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June 30, 2022 • COVID-19, School of Public Health Dr. Diana Cervantes, Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Prevention Strategist, School of Public Health,
Dr. Diana Cervantes, assistant professor and director of the MPH Epidemiology Program at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health has been named as a 2022 Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. This distinction honors infection prevention professionals who are advanced practitioners…
March 22, 2022 • Alumni, COVID-19, Public Health
By Sally Crocker It has been a long, challenging two years for public health professionals working on the front lines of their communities in response to COVID-19. Casie Stoughton, MPH, RN, Director of Public Health for the Amarillo Department of Public Health, understands the challenges well, from the initial months in early 2020 when COVID-19…
August 31, 2021 • Alumni, Community, COVID-19, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Steven Bartolotta There are tireless workers, and then there is Martin McElya, DO. The 1995 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) graduate and his north Dallas Neighborhood Medical Center practice have been a beacon of hope as they took swift action and came up with a way to safely test and treat patients during the…
July 9, 2021 • Community, COVID-19, Health Disparities Campaign, Patient Care, Public Health
By Diane Smith-Pinckney People find shelter from their homelessness during the day at the True Worth complex that sits southeast of downtown Fort Worth. They can shower, grab lunch and create a resume. On June 21, the homeless who stopped at True Worth received COVID-19 vaccines. The day shelter’s lobby served as a COVID-19 vaccine clinic staffed by health care providers and employees from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at…
June 8, 2021 • COVID-19, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Dr. Diana Cervantes has spent the last year keeping people informed and updated on all things coronavirus, and now she’s being recognized as one of Fort Worth Inc.’s “400 Most Influential People” for helping protect the community’s health during the pandemic. Dr. Cervantes is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Master…
May 18, 2021 • Community, COVID-19, Health Disparities Campaign, Public Health
By Sarah Hopkins When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, HSC sprang into action by offering tangible solutions to Tarrant County’s urgent health care needs. HSC swiftly opened the first COVID-19 testing location in all of Tarrant County for frontline responders. It didn’t stop there — HSC team members also opened several testing and vaccination sites, staffed a COVID-19 information line, performed contact tracing, distributed food to families in need, donated masks, manufactured solutions essential…
May 6, 2021 • COVID-19, Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Ambiguity and adaptation may be the way of life in 2021 as COVID restrictions roll back across communities, says Scott Walters, PhD, Regents Professor at the HSC School of Public Health. “Clearly, the comeback will be phased in waves,” Dr. Walters said. “It won’t be as easy as flipping on a switch,…
April 12, 2021 • COVID-19, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Diane Smith-Pinckney HSC student Megan Dole has a mission to help residents in hard-to-reach communities get protected against COVID-19. “The more people who get vaccinated the better,” said Dole, a first-year medical student at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM). “It’s so exciting to see this rolling out and being a part of…
April 5, 2021 • Community, COVID-19, Public Health
By Alex Branch The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) and Tarrant County will open a new COVID-19 vaccination site Tuesday, April 6 at the Saginaw Recreation Center, 633 W. McLeroy Blvd. Tarrant County will allocate the vaccine doses and contact people to make appointments to receive the vaccine at the recreation center operated by the City of Saginaw. The site will be open Monday…
March 24, 2021 • Community, COVID-19, Public Health
By Alex Branch The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) and Tarrant County will open a COVID-19 vaccination site Tuesday, March 23 in Fort Worth’s Stop Six neighborhood with an initial goal of administering 1,000 shots in the first week. The vaccine site opened Tuesday at Brighter Outlook Inc., 4910 Dunbar St., a facility operated by Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. The location is by…
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