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University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences August 3, 2012 Response to Criterion One Page 1 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. 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. UofL The 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. Ownership of Data. 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 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.

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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.

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.

UofL

The 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.

• Ownership of Data. • 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 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.

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• 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 on intramural grant opportunities, please see the 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.

SPHIS

The 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 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,

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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. 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) Date

Gene Expression, Aging and Mortality Richard Kerber, PhD 2/6/09

Local Healthcare Politics in Louisville David Houvenagle, PhD 3/23/09

Pb and Tobacco Smoke Exposure--Cellular and Molecular Effects

Rachel Neal, PhD 4/29/09

An Overview of the Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Program

Ruth Carrico, PhD, RN 5/27/09

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W. Paul McKinney, MD

Research Computing at the University of Louisville Harrison Simrall 6/24/09

Pandemic Flu: Behavioral Health Preparations A. Scott LaJoie, PhD 9/30/09

Looking 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

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 3/17/10

Broadway 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 8/25/10

The Communities Putting Prevention to Work Project: Capturing BMI as an Outcome

Richard 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

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 and

Scott LaJoie, PhD

12/7/11

Quality Healthcare at the Right Price Russell Bessette, MD 3/28/12

Data Collection in International Settings Linda Young, MA 4/25/12

The Louisville Twin Study: Past, Present and Future Deborah Davis, PhD 05/30/12

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

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.

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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.

NOTE: These data will be included in the preliminary report submitted to CEPH in August.

Table 3.1.3: Formal Research Agreements with Local, State and National Health Agencies and Community-Based Organizations

Organization Project Title PI

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.

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NOTE: These data will be included in the preliminary report submitted to CEPH in August.

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

Project Name PI & Department Funding Source

Funding Period Start/End

Amount Total Award

Amount 2010

Amount 2011

Amount 2012

Community-Based

Student Participation

LMPHW  Medical  Reserve  Corps

McKinney,William  Paul  

4510100122 7/1/10 6/30/11

Pandemic  Planning  and  Preparedness  Program.  OTA  HSHQDC-­‐07-­‐3-­‐00005

McKinney,William  Paul  

4510100122 3/9/09 6/30/12

Ethnicity,  Breast  Cancer  Recurrence  &  Long-­‐Term  QOL

Baumgartner,Kathy  B  

4510200122 9/9/05 5/31/11

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

Baumgartner,Richard  N  

4510200122 9/30/08 7/31/10

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

Baumgartner,Richard  N  

4510200122 9/30/08 7/31/10

Health,  Eating,  Activity  and  Lifestyle  (HEAL)

Baumgartner,Richard  N  

4510200122 9/30/10 9/29/11

Genetic  Characterization  of  Breast  Cancer  Risk  in  Families

Kerber  JR,Richard  A  

4510200122 9/1/08 7/12/09

Genetic  Characterization  of  Breast  Cancer  Risk  in  Families

Kerber  JR,Richard  A  

4510200122 7/13/09 7/12/10

Genetic  Characterization  of  Breast  Cancer  Risk  in  Families

Kerber  JR,Richard  A  

4510200122 7/13/10 7/12/12

The  Utah  Study  of  Fertility,  Longevity  and  Aging

Kerber  JR,Richard  A  

4510200122 9/1/08 6/30/11

Mitochondrial  Genetics  of  Exceptional  Longevity  in  Multigeneration  Metrillneages

