to their practice specialty.

The number of students who matriculate each year has varied between 10-40, but the average for the past five years has been approximately 15 students. Thus the faculty to student ratio is 2.7:1, well below other university programs and national norms. The program does not meet the CPE Program Productivity Goals because the vast majority of the students are physicians who are seeking a MSc in Clinical Investigation Sciences in order to enhance their research careers. Since they are physicians, after they complete the certificate program, their employment rate is near 100%. Similarly, those engaging in research are in faculty positions at UofL, or at other research institutions.

The CREST program partners with the clinical departments and divisions of the university health science center in the work that students do. Each student works with at least two types of mentors: one from SPHIS and one from the clinical entity of their interest. There may be opportunities to perform service within their clinical rotations, however, there is no student service component in the CREST program. Since the students’ professional aims are clinical research, community engagement projects are not appropriate uses of their time.

3.3.d. Description of the school’s practices, policies, procedures and evaluation that support continuing education and workforce development strategies.After each training course that is completed, all participants are requested to complete an evaluation form for the presentations they attended. These data are collected, collated, analyzed, summarized, and shared with the course director, instructors, sponsoring organization, and other interested parties. These results are used in the modification of materials for future presentations and for assistance in planning future curricula. While SPHIS does not have independent policies and procedures that support continuing education and workforce development, a collaboration having such policies and procedures is in place with the University of Kentucky College of Public Health and other entities, as described below.

3.3.e. A list of other educational institutions or public health practice organizations, if any, with which the school collaborates to offer continuing education.SPHIS has collaborated with other schools and programs of public health in Kentucky (Eastern Kentucky University, University of Kentucky, and Western Kentucky University) in submitting a grant application for a newly formed KY Public Health Institute (PHI). The universities will serve in a convening role and also provide evaluative research on the effectiveness of cross- jurisdictional sharing. We will also perform research aimed at creating evidence-based decisions about sharing of resources between single-county health departments. We also have the opportunity in Kentucky to compare single county operations with counties that are part of an existing district. In addition to the above institutions, the proposed PHI includes partnerships with the Kentucky Department for Public Health and Office of Performance Management; Kentucky Health Department Association; Kentucky Public Health Association; Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky; Kentucky Public Health Leadership Institute; Kentucky and Appalachia Public Health Training Center; Kentucky Rural Health Centers; Kentucky Public Health Research Network; National Coordinating Center for Public Health Systems and Services Research; and the Practice Based Research Networks National Coordinating Center. The PHI will serve as a neutral convener and provide an independent and collective voice for the public’s health in Kentucky.

The Kentucky Public Health Leadership Institute (KPHLI) also provides opportunities for the SPHIS faculty to provide direct mentorship to public health professionals throughout Kentucky. The faculty members have been active in KPHILI since 2007, completing nine projects with 42 public health practitioners. Participants in KPHILI receive a Certificate in Public Health Leadership from the Kentucky

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College of Public Health after the year-long development program. The institute’s mission is to “strengthen the public health system in the commonwealth of Kentucky by improving the skills of the professionals who administer state, regional, and local public health systems”. SPHIS mentors include Drs. Richard Wilson, Muriel Harris, and Scott LaJoie, all of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science.

3.3.f. Assessment of the extent to which this criterion is met and an analysis of the school’s strengths, weaknesses and plans relating to this criterion.This criterion is met. SPHIS recognizes its role in the education of the public health workforce and specifically the need for formal continuing education activities to support maintenance of the CPH distinction.

Strengths The Center for Health Hazards Preparedness, through funding from CDC, HRSA, the Assistant

Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and the Department of Homeland Security/National Institute for Hometown Security has provided continuing education from 2002-2012 for a large number of health professionals in a variety of disciplines throughout the region in the recognition and response to potential acts of terrorism and natural disasters.

The CREST program offers a certificate in clinical investigation sciences that the university has recognized as a valuable resource and wishes to expand.

Weaknesses Continuing education efforts over the last decade have focused almost exclusively on all-hazards

preparedness. SPHIS was not able to secure independent funding for a Public Health Training Center during the

recent round of funding through HRSA.

Plans Through its designated faculty liaison, Dr. Susan Muldoon, the school will collaborate with the

University of Kentucky College of Public Health (UKCPH) in needs assessments and workforce development activities through the newly proposed Kentucky Public Health Institute. The school will explore collaboration with UKCPH in its plan for renewal of support for its PHTC.