News: Julie Heflin
Julie Heflin
Julie oversees digital content for the Office of Communications and Marketing. She began her UofL career on the Health Sciences Center campus. Prior to this, Julie was a journalist with WFPL (Louisville Public Media), and occasionally filed reports for National Public Radio.
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Education, in-home inspections key to fire prevention
School of Nursing, community partners receive federal funding to promote home fire safety
CDC awards UofL nursing researcher $870,000 to develop home health worker training
As the population ages, the need for professional caregivers to provide in-home services for ill and disabled patients is increasing. Patient homes may present more workplace challenges than other health care settings because they can harbor hazards such as tobacco smoke, cluttered hallways and rooms, inaccessible bathrooms, rodents and bugs.
Virtual simulation program to train home health workers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awards UofL nursing researcher $870,000 to develop the project