Kerber  JR,Richard  A  

4510200122 9/1/11 8/31/12

Genetic  Epidemiology  of  Causal  Variants  Across  the  Life  Course

Taylor,Kira  Creswell  

4510200122 8/1/11 5/31/12

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

Zierold,Kristina  M  

4510200122 9/1/08 8/31/11

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

Zierold,Kristina  M  

4510200122 8/1/09 7/31/12

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

Datta,Somnath  

4510300122 7/1/07 6/30/11

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

Datta,Somnath  

4510300122 2/18/11 2/17/13

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

Datta,Somnath  

4510300122 9/1/11 8/31/13

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

Datta,Susmita  

4510300122 6/1/08 5/31/11

Development  of  Statistical  Methods  for  Analyzing  Proteomic  Cancer  Data

Datta,Susmita  

4510300122 7/1/09 6/30/12

ARRA  SCFG  Part  Time  BRFSS  Analysis

Harris,Muriel  Jean  

4510400122 10/28/11 6/30/12

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

Smeltzer,Philip  Andrew  

4510400122 9/1/09 3/31/11

Neuroanatomy  and  molecular  biology  of  airway  neurons

Hoyle,Gary  

4510500122 1/1/08 3/31/11

Neuroanatomy  and  molecular  biology  of  airway  neurons

Hoyle,Gary  

4510500122 4/1/11 3/31/12

Repair  of  Airway  Epithelium  Following  Chlorine  Lung  Injury

Hoyle,Gary  

4510500122 9/23/10 8/31/12

Novel  Therapies  for  Chlorine-­‐Induced  Lung  Injury Hoyle,Gary   7/1/11 5/31/12

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4510500122

Novel  therapies  for  Chlorine-­‐Induced  Lung  Injury

Hoyle,Gary  William  

4510500122 6/1/09 5/31/10

Novel  therapies  for  Chlorine-­‐Induced  Lung  Injury

Hoyle,Gary  William  

4510500122 6/1/10 8/21/11

Novel  Therapies  for  Chlorine-­‐Induced  Lung  Injury

Hoyle,Gary  William  

4510500122 6/1/09 5/31/10

National  Children's  Study  -­‐  Jefferson  County,  KY

Tollerud,David  John  

4510500122 9/26/08 9/25/13

NCS  Recruitment  and  Retention  Network

Tollerud,David  John  

4510500122 1/13/11 9/30/11

Activation  of  Endothelial  Cells  and  Gene  Expression  in  Lungs  following  exposure  to  Ultrafine  Particles

Zhang,Qunwei  

4510500122 3/1/07 6/30/10

Activation  of  endothelial  cells  and  gene  expression  alteration  in  lung  following  exposure  to  ultrafine  particles

Zhang,Qunwei  

4510500122 7/1/10 12/31/11

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

Zhang,Qunwei  

4510500122 7/1/08 6/30/11

Mechanisms  Underlying  the  Susceptibility  of  Diabetics  to  Ultrafine  Particles

Zhang,Qunwei  

4510500122 7/1/09 6/30/11

Totals

In addition, the school collaborates with other units within the university. …

Table 3.1.3. Research Activity from 2009 to 2012 - Participation in Awards to Other Units Project Name PI & Department Funding

Source Funding Period Start/End

Amount Total Award

Amount 2010

Amount 2011

Amount 2012

Community-Based

Student Participation

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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.

NOTE: Data for 2011-12 are being finalized and will be included in the preliminary report submitted to CEPH in August.

Table 3.1.4: Outcome Measures for XXX

Outcome Measure Target 2010 2011 2012

Increasing the number of grants and contracts awarded to 30 in 2013.

30 19 >21

Increasing the total dollar amounts of grants to $5,000,000 in 2013.

$5,000,000 $4.3 million

$6.0 million

Increasing the number of faculty on sponsored research to 30 in 2013.

30 28 >26

Increasing the number of students on funded research to 6 in 2013.

6 8 >7

Increasing the total number of publications in refereed journals to 25 in 2013.

25 46 >25

Increasing the number of refereed presentations and/or papers sponsored by national or international organizations to 25 in 2013.

25 >12 >9

Adding one new faculty research position per year from university administration.

One new faculty per

year

1 0 0

Providing departmental funding for travel to national meetings to present papers and further research.

Continued departmental

funding

continued continued continued

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

Continued monthly

meetings

Y Y

A full list of publications by SPHIS faculty and staff is available at [insert URL]. 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/.

