December 4, 2018 Issue 70
December Public Health Minute: Tobacco and E-Cigarettes

In this month’s Public Health Minute, Commissioner Jeffrey Howard, M.D. discusses Kentucky’s high rate of tobacco use, including the recent e-cigarette and ‘Juul’ phenomenon among teens and young adults, and how providers can talk to patients about these harmful products.  Click here to view
Faihza Hill Seeks to Serve the Underserved, Be Involved in her Community and Impact Families 

Faihza Hill has a lot of grit and determination.

Hill was faced with a major obstacle in high school when she tore her ACL playing basketball, a sport she’s played since she was 9 years old. “When I initially got hurt, it was very devastating for me,” she said. “It felt like a piece of who I was, was being taken away prematurely. I was very determined to try to get back to my baseline.”

MEMBER NEWS
Kaelin Receives BIAK 'Doctors Award'

KMA member Darryl Kaelin, M.D., professor and chief of the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Louisville , was awarded the 1st Annual 'Doctors Award' by the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky (BIAK).
Martin Featured in MD-Update

KMA member Monte Martin, M.D. , medical director of Flaget Cancer Center in Bardstown, was featured in MD-Update magazine for providing full cancer care to people who live in Washington, Nelson, Spencer, Hardin, Marion and Bullitt counties.
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