Kentucky Against Stroke and Heart Disease (KASH)
Our Mission
“The mission of KASH committee is to utilize and implement evidence-based prevention strategies in Kentucky by:
- Promoting and reinforcing healthy behaviors and standardized messaging.
- Promoting effective community-clinical linkages.
- Promoting self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring.
Through continued community education from member organizations of the Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force, the goal is to use consistent prevention messages throughout the Commonwealth to decrease the number of heart disease and stroke incidents in Kentucky.”
The Health Literacy subcommittee of KASH aims to develop tools to educate individuals and increase their understanding of their health numbers and what they mean.
The Standardized Messaging subcommittee exists within the Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force to create a simplified resource library for use within any healthcare organization or community outreach program.
Committee Co-Chairs
Gina Brien, MS
Committee Co-Chair, Assistant Director
Division of Women’s Health
Kentucky Department for Public Health
Gina.brien@ky.gov
Gina Brien is the Assistant Director for the Division of Women’s Health at the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH). She most recently served as the Executive Director for the Appalachian Kentucky Health Care Access Network (AKHCAN) with the mission of increasing the number of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Kentucky through training and technical assistance. She is a member of the state CHW workgroup, KDPH Asthma Leadership Team, Kentucky Asthma Partnership, and the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Association of Community Health Workers (KYACHW). Gina has over 15 years of public health experience from previously serving as the Health Education Director with the Montgomery County Health Department.
Jennie Morehead, MS
Task Force Coordinator, Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
jennie.morehead@ky.gov
I am a degreed occupational safety and health engineer. I spent the first 35 years of my career taking care of people through safety, health and wellness programs for industries including heavy industrial construction, law enforcement, inland river corporations, financial institutions, bourbon production, consulting firms and faith-based organizations. I intend to spend the remainder of my career helping people in the same manner and then, as a non-profit, help children, families and first responders that need mental health and wellness education and assistance. How lucky can one person be?