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Whole Health Focus: Taekwondo
Taekwondo is widely known as a Korean martial art sport involving various kicking and punching techniques. What many don’t know is that Taekwondo is so much more – it’s a practice built on five tenets: courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and...

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UNTHSC leader honored with national eye, vision advocacy award
Dimitrios Karamichos, Ph.D., interim dean of UNTHSC’s College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, recently was recognized with the 2025 Achievements in Eye and Vision Advocacy Award by the Association for Research in Vision and...

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Whole Health Focus: A PAWSitive impact on your mental health
It’s the middle of finals week, you have three exams in the next two days and you’ve spent more time in the library with your textbooks than you have at home. The stress is making it hard to focus and...

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This is Whole Health: Dr. Emily Spence
“As an example of Whole Health, I have been involved with a project to support the implementation and evaluation of the Faces of Changemakers. This is an interorganizational initiative to promote recovery from trauma and resilience in communities. Initiated by Tarrant County Commission Precinct 1 Executive...

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This is Whole Health: Dr. Glenn Forister
“When working in family medicine, I had a 60-year-old patient with a history of coronary artery disease and prior stent placement. She was a smoker and was frustrated by multiple failed attempts to quit. She felt like a failure and...

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HSC Health social worker streamlines food delivery for needy patients
HSC Health Family Medicine social worker Maryssa Vasquez was frustrated to see so many of her patients go home hungry. Even when clinicians and physicians referred food-insecure patients to the existing food resources, it could take weeks for them to...

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Whole health focus: Self-care is more than a trend
We live in a world that constantly discusses self-care and “treating yourself.” To most, self-care is a walk in the park to destress, a bubble bath after a long day at work, a trip to the spa after getting an...

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This is Whole Health: Vickie Cannon
“As a pediatric nurse, my days are usually filled with the sounds of laughter, the pitter-patter of tiny feet and the joy that radiates from the children under my care. It’s a world of smiles and giggles, where the troubles...

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Whole Health Focus: Student Emergency Fund
Picture this: you’re in your second year as a student at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. You are not only studying for exams, but you’re...
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This is Whole Health: Veda Womack
“In my role as an educator, my experience in promoting Whole Health is most evident in my guidance and mentorship of students. When addressing the topic of time management, I consistently emphasize the significance of incorporating self-care, spiritual well-being and...
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