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January 7, 2022 • Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Melissa A. Lewis, PhD, has been named as the first Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Advancement at the HSC School of Public Health (SPH). She began this new position January 1, 2022. In this new role, she will provide strategic guidance in identifying and communicating opportunities for public health research funding; provide…
December 10, 2021 • Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker The 2021 holiday travel season is well underway. More than 2.3 million people were screened at airports around the country on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, the busiest air travel day since the start of the pandemic. Millions more are planning to fly by the end of December – with airlines continuing to…
November 23, 2021 • Education, Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Nolan Kline, PhD, is the kind of person who can’t sit by when action is needed. A defining moment early in his college experience led Dr. Kline to a career in public health education, research and service, and as a new faculty member in the HSC School of Public Health, he now…
November 17, 2021 • Public Health, Research, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker About 11% of all alcohol consumed across the country is among young people in the 12-20 age group, with 90% falling into the category of heavy-episodic drinking. Excessive drinking is responsible for thousands of deaths among underage youth each year. Two HSC School of Public Health researchers – Dana M. Litt, PhD, and Melissa A. Lewis, PhD, have been studying the influences, motivations and perspectives of…
November 16, 2021 • Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Robyn B. Remotigue, MPPA, CRA, Executive Director of the Office of Research Services at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) School of Public Health has been elected as incoming Secretary for the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA). Remotigue will serve a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2022. In this position,…
October 25, 2021 • Public Health, Research, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker A new study led by researchers at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) focuses on uncovering young adults’ perceptions toward alcohol and marijuana use and their personal safety. The study looks at young adults’ protective strategies when using one or both substances together to reduce harm…
September 28, 2021 • Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Simulation has long been recognized as a highly effective andragogical tool for enhancing problem-solving and communication skills. Actors in such simulations have been used since the 1960s to portray example patients and aid in training programs to assess diagnostic capabilities and empathy. While simulation through standardized patients, manikins, and video-based methods are…
September 22, 2021 • Public Health, Research, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker An estimated 3% of adults over age 65 are driving under the influence of alcohol, according to one of the first research studies to delve into an emerging national concern. Experts said this statistic is especially worrisome given that older Americans are already more prone to higher crash rates and accident-related deaths due to aging. The study, recently published…
September 16, 2021 • Community, Leadership, Public Health
By Diane Smith-Pinckney The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) is joining the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine (SHLI), and YouTube in celebrating the first recipient of the Garth N. Graham Distinguished Lectureship Award. The inaugural award honors Garth N. Graham, M.D., M.P.H., Director and Global Head of Healthcare and Public Health at YouTube.…
August 23, 2021 • Community, Public Health, Safercare Texas
By Katie Shanklin From school and work absences to school funding, asthma affects much more than just an individual’s ability to breathe. Asthma affects 5.1 million children in the United States. According to the Cook Children’s Community Needs Assessment, 19% of children ages 5-14 in the area have been diagnosed with asthma at some time…
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