Public Health & Prevention Council welcomes new Chair

New Public Health & Prevention Council Chair Shirley Little (right)
with outgoing Chair Libby Watson and
School of Public Health Dean Richard Kurz, PhD.

Shirley Little has been named Chair of UNT Health Science Center’s Public Health & Prevention Council, replacing outgoing Chair Libby Watson.

The Public Health & Prevention Council is one of three volunteer leadership groups supporting UNTHSC in outreach, partnerships and activities for a healthier community.

Ms. Little retired after 28 years with the City of Fort Worth, where she most recently managed Government Relations and Legislative Affairs. During her tenure, she also served as Chief of Staff for four Fort Worth mayors.

She has an extensive background in community, governmental, political and professional relationship management, communications and development.

For 14 years, she has taught both graduate and undergraduate management courses at Dallas Baptist University. In 2009, she was honored with Zonta DFW’s Woman of the Year in Education Award.

"The Council’s mission is to offer support, ideas and resources to UNTHSC and to foster new friends, advocates and relationships across North Texas for improved community health and well-being," Little said.

"Some of our top priorities include the Healthy Moms – Healthy Babies – Healthy Community initiative in Tarrant County and the annual North Texas Health Forum community conference that addresses important public health concerns impacting local citizens."

Recent News

4ce85696 80cc 4bc6 B20b 8e48bc261e0a
  • Our People
|Apr 26, 2024

College of Pharmacy students land dream fellowships

Rachel Clark, Sulin Kamt, Haley McKeefer and Elise Vo might be nearing the end of their time at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s UNT System College of Pharmacy, but their time learning what the pharmaceutical industry has to offer is far from over. After graduati...
Dharamsi Cropped
  • Our People
|Apr 26, 2024

HSC School of Public Health Climbs in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health is climbing the ranks in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of public health schools. SPH jumped four spots in this year’s rankings to number 88. This rise in the rankings reflects SPH's ...
Mtawndy2mze
  • Community
|Apr 25, 2024

New TCOM-affiliated internal medicine residency at Paris Regional Health Gains ACGME approval

In a significant move to help address the growing primary care physician shortage in Texas, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and Paris Regional Health are now approved for a new Internal Medicine Residency Program. The Accre...
Amanda
  • On Campus
|Apr 24, 2024

HSC to host HIV Symposium

HIV remains a major global health issue, with an estimated 40 million people living with HIV worldwide. About 10 million of them, including about half of infected children, do not have access to treatment. From 9:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, health care providers working on the frontlines of the HIV ...