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October 13, 2022 • College of Public Health alcohol abuse, alcoholic, app, homeless, Smart-T Alcohol,
The road to recovery is a day-by-day climb for most people living with an alcohol use disorder, but for those experiencing homelessness, the challenges are even greater. More than 14.5 million people in the U.S. had an alcohol use disorder in 2019. Only 10% of those individuals, according to the National Institutes of Health, received…
October 7, 2022 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Clay W. Gilbert, D.O. Scholarship Fund in Family Practice, TCOM, Texas college of osteopathic medicine,
The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has received a very generous donation of $1 million for the creation of the Clay W. Gilbert, D.O. Scholarship Fund in Family Practice. Dr. Gilbert, a long-time practitioner of family medicine and anesthesiology, passed away in 2021 and named TCOM as a beneficiary in his will to establish this…
August 25, 2022 • HSC Health, TCOM Dr. Priya Bui, HCA Medical City, JPS, TCOM’s Department of Pediatrics, UT-Southwestern, Women’s Health Symposium,
Honoring an inspiring legacy, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is partnering with the JPS Health Network for the Fifth Annual Ralph J. Anderson, MD Women’s Health Symposium. The symposium will be in person at the Amon Carter Center at Lena Pope at 8 a.m.…
August 23, 2022 • HSC News Jessica Rangel, Kenneth Simpson, MedStar Mobile Healthcare, memorandum of understanding,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and MedStar Mobile Healthcare are working together to promote health in North Texas. Leaders from the two health care entities recently signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines a formal working relationship aimed at enhancing health education and training, research and the delivery of…
August 22, 2022 • College of Public Health Afiba Manza-A. Agovi, Ashley Lamar, Dr. Emily Spence, Dr. Erika Thompson, HIV, INCEDO, IPV, Jessica Grace, JPS, Mary Ann Contreras, Technology Enhanced Screening and Assistance, TESSA,
A University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth program launched in 2015 to support Tarrant County victims of intimate partner violence has now developed free, online, self-guided health provider training that addresses the intersection of IPV and sexual health, specifically HIV. The program operates in collaboration with JPS Health Network, other local health providers…
August 5, 2022 • HSC Health, HSC Health, Pediatrics Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Dr. Christina Robinson, Healthy Families®, Healthy Kids, pediatric mobile clinic,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently was awarded a $25,000 Healthy Kids, Healthy Families® grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX). The funding will allow the university’s Pediatric Mobile Clinic to continue striving to increase health care access for children across North Texas. The clinic has…
July 22, 2022 • College of Public Health Dr. Colbey Walker, School of Public Health,
The last two years have been a whirlwind for Dr. Colbey Walker and his family. Last year brought Walker to a new faculty position with The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, and last fall the family welcomed their first child, Murray, who has quickly become the…
July 22, 2022 • Campus Annoucement Optum Serve, State of the Community Health Needs Assessment,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and Optum Serve, a health care solutions business that supports public agencies and others, have signed an agreement to collaborate on a broad range of whole health initiatives in North Texas. These initiatives include exploring, identifying and acting on issues related to health inequities,…
July 20, 2022 • Entrepreneurship, HSC Innovates Carlos Flores, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Marco Johnson, Natalia M. Dominguez, Sal Espino, Sparkyard,
When The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth received a $562,500 grant, managers of the Sparkyard platform that supports local entrepreneurs and startups set out to expand its services. One of the key initiatives of that expansion was to translate Sparkyard into Spanish and embark on a significant outreach to Fort…
July 15, 2022 • College of Public Health, Community, Education 988, mental health, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Scott Walters, the lifeline,
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will expand to receive calls or texts sent to the newly created 9-8-8 emergency number. The shortened, easy-to-remember number is a means to connect directly with support for anyone who is experiencing any form of mental health-related distress — thoughts of suicide, emotional distress or substance-use crisis — or knows…
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