A list of presentations is available at [insert URL].

Since July 1, 2002, UofL has recovered $Y in facilities and administrative (indirect) costs from extramural grants and contracts awarded to SPHIS researchers. Of this amount, $Z 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.

e. Description of student involvement in research.

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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.

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

The MPH program has also brought many additional students into SPHIS. Each has been required to participate in a practicum project which 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:

• The Department of Epidemiology and Population Health (EPH) supervises the instruction of PHCI 501, “From Bench to Bedside: Introduction to Clinical Research,” each summer. This course is designed to introduce pre-med, nursing and other undergraduate students interested in a career in health care as well as undergraduate and graduate students in the health professions to the intellectual challenges and rewards of clinical research.

• 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 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 have also participated in the research incubation meeting series as described in section 3.1.d. Table 3.1.6 lists the student-led presentations.

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

Title Presenter(s) Date

Looking 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

FY10 FY11 FY12

Full-time GRAs 8 9 8

Full-time paid fellows 2 8 8

Grant-funded 8 8 16

SPHIS-funded full-time GRAs 1 0 0

SPHIS-funded tuition scholarships 26 27 21

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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

KPHA and APHA

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.

Table 3.1.7: Student presentations at 2011 KPHA annual meeting

Student Presentation

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

Cardiovascular 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

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.

Table 3.1.8: Student presentations at 2010 APHA annual meeting

Student Presentation

Caroline  Chan Calibration  and  validation  of  a  dynamic  model  that  projects  population  outcomes  from  methylmercury  exposure  from  local  fish  consumption

Building  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  Desert

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Joan  Buchar Advocacy  is  part  of  the  job  description  

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

Other Presentations

UofL 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 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

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. The school has evolved from an institute that focused on research and continues to emphasize this area of academic endeavor. Expansion of activities in the school has been supported by the university’s partial return of recovered indirect costs through its Research Infrastructure Fund programs. SPHIS recognizes the benefits of enhancing student involvement in research through development of additional GRA positions and the support of travel to professional meetings.

NOTE: Assessments will be written or revised to reflect the comments provided by reviewers, and will include Strengths, Weaknesses and Plans.

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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.

Service is one of the three cornerstones of the mission of the school to advance knowledge for the public’s health in the 21st century, and 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, 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.

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 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. It has a special obligation to serve the needs of a diverse population, including many ethnic minorities and place-bound, part-time, non-traditional students.

Service-related activities occurring within SPHIS are designated in and governed by the document establishing the role of community and professional service and the charge to the Community and Professional Service Committee (Service Committee), both of which are available at https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/cbg/service/default.aspx.The first document outlines the mission, goals, activities and organization of the school’s community and professional service, including the responsibilities of the committee chair, faculty director, support staff and the Service Committee members. The charge to the Service Committee includes its purpose, organization and composition, support, term and rules.

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 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.

The 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. The scope of service interest and capacity was evidenced during the 2009 H1N1 Influenza A pandemic response. A major collaboration between the SPHIS, LMPHW and the city of Louisville enabled the provision of mass immunization using a novel approach that combined walk-in and drive-thru points of dispensing options. Faculty, staff and students from SPHIS worked with faculty and students from the University of Louisville School of Nursing, Speed School of Engineering, and the internal university infrastructure to provide the planning and workforce necessary for this community event. This was the largest volunteer event in the history of Louisville and the University resulting in the immunization of more than 19,000 individuals in less than 18 hours.

The School maintains a formal agreement with the Director of the Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW), LaQuandra Nesbitt MD MPH. Dr. Nesbitt, whose service work assignment is 90%, is the Commissioner of Health for LMPHW. Louisville Metro government pays the school for this service. Dr. Nesbitt’s remaining 10% level of effort is devoted to teaching in HMSS.

