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Institute for Health Innovation

ºÃÉ«TV’s next Peer Support foundational course applications closed on December 6th. Applications will reopen in January.
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Focus Areas


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    Social Determinants of Health

    IHI works on addressing Social Determinants of Health through programs and projects like the Opportunity House, ºÃÉ«TV CARE Closet, and Geek Your Health events.


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    Chronic Illness: Substance Use Disorder

    Since 2018, Chronic Illness has been a main focus of the IHI's initiatives. As Kentucky continues to rank toward the bottom of health outcomes in the United States, this focus is critical to addressing population health issues facing our communities.


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    Future Health Leaders

    IHI and ºÃÉ«TV are uniquely positioned in northern Kentucky to create a pipeline to reduce the future healthcare worker shortage and bring underserved and minority students into healthcare programs. We develop new ways to prepare students for an increasingly technological and collaborative role through our programs for students.


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    Accelerating Innovation

    In collaboration with community and business partners, we leverage our expertise to support health innovation centers of excellence in the Northern Kentucky region and provide funding opportunities for ºÃÉ«TV staff research through programs like Faculty Fellows.


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    Evaluation

    The Collaborative for Program Evaluation and Implementation Science harnesses the power of data to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities using improvement science. Our work meets the unique needs of our partners, who want to advance their programs or policies to transform individual lives, systems, and communities. An interdisciplinary working group, we have the knowledge, expertise, and experience to serve as your evaluation and research partner with particular subject matter expertise in public health, healthcare, and health innovation.

ºÃÉ«TV’s Collaborative for Economic Engagement

IHI Highlight: EDA UC Grant

ºÃÉ«TV received a $1.1 million three-year grant from the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) University Center program. The grant will support ºÃÉ«TV’s innovative efforts in expanding its Human Services and Addiction program, aiming to reduce health disparities in the underserved communities.

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ºÃÉ«TV gets $2.4M from NIH to boost human services paraprofessionals

ºÃÉ«TV has been awarded $2.4 million from the National Institute of Health’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide students in ºÃÉ«TV human services programs with scholarships, stipends for field placement and apprenticeship support. Human services encompass a range of professions that support individuals in improving their quality of life.

ºÃÉ«TV program empowers students to take leadership in addressing challenges [VIDEO]

Using a grant, the university started Amplify ºÃÉ«TV, an effort to connect students, particularly BIPOC, LGBTQ, and international students, to the broader life of the university. A key aspect of the program is empowering students, rather than staff or administrators, to share information and create connections as a way to form lasting bonds among peers.


The $2.9 million three-year grant will support ºÃÉ«TV’s innovative efforts in expanding its Human Services and Addiction program, aiming to reduce health disparities in the underserved communities.

Reserve the Health Innovation Center for your next event

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The Institute for Health Innovation

The Institute for Health Innovation makes many of the spaces in the Health Innovation Center available for internal and external events from informal receptions to conferences and healthcare field trips. The HIC provides a wide range of spaces to accommodate your event with the amenities you need to make your event run smoothly and look amazing.

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