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This past July, Ketrell McWhorter and several of her global health students traveled to Puerto Rico to provide relief in the wake of Hurricane Fiona.

Today marks the beginning of the annual National Public Health Week, a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation's health. This week, organizations across the country — including the University of Kentucky College of Public Health — are hosting events to promote public health's passion, purpose and pathway for a healthier life. 

In 2002, six University of Kentucky medical residents traveled to Ecuador for a medical brigade with their professor, Tom Young, M.D. Upon their return, the small group shared their experiences with their peers. A few years later, that group of six had turned into 30, and Shoulder to Shoulder Global was born.

The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) launched the Teaching Innovation Institute in 2020 as an incubator for cutting-edge instructional techniques and a transdisciplinary space for faculty to build community, engage with shared challenges and opportunities and experiment with pedagogical approaches. Two faculty cohorts have completed the program with a third on the way for the next academic year.