We know that our strong relationships with the LMPHW and other metro government agencies are 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

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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.

Our service program has been strengthened by our partnership with the LMPHW. Collaborative activities with LMPHW span a wide spectrum including training, education, public events, research, student activities and staff support. Regular interactions 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 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.

Another significant example of our work with LMPHW 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 advance 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.

The school’s Statistical Consulting Center (StCC) and Center for Health Hazards Preparedness (CHHP) are two internal entities that provide unique services to the community. The Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics provides consulting services through its Statistical Consulting Center (StCC) designed to provide expertise in statistical methodology 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. Given the extensive number and range of the services they provide, a listing of StCC activities are included in the electronic resource file at [insert URL].

One 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

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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, approximately 40,000 individuals have participated 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.

One highlight we want to share 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 3-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 equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers. Dr. LaJoie’s efforts will focus on protecting the health care and public health (HPH) workforce by promoting mental health before, during and after disease outbreak.

CHHP involvement with the Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) has been ongoing for several years. The responsibilities of MRC volunteers vary, depending on the nature of the needs in the community. MRC volunteers can assist during emergencies and assist with public initiatives and ongoing community health outreach and education efforts. 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. In recent years, the CHHP has facilitated several MRC events that resulted in hundreds of new and trained MRC volunteers.

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 summary of the many CHHP continuing education activities are noted in the following section as Table 3.3.2.

As part of its outreach program, the School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) worked with community partners to establish a farmers’ market in the downtown area in 2009. The Gray Street Farmers Market, which is operated as an outreach program by SPHIS, 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 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 works 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. It 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, between South Preston and South Jackson streets. Located in the Phoenix Hill neighborhood, East Gray Street 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

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for those working in the area. With 18 vendors, customers can find the finest in local farm products including grass fed beef, spring greens, hydroponic tomatoes, cheese, flowers, breads, jam, granola, kettle corn and more.

In 2010, the Gray Street Farmers’ Market opened for the second season with a new EBT/Debit machine 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 $22,000 in transactions using the new machine

10% of these transactions are EBT purchases. In its third season, the market took part in 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 and honey. This new benefit enabled low income adults to purchase $3170 of fresh, local produce during the 2011 season.

Post-season surveys to vendors and customers indicate the market is well received and provides coordinators with more information about customer expectations and satisfaction. Attendance has increased over the three seasons. In 2009, total attendance was estimated at 2200 with an average of 192 people. In 2011, we estimate that 7500 customers visited the market, with a weekly average of 312 people. In addition to maintaining a listserv of over 300 names, the market manager has helped put together a community-wide farmers’ market guide to help increase support for farmers markets in Louisville.

A broader approach to service involves entire community. This broader emphasis extends beyond SPHIS and is one of the five critical areas of the University of Louisville’s strategic plan (http://louisville.edu/communityengagement/office-of-the-vice-president). As stated in 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  programs  • 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 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 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. This document summarizes data submitted to the university annually:

1. Community  Engagement  Partnerships  2. Community  Service  Hours  3. Signature  Partnership  Activities  

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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 33 partnerships were recorded from 2009 through 2011.

Clearly, 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 teach 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.

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 3.2.1.

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,

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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 information and documentation 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

In addition to tracking service activities, it is suggested that faculty seeking promotion and tenure provide 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, etc.

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.

NOTE: These data will be included in the preliminary report submitted to CEPH in August.

As previously mentioned, all faculty are required to maintain an accounting of their service activities in Digital Measures. Table 3.2.1 provides a summary of these activities.

Table 3.2.1: Faculty Service from 2009 to 2012

Faculty member Role Organization Activity or Project Year(s)

A

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C

D

E

Table 3.2.2 provides a quick look at some of the types of service activities in which SPHIS faculty and staff are involved.

