Join Kentucky Infection Prevention Training Center (KyIP) and the KYWSS Environmental & Occupational Countermeasures Program Manager from the KY Department for Public Health for a free webinar.
About the Webinar
The Kentucky Wastewater Surveillance System (KYWSS) is a critical tool for tracking and anticipating viral trends across the Commonwealth. By analyzing wastewater samples, KYWSS provides valuable early cues of community-level infection activity—helping healthcare providers, public health professionals, and policymakers prepare for and respond to outbreaks more effectively.
This session will highlight how KYWSS works, current applications in Kentucky, and the system’s role in strengthening infectious disease surveillance and preparedness.
Date: September 16, 2025
Time: 12:00–1:00 PM EST
Location: Virtual (Zoom link provided after registration)
Guest Speaker: Dr. Nancy E. Johnson, DrPH, MSPH, CIH
While this is a free webinar, registration is required.
Nancy E. Johnson, DrPH, MSPH, CIH
Environmental & Occupational Countermeasures Program Manager, Kentucky Department of Public Health
Dr. Nancy Johnson is the program manager for the Kentucky Wastewater Surveillance System. She has a doctorate in public health (DrPH), is a certified industrial hygienist (CIH), and has spent her career in occupational and environmental health, with a focus on exposure measurement. Currently, Dr. Johnson is the OEH Countermeasures Manager for the Kentucky Department for Public Health, Division of Public Health Protection & Safety.
Dr. Johnson will provide insights into the development and implementation of KYWSS, discuss lessons learned, and share how wastewater surveillance can be integrated into routine public health practice.
The speaker, Nancy Johnson, DrPH, MSPH, CIH, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Continuing Education
This webinar is offered free of charge and provides both:
Continuing Education (CE) credit through ANCC
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.
For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or [email protected].
Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit
Accreditation: Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation: Norton Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For questions related to CME< contact the Norton Healthcare Center for Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].