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July 30, 2024 • Safercare Texas naloxone, Narcan, opioid awareness, opioid epidemic,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is expanding its comprehensive opioid education program in the community with train-the-trainer sessions offering incentives up to $1,500. Through funding from the City of Fort Worth, HSC will provide 25 in-person and 10 virtual reality train-the-trainer sessions to increase awareness about the dangers of…
June 10, 2024 • Safercare Texas asthma, Asthma 411, safercare,
Representatives from 10 North Texas organizations will come together Wednesday with one common goal in mind: improving health outcomes for children with poorly controlled asthma. The goal of the North Texas Asthma Summit is to develop community partnerships to help these children who frequently experience asthma symptoms that may impact their ability to attend school…
May 2, 2024 • Safercare Texas ambulatory-care, patient safety, safercare,
Justin Burton has been appointed as the new director of SaferCare Texas, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's department dedicated to enhancing patient safety initiatives across the state. Burton is a registered nurse with more than 20 years of experience. He joined SaferCare Texas in 2022 as the department’s patient…
March 25, 2024 • Center for Health Policy, Provost, Safercare Texas, TCOM Center for Older Adults, Distinguished fellow, health administration, health policy, social services,
Six of the best from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth were inducted as Distinguished Fellows from the National Academies of Practice on Saturday, March 16. Provost and executive vice president, Dr. Charles Taylor, Dr. Lillee Gelinas, an assistant professor from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Dr. Teresa…
February 7, 2024 • Safercare Texas heart health, heart health awareness, sudden cardiac arrest,
Five years ago, Doug Winkler bent over to get his wife a tissue. The next thing he remembered, he was in a hospital bed intubated and hooked up to nine IVs. “The doctors told my wife to start looking for nursing home facilities for me because there was a 5% chance I was living through…
January 31, 2024 • Patient Safety, Safercare Texas cardiovascular disease, heart health, heart health prevention, heart month,
February is known as the month of love – a month full of chocolates, flowers and celebrating those people love most. To truly celebrate the month of love, people must first ensure they are properly caring for the vessel everyone is celebrating – the heart. American Heart Month occurs each February. This month-long celebration is…
January 23, 2024 • Safercare Texas, School of Public Health #onepillkills
SaferCare Texas, the patient safety department of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and the university’s School of Public Health recently were awarded a $310,339 grant from the City of Fort Worth to provide opioid intervention education to the community. The grant-funded project focuses on community-based intervention, tasking SaferCare Texas…
September 26, 2023 • Safercare Texas continuing education, high-acuity patients, mental health, public health,
Tarri Wyre saw the growing need to expand her mental health education. The community health worker and ambulatory care manager for Memorial Hermann Health in Houston turned to the Mental Wellness microcredential, offered by The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s SaferCare Texas, the university’s patient-safety-focused department. “The global awareness of…
September 25, 2023 • Safercare Texas Healthy Start, maternal death rate, mental health, One Pill Kills, opioid, patient saftey, post partum depression, resources, SaferCare Texas,
In the U.S., more than 20% of maternal deaths during pregnancy and the first year after childbirth are because of drug use, suicide or homicide, according to a study funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. In the absence of access to mental health services, many women who recently gave…
September 20, 2023 • Safercare Texas Aging Well Texas, Darlene Watkins, Falls Prevention Week, the National Council on Aging’s Matter of Balance Program,
Darlene Watkins has dedicated her life to creating healthier and sustainable communities. Her background in interdisciplinary design led her to work with various community organizations from Atlanta to California, but it was her passion for educating aging populations that fueled her desire to work with the National Council on Aging’s Matter of Balance Program and…
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