Table 3.2.2: Selected Service Activities (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2012)

List of Service Activities by Type of Service Number of Activities

Boards or Committee Members for Professional and Non-Profit Organizations

Journals - Editorial Board Members

Journals - Manuscript Reviewers

Grants - Review Grant Proposals

National, State and Local Advisory Boards and Committees

Volunteers at Local Service or Educational Organizations

Consulting

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.

Please see the following page.

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Table 3.2.3: Funded Service Activity from 2009 to 2012

Project Name PI & Department

Funding Source

Funding Period Start/End

Amount Total Award

Amount 2010

Amount 2011

Amount 2012

Community-Based

Student Participation

LMPHW  Asthma  Project

McKinney,William  Paul  

4510100122 1/1/11 3/31/11

FY11  UL  WebEOC

McKinney,William  Paul  

4510100122 7/1/10 6/30/12

Gray  Street  Farmers'  Market

Schreck,Melissa  Ann  

4510100122 3/4/10 6/30/10

FY09  &  FY10  -­‐  Telehealth  -­‐  UL  

Walsh,Mary  S.  

4510100122   7/1/08   6/30/10  

FY11  &  12  Telehealth/UL  

Walsh,Mary  S.  

4510100122   7/1/10   6/30/12  

Eliminating  Health  Barriers  Work

Walton,Peter  Lewis  

4510100122 4/30/10 6/30/10

Kentucky  Refugee  Health  Program  Assistant

Carrico,Ruth  Lynne  

4510400122 11/1/11 10/31/12

Executive  Nurse  Fellows

Carrico,Ruth  Lynne  

4510400122 11/1/11 10/31/14

Primary  Care  &  Oral  Health  Workforce  Study

Carrico,Ruth  Lynne  

4510400122 1/3/11 6/30/11

FHK/Group  Health  Evaluation  Project

Harris,Muriel  Jean  

4510400122 11/1/07 12/31/10

ARRA  Louisville  Putting  Prevention  to  Work

Harris,Muriel  Jean  

4510400122 3/19/10 3/18/11

ARRALouisville  Putting  Harris,Muriel  Jean   3/19/11 6/18/12

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

Allen,Susan  Olson  

4510600122 3/19/10 3/18/12

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

Esterhay  JR,Robert  J  

4510600122 7/1/09 6/30/10

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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 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.

NOTE: Data for 2011-12 are being finalized and will be included in the preliminary report submitted to CEPH in August.

Table 3.2.4: Outcome Measures for XXX

Outcome Measure Target Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

4.2.c 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.

25 38 38

4.2.d Maintaining the number of partnerships with state, regional and federal agencies at 10 in 2013.

10 21 21

4.2.e Maintaining the number of collaborative programs with K-12 educational institutions at two in 2013.

2 4 4

Additional measures include the following.

• 4.2.a 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. This measure is fully satisfied at present..

• 4.2.b Promoting the utilization of an electronic clearinghouse for service opportunities with community and government agencies through annual presentations to faculty, staff and students.

The university Office of Community Engagement tracks university involvement in and promotes opportunities for community service activities. This information is posted on their website and the office alerts the university community to new volunteer activities. There is a form on the website that makes it possible for community organizations to submit requests for volunteers. http://louisville.edu/communityengagement/communityservice-opportunities.html

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, environment health/ nutrition, youth development, etc.)

A summary of student service/community engagement activities in Table 3.2.5 on the following pages:

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Table 3.2.5: 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

Dept 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 if the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk in Louisville Metro

6 10 4

Center 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 Ghana

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

2 1 4

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High School

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

SPHIS Student Government Association

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

15 3 26

SPHIS Student Government Association

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

SPHIS Student Government Association

4/4/2100 National Public Health Week

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

10 2 12

SPHIS Student Government Association

4/8/2011 American Cancer Society

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

4 0 20

SPHIS Student Government Association

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

Dept of Health Management and Systems Sciences

10/1/2010 Healthy Hoops Kentucky

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

Dept of Health Management and Systems Sciences

10/1/2011 Healthy Hoops Kentucky

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

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Many MS/BDS students are members of professional associations. Through their fieldwork and courses of study, these students have assisted department faculty in providing statistical support and service to clinicians and investigators doing research at the university and in the community. Past projects have included data management for maternal and child health initiatives at LMPHW, statistical support for the university's educational initiative in Belize and presentation of work at national professional meetings such as the Society for Medical Decision Making annual meeting.

