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June 13, 2022 • Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Editor's Picks, School of Public Health Esther Annan, Princeton, School of Public Health,
Esther Annan is moving to Princeton this summer. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health student will complete her PhD in epidemiology in June 2022. She will then leave for a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship, which involves teaching and advancing her research in dengue fever, malaria and other mosquito-borne…
June 13, 2022 • Banner feature, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Editor's Picks, Public Health Dr. Diana Cervantes, mokeypox, School of Public Health,
The chances of most Americans contracting monkeypox are slim, says an epidemiology expert at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health. Dr. Diana Cervantes, an assistant professor and director of HSC’s Master of Public Health graduate studies program in epidemiology, has long been involved in community response…
May 12, 2022 • Banner feature, Education, Entrepreneurship, HSC Innovates
The HSC Next Innovation Challenge is expanding to include employees in the JPS Health Network, and is partnering with Heartland Forward and Builders + Backers, national organizations that will manage and provide additional support and funding to the idea accelerator. Heartland Forward and Builders + Backers will continue The University of North Texas Health Science…
May 4, 2022 • Community, HSC Innovates
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s unique partnership with Techstars and Goff Capital to create the Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator has drawn significant interest from companies that want to participate in the first-of-its-kind collaboration. The interest in the program started when applications opened in late February, and the…
May 2, 2022 • Community, Leadership, Patient Care
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and Remote Area Medical (RAM®) – a nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics that deliver free, quality, dental, vision and medical care to underserved and uninsured communities – are bringing the free clinic to Dallas on Dec. 3 and 4. “It is critical that we…
April 5, 2022 • Community
The City of Fort Worth and The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to formalize the two entities’ commitment to working together, leveraging resources to advance Fort Worth public health, especially as it relates to issues of disparities in health care. The agreement…
April 4, 2022 • Community, Safercare Texas, School of Health Professions
During the last two years, the pandemic has highlighted the health disparities that millions of Texans face, from local access to health care to being able to find and navigate accurate health information. One way to help bridge these gaps is through community health workers. Dr. Teresa Wagner is hoping to improve the health of…
March 10, 2022 • Community, Research, Texas Center for Health Disparities
By Libby Maness The Texas Center for Health Disparities, based at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, recently was selected to participate in the national Healthy People 2030 program that focuses on decreasing inequities in health care access. “Being chosen to participate in Healthy People 2030 is such an honor.…
February 11, 2022 • Community, Research
The AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center based at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is hosting six free listening sessions to gather information from community members about their health equity experiences in addition to their artificial intelligence and machine learning needs. “We invite anyone interested in promoting health equity, including those from…
January 25, 2022 • Campaign: People
By Libby Maness Jamboor Vishwanatha, PhD, strives to embody the values at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, so it’s not surprising that he made it his mission to put an end to health disparities. As Vice President of the Institute of Health Disparities at HSC, Dr. Vishwanatha’s road to…
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