Grace K. Lartey holds a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Cape Coast, a Master of Arts degree in Community Health from the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa (USA), and a Doctor of Philosophy in Health Education from The University of Toledo, Ohio (USA). She is the Coordinator for the Bachelor of Science in Public Health Program at Western Kentucky University. Her research and professional experience are in the areas of school safety, injury prevention, international/global health, health education programs on HIV/AIDS, nutrition, hypertension and diabetes for schools, groups and communities’ health, infection control, adolescent, and women’s health.