Kentucky
State
University
Founded
1886
Dr.
George Willis Reed, President
East Main Street
Frankfort
,
Kentucky
40601
502/597-6261
Fax
597-6490
www.kysu.edu
ENROLLMENT
3064
BACKGROUND
Kentucky
State
University
is a publicly supported land-grant institution
offering degree programs at the associate, baccalaureate, master’s and
doctoral levels. At the
undergraduate level, the university focuses on the needs of the student
body, and has the lowest student-faculty ratio in the state system.
At the master’s degree level, it emphasizes public
administration to meet the needs of state government.
KSU is a major repository for the collection of books, records
and artifacts relative to its history in educating African American
citizens of the commonwealth.
HEALTH-RELATED
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
KSU
offers an associate nursing program that is being expanded to a
baccalaureate program in Fall 2002.
It also offers degrees in health, physical, and recreational
education, pre-community health, pre-cytotechnology, pre-nuclear
medicine technology, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy and pre-physical
therapy.
ADDITIONAL
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Education
programs are offered in the areas of Education and Human Services,
Applied Human Services, social work and Criminal Justice, Industrial
Technology, Computer and Technical Sciences and Child Development and
Family Relations. KSU also
hosts a Center for Excellence and Quality/Regional EDI.
CONTACTS
Mr.
Kenneth R. Miller
Assistant
Vice President of Development
Hume
Hall,
Suite
102
502/597-6520
Fax 502/ 597-6995
kmiller@gwmail.kysu.edu
Dr.
Shelia Patros
Chairperson.
Associate Professor
Department
of Nursing
502/597-6964
Dr.
George Calhoun
Dean,
College
of
Professional
Studies
502/597-5900
Fax 597-6179
HBCU
CAPABILITIES
1.
Information Systems
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Computer
network including Internet Access
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Satellite
uplinks and downlinks
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Data
entry, collection, storage, management
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Hardware
services and maintenance
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Web
development and maintenance
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Video
broadcast facilities
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Video
conferencing
2.
Health Services Research
Development
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Testing
innovative approaches to payment and health services delivery
including access to care
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Testing
improved ways of providing services to different ethnic and racial
groups, languages, and cultures
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Prevention
and education of HIV/AIDS
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Health
disparities in vulnerable risk populations
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Use
of preventive services for African Americans
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Responsible
sexual behavior
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Assessment
of quality health care
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Health
status, access and, barriers to care
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Service
delivery in rural and urban areas
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Use
of Medicare and Medicaid by special populations
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State
and regional financing
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Long-term
care programs
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Enrollment
of children in State Children Health Insurance Program
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Has
received HHS funding $777,355 and NIH funding $165,000
3.
Community Health Outreach/Education Services
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Maintaining
a working relationship with Community Organization
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Serve
on Community Advisory Boards
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Provide
advertising services for promoting community public relations
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Conduct
health and medical fairs
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Conduct
promotions at job fairs and career conventions
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HIV/AIDS
education in vulnerable populations
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Effects
of information and consumer knowledge on choice of health plan
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Production
of consumer pamphlets, beneficiary booklets, educational directory
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Workshop
facilitation
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Translation
and interpreter services
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Conduct
all Pre and Post meeting activities
4.
Program Evaluation
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Provide
measurement instrument
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Provide
evaluation of meetings and conferences held
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Extraction
of specialized data from existing databases
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Evaluate
relationship between compliance with medical regimes and patient
satisfaction with health services
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Publications
evaluation and improvement services
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Technical
Assistance
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Conduct
large surveys of beneficiaries
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Provide
research methodology and statistical services
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Assessment
of risk and adjustment system development life insurance industry
practices and economic issues
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Provide
laboratory and research facilities
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Consulting,
auditing and cost advisory services
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Development
of cost reporting and analysis system
6.
Training
This
institution offers training in nursing, public administration and
community outreach services.
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