Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
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Stephen Wyatt, D.M.D.,MPH
Dean
859-218-2247
Stephen W. Wyatt, DMD, MPH is the dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky. He began serving as Dean in November 2004, following six years of research, teaching and service at UK, while serving as the Associate Director for Cancer Control at the Markey Cancer Center. During his tenure at UK, Dr. Wyatt has been the PI of several large cancer control grants including the NCI-funded, Appalachia Cancer Network and Cancer Information Service and the CDC-funded, Prevention Research Center, and Comprehensive Cancer Control.
Prior to his appointment at UK, Dr. Wyatt was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, retiring at the rank of 0-6. During his twenty years of service he experienced public health at the local, regional and national levels, with assignments to the National Health Service Corps, Bureau of Prisons, Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
During his tenure at CDC, Dr. Wyatt served as Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control and as Acting Deputy Director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. His contributions at CDC included the development of many programs including the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and the National Program of Cancer Registries. During his career, Dr. Wyatt has been recognized for his contributions to the Public Health Service through twelve commissioned corps honor awards, including the Meritorious and Distinguished Service Medals. In addition, in 1998 he was awarded the Jeffrey P. Koplan award, the highest award given by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion for his contributions to chronic disease control. Two national cancer control organizations have recognized Dr. Wyatt’s career contributions. In 1995, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation recognized Dr. Wyatt with the Betty Ford award and in 2002 the American Cancer Society honored him with their Distinguished Service Award.
He currently is serving his first term representing the Association of Schools of Public Health on the accrediting body for public health, the Council on Education for Public Health.
He is a native of Kentucky and holds a D.M.D. degree from the University of Kentucky. He attended the University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Public Health and holds a M.P.H. degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago, School of Public Health.
Research Interests
Cancer prevention & control
Chronic disease prevention and health promotion.
Fall 2009 - CPH711
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- CPH711- 401: Chronic Disease Epidemiology Course Info-Fall 2009
- CPH711 Fall 2009 Writing Requirements
- CPH711 Course Outline Fall 2009
- Written Products Fall 2009 CPH711
CPH711 Course Related Materials
Week 1
- Presentation First Day of Class (power point presentation)
- Annotated Bibliography (power point presentation)
Week 2
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- Actual Causes of Death
- Actual Causes of Death 2000
- Chronic Disease 1
- Chronic Disease 2
- CPH 711 Week #2 (power point presentation)
Week 3
- Guest Lecture: Dr. Vanderpool
- Data Sources for Chronic Disease Risk Behaviors (power point presentation)
Week 4-8
- Guest Lecture: Dr. Hankins
- Wyatt class handouts October 6, 2009 (pdf format)
- Guest Lecture: Dr. Browning
- Wyatt CVD Lecture (pdf format)
- KenMed April 2008 A (pdf formt)
- 2008 College of Public Health IRB presentation (power point presentation)
- 2008 HIPAA (power point presentation)
- Dr. Schoenbergs Grant (pdf format)
- Farm Asthma Grant Steve Browning (pdf format)
- Final 6-1-05 Dignan (pdf format)
- PHS 398 Application and Instructions
- Please use this link when viewing the NIH web information: http://cms.csr.nih.gov/ResourcesforApplicants/InsidetheNIHGrantReviewProcessVideo.htm
- Release of 1999-2005 United States Cancer Statistics: Incidence and Mortality Web-Based Report (pdf format)
Week 9-12
- Cancer Rate for Zip code 40511 (Excel file)
- The USCS publication, as well as companion materials based on the report data, is available at http://www.cdc.gov/uscs
- Chronic Disease Epid Oral Health Presentation 10/09 (power point presentation)
- Release of Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer 1975–2005, Featuring Trends in Lung Cancer, Tobacco Use, and Tobacco Control (pdf format)
- CPH 711 PP 1 for October 27, 2009 (power point presentation)
- CPH 711 PP 2 for November 3, 2009 (power point presentation)
- Cancer Screening (pdf format)
- SPH 2009 (power point presentation)
Others
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- HS youth trends 07 (pdf format)
- Public Health 11-25-08 handout (power point presentation)
- Public Health 11-25-08 lecture (power point presentation)
- SPH 2008 handout (power point presentation)
- Gardasil update
- Health and economic ramifications of mass CT screening
- How I manage a patient with a newly elevated PSA
- Lung CA screening as a public health infrastructure
- Micronutrients and cancer prevention
- Obesity and cancer:pathways
- Physical activity: cancer risk and Prognosis
- Projecting test need and cost to screen, follow-up and provide surveillance for colorectal cancer
- PSA and prostate cancer screening:update 2007
- The impact of early detection of colorectal cancer on lifetime medical costs