ACTION Photo Exhibit
Kentucky has the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates in the United States; no other state in the country has a worse cancer problem than does Kentucky. There are over 30,000 new cases and 10,000 deaths each year in the state. What is worse is that cancer rates are greatest in the Appalachian region of Kentucky. The high cancer rates are caused by elevated cancer risk factors and other issues including fewer health care facilities in the region.
The Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center prepares high school and undergraduate students from Appalachian Kentucky to address the cancer problems in their communities now and in the future. By sharing cancer education information, ACTION students can increase community members’ cancer knowledge which can aid in reducing cancer rates in the area.
As a way to share cancer education, ACTION participants have been taking photographs in their communities that remind them of the causes and consequences of cancer. We share these images with you in our “Cancer In Appalachia” exhibit.
We thank our sponsors including the National Cancer Institute that funds the ACTION Program, University of Kentucky (UK) Markey Cancer Center, UK HealthCare, CREATE and UK Arts in Health Care.
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Matthew Sanders, Laurel County
Kaitlin Schumaker, Laurel County
Karlee Compton, Montgomery County
Allie Combs, Wolfe County
Nathan Hogg, Rowan County
Hanah Whisenant, Lawrence County
John Staton, Elliott County
Brianna Reyes, Carter County
Allie Combs, Wolfe County
Kassidy Burke, Lawrence County
Kaitlin Schumaker, Laurel County
Kinley Lewis, Elliott County
Matthew Sanders, Laurel County
Chezney Boothe, Perry County
Zane Whitaker, Magoffin County
Holly Dickens, Rowan County
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Karlee Compton, Montgomery County
Brianna Reyes, Carter County
Bella Dunn, Magoffin County
John Staton, Elliott County
Nolan Marcum, Carter County
Kassidy Burke, Lawrence County
Haleigh Thompson, Lawrence County
Susanna Goggans, Johnson County
Allie Combs, Wolfe County
Nathan Hogg, Rowan County
Chezney Boothe, Perry County
Hanah Whisenant, Lawrence County
Holly Dickens, Rowan County
Allisa Pack, Lawrence County
Makinna Caudill, Magoffin County
Natalie Barker, Elliott County
- Jason Akhtarekhavari, UK Arts in Healthcare Manager
Andrew Davidson, Rowan County
Brianna Reyes, Carter County
Holly Dickens, Rowan County
Kaitlin Schumaker, Laurel County
Natalie Barker, Elliott County
Susanna Goggans, Johnson County
Allie Combs, Wolfe County
Caylee Caudill, Johnson County
Katelyn Nigro, Whitley County
Chezney Boothe, Perry County
Holly Dickens, Rowan County
Kaitlin Schumaker, Laurel County
Andrew Davidson, Rowan County
Matthew Sanders, Laurel County
John Staton, Elliott County
Caylee Caudill, Johnson County
- Nathan Vanderford, PhD, ACTION Program Director
Kaitlin Schumaker, Laurel County
Nathan Hogg, Rowan County
Karlee Compton, Montgomery County
Caylee Caudill, Johnson County
Katelyn Nigro, Whitley County
Makinna Caudill, Magoffin County
Holly Dickens, Rowan County
Nathan Hogg, Rowan County
Kaitlin Schumaker, Laurel County
Chezney Boothe, Perry County
Rachel Collins, Clay County
Zane Whitaker, Magoffin County
Joshua Griffith, Greenup County
Kaylee Compton, Montgomery County
Olivia Thornsbury, Pike County
Camari Parker, Elliott County
- Camari Parker, Elliott County, ACTION Program Participant
Katie Anne Brown, Laurel County
Haleigh Thompson, County
Haleigh Thompson, Lawrence County
Kelci Blair, Johnson County
Lily Kate Hubbs, Knox County
Mackenzie Caldwell, Madison County
Jonathan Ramsey, Pulaski County
Eryka Criswell, Wayne County
Griffin James, Carter County
Isabelle Pace, Leslie County
Rachel Henderson, Green County
Sophia Beaudoin, Wayne County
Sophia Beaudoin, Wayne County
Tessa Goble, Carter County
Tyler Guffey, Clinton County
Kaylee Compton, Montgomery County
Rachel Henderson, Green County
Tyler Guffey, Clinton County
Katie Anne Brown, Laurel County
Hannah Hamric, Elliott County