MSc/CIS students are involved in service activities that include serving on local, state and national agency boards and providing informational presentations to organizations on a particular disease or public health issue. Students are also involved in national issues such as literacy and nutrition. Students have provided books and nutritional information to families in conjunction with pediatric physician visits.

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.

The school has advanced its service program significantly and this criterion is met. Our strengths include promoting a culture of service as evidenced by the recognition we have received and our sustained commitment to community engagement—from the university president’s office, through our school-sponsored activities. Our partnerships with local and state health department, as well as our significant professional service through the CHHP and the StCC, have lasting impacts on our local, state and national health colleagues. We directly improve the community’s health by managing the Gray Street Farmers Market…

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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.

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 at the Kentucky Public Health 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.

The Kentucky Public Health Leadership Institute (KPHLI) 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 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.

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.

NOTE: These data will be included in the preliminary report submitted to CEPH in August.

Please see the following page.

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Table 3.3.1: Funded CE Activity from 2009 to 2012

Project Name PI & Department Funding Source

Funding Period Start/End

Amount Total Award

Amount 2010

Amount 2011

Amount 2012

Community-Based

Student Participation

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

Baumgartner,Kathy  B  

4510200122 9/14/09 9/13/10

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

Baumgartner,Kathy  B  

4510200122 9/14/10 9/12/12

From  Bench  to  Bedside:  Introduction  to  Clinical  Research

Hornung,Carlton  

4510200122 7/1/07 6/30/10

Public  Health  Traineeship

Muldoon,Susan  B  

4510200122 7/1/09 6/30/12

ARRA  Public  Health  Traineeship

Muldoon,Susan  B  

4510200122 9/1/09 8/31/12

Public  Health  Traineeship

Muldoon,Susan  B  

4510200122 7/1/10 6/30/11

Public  Health  Traineeship

Muldoon,Susan  B  

4510200122 7/1/11 6/30/12

University  of  Louisville  -­‐  Coordinated  School  Health

Carrico,Ruth  Lynne  

4510400122 12/1/09 2/28/10

Medical  Reserve  Corps  Training  Curriculum

Carrico,Ruth  Lynne  

4510400122 7/1/10 6/30/11

Just  in  Time  Training  Materials  for  Mass  Immunization

Carrico,Ruth  Lynne  

4510400122 3/1/11 7/31/11

Emergency  Countermeasures  Dispensing  Staffing  Plan

Carrico,Ruth  Lynne  

4510400122 9/30/11 9/29/12

ARRA  FY12  UL  Infection  Preventionist  Training  Modules Carrico,Ruth  Lynne   7/1/11 12/1/11

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

Chan,Mary  C  

4510500122 8/23/10 8/22/13

Totals

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Table 3.3.2: CHHP Continuing Education Activities Over the Past Three Years

Name Organization Date Number of Participants

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 learning objective 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.

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 meet with the CREST program coordinator and develop 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 research paper. The paper can be a

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literature review or a research project. Data collection is not required. The curriculum can be found here: http://louisville.edu/graduatecatalog/programs/cert/clinical-investigation-sciences-certificate/

The majority of courses are taught by SPHIS faculty, with the exception of the courses, 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. The majority of the students in the program are physicians, so after they complete the certificate program, the 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.

d. Description of the school’s practices, policies, procedures and evaluation that support continuing education and workforce development strategies.

