Sandy Mixer and Mary Lynn Brown in the College of Nursing, saw a need for education about end-of-life care in rural Appalachia. Honoring Life’s Journey (HLJ) is founded on the idea of educating people in this region and helping them through the process of death and mourning the loss of loved ones. The program provides people with hospice and medical care, and supports families through the end-of-life process. The project has created a community-academic partnership with residents and leaders from the county, local churches, and community to increase families’ knowledge about and use of end-of-life care services.

As part of UT’s commitment to community engagement and the scholarship of academic outreach, five faculty and staff members have been selected to receive Community Engagement Incentive Grants. These grants provide funding for proposals that enhance the public engagement mission of the university.

Learn about our five winners.

Hollie Raynor, interim assistant dean of research and professor of nutrition,is working to combat childhood obesity with Prevention Plus, a program that will determine the effect of household food security status of participants and provide a family-based solution.

Learn how Raynor's program impacts childhood obesity