Active Girls Healthy Women hosting coffee talk on staying strong while aging
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 6, 2026) - The University of Kentucky’s Active Girls Healthy Women Program is hosting a Coffee Talk session 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, on Zoom. These events are free and open to the university and public.
As part of the Sports Medicine Research Institute in the UK College of Health Sciences, the Active Girls Healthy Women Program is a group of researchers, clinicians and professionals who are working together to improve the health of girls and women through research, outreach and educational efforts.
Coffee Talks aim to discuss evidence-based strategies to advance girls’ and women’s physical activity and health. This month’s coffee talk features Greg Pitts, OTD, and is on whole-school wellness and integrating movement into the school day.
Pitts is founder, owner and CEO of Commonwealth Hand and Physical Therapy, CEO of Commonwealth Hand Technology, CEO of Bluegrass Properties and partner of Confluent Health. He’s also a former U.S. Army Reserve captain, certified hand therapist and longtime occupational therapist. Pitts has built a career advancing hand therapy, orthopedic rehabilitation and ergonomics. He has served as a clinician, educator, researcher and lecturer, with numerous book chapters and research articles published throughout his career.
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and healthcare. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $1.02 billion research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.