Program Evaluation. After each training course that is completed, all participants are requested to complete an evaluation form for the presentations they attended. The data derived therefrom are collected, collated, analyzed, summarized, ad 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.

e. A list of other educational institutions or public health practice organizations, if any, with which the school collaborates to offer continuing education.

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 33 partnerships were recorded from 2009 through 2011.

The following is the most current list of partnerships organized by department and center.

Bioinformatics and Biostatistics

• The Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (DBB) and JG Brown Cancer Center Biostatistics Shared Facility (BSF) are working together to encourage high school students to use and appreciate statistics in their science projects.

• The Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center 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

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• Faculty are engaged with the Center for Environmental Genomics and Integrative Biology Community Outreach and Educational Core is to educate disadvantaged communities in the Louisville Metropolitan Area (nine counties in Kentucky and four counties in Indiana) on the importance of interactions between genes, environment, culture, and disease.

• Department faculty are working with Project Waterway Improvements Now (WIN) to address the challenges of improving our water quality, MSD embarked on a comprehensive sewer improvement program that will eliminate major sources of water pollution throughout Louisville Metro. The new initiative is called “Project WIN” (Waterway Improvements Now). 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.

• The Partnership for a Green City consists of the University of Louisville, Louisville Metro Government, Jefferson County Public Schools. Committee members from UofL include the KY Institute Environment & Sustainable Development (KIESD), School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS), Center for Environmental Education/College of Ed & Human Development, Geography/Geosciences Dept., Pediatrics/UCHS, School of Medicine (SOM), School of Nursing (SON). Other committee members include representatives from JCPS

• Louisville Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness, Passport • KY Lung Assoc. • Kosair Children’s Hospital-Child Advocate/Ed. Dept • Air Pollution Control District. Dr. Robert Jacobs is the SPHIS Department of Environmental &

Occupational Health Sciences representative on the committee. The committee current focus is on climate change.

• Faculty are part of the MSD-chartered a 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.

Health Management and Systems Sciences

• The department’s HARP Project (Health Attendance and Report Platform) was a collaborative initiative to develop real near time school absence and reporting for Kentucky schools and the nation for pandemic flu. This project is part of a larger funded contract from the National Institute for Hometown Security to SPHIS.

• 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 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

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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 being 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.

Center for Health Hazards Preparedness

• The Real Time Decision Support System project is part of a larger funded contract from the National Institute for Hometown Security. Dr. Ruth Carrico’s project will evaluate the real-world application of various recommendations that the CDC, IOM, and OSHA have made regarding the use of respiratory personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. Dr. Carrico evaluates the implications and limitations of these recommendations in a practical setting.

• The Real Time Decision Support System led by Dr. Scott  LaJoie  aims  to  provide  evidence-­‐based  

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training,  recruitment  and  retention  of  mental  health  professionals  as  a  means  of  building  surge  capacity  for  a  pandemic  to create a geographic information system (GIS) database  of  disaster  mental  health  trained  volunteers to integrate GIS database with existing and future decision support tools.

• The CHHP 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.

• Pandemic Preparation for the Sentinel Healthcare Workforce is part of a larger funded contract from the National Institute for Hometown Security (NIHS). This project is focused on strengthening the health care workforce via training surrounding pandemic planning and preparedness. Training modules have been developed and presented in a variety of formats (in person, online, and via the statewide TeleHealth network) and have been focused around pandemic influenza.

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.

Certificate Program

One strength of the certificate program is that it is the only program of its kind at the University. Also, physicians do not typically learn the mechanisms of clinical research at any stage of their education and the program bridges that gap. As a result, faculty are more academically productive as a result of the program. The CREST program has forged collaborations between the University’s clinical and public health programs, another positive outcome of the program.

Current program’s weaknesses:

• Uncertainty regarding the “fit” of the CREST program with the aims and goals of SPHIS. • There is an additional teaching load on the small SPHIS faculty. • The clinicians sometimes lack the time that the program requires. • There is a lack of funding to offset the cost of tuition.