LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 15, 2019) Working hard to help Kentuckians get on, and stay on, the road to better health. For the past 25 years, Ellen Hahn has been doing just that.

Hahn is the Marcia A. Dake Endowed Professor of Nursing in , and also has a joint appointment in the faculty of . She is director of , and is a passionate advocate for disease prevention, including lung cancer, emphysema and other health maladies.

On this week’s episode of “,” ɫPR‘s Carl Nathe talks with Hahn about her work and her mentorship of students.

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