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May 4, 2023 • School of Public Health eye care clinic, eye clinic, free eye exam, OneSight Essilorluxottica Foundation,
During The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s celebration of Public Health Week in April, student organizers from the university’s School of Public Health wanted to offer free eye exams and glasses to anyone in need. The organizers reached out to the OneSight Essilorluxottica Foundation, an international nonprofit committed to improving lives through better…
April 5, 2023 • School of Public Health global health, Know-do gap, public health, Public Health Week, Shakif Dharamsi,
Bridging the know-do gap is one of the myriad factors that promises to shape the future of public health. In this instance, the know-do gap refers to the global health system’s failure to implement the seemingly endless advances in research among different disciplines into policy and practice. Reconciling this scientific dissonance is a passion of…
April 3, 2023 • Banner feature, School of Public Health Community Health Block, Public Health Week, School of Public Health,
To celebrate Public Health Week on campus, students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health have planned a weeklong series of events that kicked off on Monday. The Community Health Block party featured more than 20 campus organizations who set up tables to dole out swag,…
March 30, 2023 • School of Public Health All for them, Christina Robinson, Crowley ISD, Erika Thompson, Fort Worth ISD, HPV, vaccines, vaccines in schools,
When Erika Thompson, Ph.D., received an invitation to bring more life-saving vaccines to children and adolescents in North Texas, she leapt at the opportunity. Thompson, an associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, learned about the All…
March 16, 2023 • Multi School, School of Public Health, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Giving Kids a Smile, HPV vaccine, Human papillomavirus infection, School of Public Health, Texas college of osteopathic medicine, TWU’s dental hygiene program,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is partnering with the Texas Woman’s University dental hygiene program to bring a new Healthy Smiles Initiative to the fourth annual Giving Kids a Smile event. TWU’s dental hygiene program has provided free oral care to children in North Texas for several years through…
March 10, 2023 • School of Public Health Dr. Andrew Yockey, Dr. Rachel Hoopsick, fen, fentanyl, harm reduction, heroin, methamphetamine-related deaths, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
As the nation finds itself in the grips of an ongoing deadly fentanyl crisis, a recent study involving a researcher at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has revealed an equally staggering drug-related threat to public health. Dr. Andrew Yockey, an assistant professor of biostatistics and epidemiology in HSC’s School…
March 10, 2023 • School of Public Health, TCOM Diversity in Medicine Conference, Health disparities, mental health stigmas, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, School of Public Health, Texas college of osteopathic medicine, Viet-American Health Pilot study, Vietnamese American, Vietnamese community health,
A dual-degree student at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is taking an important step toward addressing health disparities in one local community. Maria Nguyen, who is a student at HSC’s School of Public Health and Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, will be presenting a poster during the Diversity in…
February 6, 2023 • School of Public Health Black health disparities, Black History Month, Elevating Power and Black Excellence, misty wilder, Quinton “Q” Phillips, Shafik Dharamsi,
In the increasingly complex mosaic of public health and wellness, social determinants play a major role in health disparities. Social determinants of health are the broad range of nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes and health inequities. Some of these include the conditions in which people live, learn, work and play. Studies suggest the lower…
February 1, 2023 • School of Public Health area deprivation index, Black women's health, Brest cancer, Health disparities, Justin Luningham, Ritu Aneja, Shafik Dharamsi,
The cancer divide between Black women and white women in the United States is as entrenched as it is startling. In the 1980s, breast cancer survival rates for the two were nearly identical. But since 1991, as improvements in screening and treatment came into use, the gap has widened, with no signs of abating. Black women are…
January 6, 2023 • School of Public Health adolescent, drugged driving,
In the past year, an estimated 2% of adolescents ages 16-17 drove under the influence of alcohol, 5.65% drove under the influence of marijuana and .48% drove under the influence of drugs other than marijuana. Those are just some of the eye-opening results of a new article on drugged driving by Dr. Andrew Yockey, an…
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