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May 19, 2014 • Community
UNT Health Science Center will be closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. All clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians also will be closed Monday in observance of the holiday. Regular clinic hours will resume on Tuesday. The Founders' Activity Center will be closed on Monday, as well. The Lewis Library will have curtailed hours…
May 14, 2014 • Community, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
More and more Americans are bicycling to work. From 2000 to 2011, the number of bicycle commuters in the U.S. grew by more than 47 percent. Since more than half of U.S. workers live within five miles of their workplace, bicycling is a feasible and fun way to get to work. And it’s healthy, too,…
May 12, 2014 • Community
The FitWorth Healthy City Initiative to promote the health of Fort Worth families has found a new home on UNT Health Science Center's campus in Fort Worth. The program, established in 2012 by Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price and the Fort Worth City Council, will continue its work to create opportunities for families to increase…
May 1, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The goal of the Pediatric Mobile Clinic is to improve the overall health of children in Tarrant County, 75,000 of whom are uninsured. The clinic, unveiled during a celebration Tuesday at Morningside Middle School, will be staffed by a medical team from UNT Health Science Center. It will deliver care at no cost to youngsters…
April 29, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
With a drum line and a cheerleading squad providing a soundtrack, UNT Health Science Center President Michael R. Williams and a group of Fort Worth leaders celebrated the opening of the new Pediatric Mobile Clinic on Tuesday. "It's not often you get to watch a dream turn into a reality," Dr. Williams, DO, MD, MBA,…
April 28, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
"Will you wear your bike helmet every time you ride?" medical student Jerica Lomax asked 7-year-old Marisa Salas as she adjusted a shiny new helmet to fit Marisa's head. She nodded vigorously. "Do you know why you wear a helmet?" "I could fall and hit my head." Indeed. Bicycle accidents are the leading cause of…
April 22, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
UNT Health Science Center's Pediatric Mobile Clinic officially hits the road the first week of May, bringing high-quality health care directly to children living in underserved areas of Fort Worth. The specially equipped state-of-the-art mobile clinic will provide examinations for routine physicals, sick visits, immunizations, screenings and laboratory testing. The clinic also will focus on…
April 21, 2014 • Community
The UNTHSC Community Garden is a new way that the Health Science Center creates a healthier community. The community at large has donated more than $3,000 worth of materials including soil, organic fertilizers, plants and compost bins. The garden is committed to donating at least 25 percent of its produce to local food banks. A…
April 15, 2014 • Community
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price accepted the victor's trophy Tuesday for the city's win over Des Moines, Iowa, in FitWorth's 10-Week Health Challenge, which ended April 4. Doug Reichardt of Iowa's Healthy State Initiative presented the trophy during the City Council meeting, acknowledging Fort Worth's designation as "Wellness Capital." "This win confirms something we already…
April 11, 2014 • School of Public Health
UNT Health Science Center students are helping connect at-risk women to potentially life-saving breast cancer screenings and prevention information. At a recent event in East Arlington, volunteers signed up women for fully-funded and low-cost mammograms that will be offered May 17 during a regional Breast Cancer Screening Day. Many of the women who attended the…
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