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April 19, 2024 • School of Public Health CHW, CHWs, Community Health Worker, community health workers, public health, School of Public Health,
In recognition of the important role of community health workers, their leadership and their impact on communities, Community Health Worker Week 2024 is being celebrated nationally April 22-28. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health’s State Health Services Certified Community Health Worker and CHW Instructor Training Center…
April 18, 2024 • TCOM ACGME, AODME, AOGME, DO, medical educator, osteopathic medicine, TCOM,
It has been a lifetime of service to osteopathic medicine and graduate medical education for Lisa Nash, DO, MS-HPEd, FAAFP, and that remarkable career was honored by the Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators as she received their 2024 Special Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Educating…
April 17, 2024 • School of Public Health aging population, assisted living, infection prevention, infection prevention and control, IPC, public health, senior living,
Through HSC’s ICARE – Infection Control Advocate and Resident Education - program, Dr. Diana Cervantes and School of Public Health students are helping to protect the quality of life for residents in nursing home communities. Dr. Cervantes is an associate professor, population and community health, and Master of Public Health epidemiology program director at The…
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April 12, 2024 • School of Public Health public health, public health research,
Dr. Nguyen is an associate professor, population and community health, at The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s School of Public Health. She recently received a new pilot grant and donation from an HSC Foundation donor to support her research. Here, she talks about this new funding for her work. Q: Dr. Nguyen, what…
April 10, 2024 • School of Public Health American Public Health Association, APHA, civic engagement, public health, Public Health Week,
National Public Health Week is a time each year to celebrate the essential services of public health professionals who work tirelessly to promote their communities’ health, safety and well-being. National Public Health Week is held each April, and is sponsored by the American Public Health Association. Students, faculty and staff of the School of Public…
April 3, 2024 • HSC Health health coach, HSC health, lifestyle coaching,
The first time many people hear the term “health coach,” they immediately think weight loss, going to the gym and dieting. While these are things health coaches encourage, that’s not what they are trained to do. Through collaborative goal setting, health coaches partner with their patients to identify their goals ‑ whether it's managing a…
April 2, 2024 • College of Nursing BSN, College of nursing, MSN, nursing, nursing degree, registered nurse, RN, RN to BSN,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s new College of Nursing has received the necessary approvals to accept students to its first undergraduate and graduate nursing degree programs this fall. Both the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges recently approved a…
March 28, 2024 • Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions neurologic physical therapy, neurology, parkinson's, Parkinson’s disease, physical therapy, School of Health Professions, shp,
When Jonathan Hansen was an undergraduate intern at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, he encountered a man who had just suffered a stroke. The patient’s right side was completely paralyzed. Hansen, now a first-year student in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Department of Physical Therapy, worked closely with the…
March 27, 2024 • School of Health Professions adult education, at-home nurse, Child First, Community Health Worker, Dallas WiNGS, lifestyle health coach, National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership, online masters, parent ambassador, PHWB, success story, WIC,
In 2019, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth student Jacqueline Green said she felt hopeless. She became pregnant while experiencing hard financial times, and she didn’t have insurance. Compounding her stress was terrible grief. Her mother-in-law suddenly passed away, leaving the Green family without a pillar of their family who…
March 26, 2024 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine osteopathic manipulative treatment, osteopathic medicine, osteopathy,
If you’re looking for the unlikeliest of people to practice osteopathic medicine, osteopathy, or osteopathic manipulative treatment then look no further than Patrick Wedlake, DO. So, how did a self-described “hippie from California,” end up becoming the first licensed osteopathic physician in the South American country of Chile and practicing cranial osteopathic manipulative treatment? The…
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