Kentucky Department For Public Health

Are Kentucky patients and communities healthy? Are people being taken care of in their communities? University of Kentucky College of Public Health (CPH) alum Andrea Flinchum has spent many years answering these questions. For her, it's all about helping people, building trust and partnerships, and "doing better for others than what you did yesterday." Flinchum is currently the manager for the Healthcare-Associated Infection/Antibiotic Resistance Prevention Program at the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH), furthering their mission of preventing and eliminating health care-associated infections and antibiotic resistant organisms. She talks with Dr. Greg about what she's learned along the way.

Thursday July 28th is World Hepatitis Day. This week Dr. Greg speaks with Dia Obonyo and Amanda Wilburn prevention coordinator, and director of the viral hepatitis program respectively, for the Kentucky Department for Public Health.

State officials have unveiled a new campaign to encourage parents to have their children vaccinated against human papillomavirus, which can cause…