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Lexington's long and storied history with public health

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Lex Talk History is back with our January episode. Alan and Mandy recap the kickoff to 250 Lex and highlight what's to come in the New Year. In keeping with this month's theme of health and wellness they talk with Rachel Hogg-Graham, Associate Professor, department of health management and policy in the UK College of public health. She's done extensive research on public health crises in Lexington; including the 1833 Cholera Epidemic, the 1918 Influenza pandemic, as well as lessons learned and challenges encountered during the recent COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Dr. Rachel Hogg-Graham is Associate Professor, department of health management and policy, in the UK College of public health. Her research focuses on cross-sector collaboration and the integration of health and social services to address population health.

Dr. Hogg-Graham earned her doctorate of public health (DrPH) in Health Services Management from the University of Kentucky College of Public Health and her M.A. in History, specializing in the history of health and medicine, from the UK College of Arts and Sciences. She earned her B.A. in History from Transylvania University, with a minor in Philosophy.

Before joining the faculty at UK in 2015, Dr. Hogg-Graham completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs.

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