CHHS News

Sep 20th, 2022

Bingocize®, an evidence-based senior wellness program created by Western Kentucky University faculty member Dr. Jason Crandall, continues to grow in popularity and expand to more states, now including North Carolina.

Sep 13th, 2022

Ms. Angel Parker and Dr. Kristen Brewer are on a mission to empower students to take control of their sexual health through education.

Sep 9th, 2022

The South Central KY AHEC is hosting two programs for high school students interested in the healthcare field in Warren and Allen Counties in partnership with the Warren County Public Library and Allen County Public Library.

Aug 23rd, 2022

Harsh Moolani, a 2016 WKU Gatton Academy graduate and member of the WKU Center for Applied Science in Health and Aging (CASHA), along with his nonprofit Create Circles, received $495K in Civil Money Penalty funds from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Aug 10th, 2022

The School of Nursing and Allied Health (SONAH) in the WKU College of Health and Human Services recently received a $479,000 grant from the Healthcare Workforce Collaborative of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE).

Jul 25th, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Kentucky Office of Inspector General awarded the University of Kentucky a 3-year, Civil Money Penalty grant to purchase a license to implement Bingocize® in 30 Certified Nursing Facilities across KY.

Jun 14th, 2022

Cassidy Ratterman, a CHHS graduate student, is completing her third and final clinical rotation at Frazier Rehab Institute in Louisville, KY. She is working towards her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP).

Jun 13th, 2022

CHHS faculty member awarded Kentucky Department of Public Health grant for promoting health equity & COVID-19 immunizations in underserved populations across Kentucky using the Bingocize® platform.

May 26th, 2022

Ashley Adams, WKU graduate student from Owensboro, is a first-generation college student supported through a scholarship from the WKU NIOSH Training Program Grant in the Environmental and Occupational Health Science graduate program.

May 13th, 2022

Dr. Rachel Tinius and her technology, BumptUpTM, one of the first-place winners (tied) of the inaugural Kentucky Commercialization Ventures IMPACT competition. IMPACT stands for innovative, mobile, public health, and community-oriented technologies.