Karen Badger, PhD, MSW
UK/CCDD – Public Policy, Communications and Advocacy Project
KY Council on Developmental Disabilities
The College of Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky will provide policy, advocacy and communication resources to the leadership and staff of the Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities. In collaboration with CCDD leadership, this project will provide the personnel needed to execute the required educational and information dissemination activities.
Period of Performance: 07/2025 to 06/2026
Year 3 Total Value: $201,828
Patrick Kitzman, PT, PhD
KATS Hazard Appalachian Center for Assistive Technology
KY Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
The Appalachian Center for Assistive Technology (ACAT) will establish an Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) to serve the disability population in eastern Kentucky. This goal will be achieved through education, demonstration and loan of assistive technology. A space will be established to allow for the adaptive equipment to meet the needs of the disabled individuals. The ACAT will also serve as a training site for professional students.
Period of Performance: 08/2022 to 06/2026
Total Value: $271,415
Brandi White, PhD, MPH
DASH-ING to Hearth Health: Supporting Low-Income African American Women with an Interactive ‘Meals that Heal’ Resource Book
National Library of Medicine
The overall goal of this project is to create a useful and usable interactive resource book that increases awareness/knowledge of hypertension and improves ease of following a DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. This can be possible by providing culturally relevant and low-cost recipes that low-income African American Women can utilize when making heart health food choices. The findings will increase the availability of accessible and usable evidence-based health information for health disparity populations.
Period of Performance: 01/2024 to 12/2026
Total Value: $374,774
Brandi White, PhD, MPH
Developing and Evaluating a Kitchen Toolkit for DASH Adoption and Adherence in Black Public Housing Residents
American Heart Association
The goal of this mixed methods study is to develop and evaluate a kitchen toolkit as a implementation strategy to increase DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) adoption among Black Americans living in public housing. The toolkit will provide kitchen equipment and supplies, including non-perishable DASH stables.
Period of Performance: 04/2025 to 03/2026
Total Value: $114,668
Cheryl Vanderford, MPAS, PA-C
2025 Communities Talk to Prevent Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
This initiative will educate communities about the consequences of alcohol and other drug misuse, empower communities to use evidence-base approaches to reduce alcohol and other drug misuse, and mobilize communities and substance use prevention initiatives at the local, state, and national levels.
Period of Performance: 01/2025 to 11/2025
Total Value: $750