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November 15, 2024 • School of Public Health alcohol research, community health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,
Dr. Scott Walters, regents professor of population and community health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s College of Public Health, with research partners from the University of Oklahoma, has received more than $3 million in funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The funding will expand…
November 1, 2024 • School of Public Health community health, community service, public health,
They came by cars, trucks and busses, nearly 370 volunteers ready to repair homes for families in Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. Scott Walters, regents professor for population and community health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s College of Public Health, was one of the group leaders on this mission…
October 17, 2024 • School of Public Health culture of health, Healthier Texas Summit, public health,
Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, dean of the College of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, was a recent speaker at the Healthier Texas Summit in Austin, where the state’s leading voices in public health and wellness came together to address their communities’ evolving needs and opportunities for change.…
October 3, 2024 • School of Public Health health literacy, health literacy month, public health, SPH,
Dr. Teresa Wagner, associate professor of health administration and health policy at The University of North Texas Health Science Center College of Public Health, was honored with an Appreciation Award for Global Service at the recent Global Health Literacy Summit of the International Health Literacy Association, held in the Netherlands. The summit was the first…
September 25, 2024 • School of Public Health college of public health, community wellness, School of Public Health, social accountability, UBUNTU,
Three College of Public Health faculty from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth were featured presenters at a recent international conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Catherine Sembajwe-Reeves, Dr. Emily Spence and Dr. Kari Northeim presented workshops and poster presentations at UBUNTU 2024, a program of The Network: Towards…
August 29, 2024 • Administration, Campus Annoucement, School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, School of Public Health Graduate School, School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, School of Public Health,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth today announced it would launch a new Graduate School to enhance graduate education and rename three of its schools to better clarify their focuses. Effective Sept. 1, HSC will establish a new Graduate School under the leadership of Dr. Tom Cunningham, interim vice provost. The…
August 14, 2024 • School of Public Health community health, public health, public health advocate, School of Public Health, SPH,
During a 15-year career, Dr. Matthew Rossheim – associate professor of health administration and health policy at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health – has taken on some of the most critical public health concerns facing communities today. He has researched and advocated for effective alcohol,…
August 2, 2024 • School of Public Health 40 under 40, public health innovation, School of Public Health, SPH,
Dr. Stacey Griner, assistant professor of population health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health, has been selected as a 2024 “40 Under 40” Public Health Catalyst Award winner by the Boston Congress of Public Health. This prestigious international award recognizes the next generation of leaders,…
August 1, 2024 • School of Public Health community health, community partnerships, public health, SPH,
As part of the U.S. State Department’s Advancing Global Health Equity international visitor exchange program, community health representatives from around the world recently visited The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth during an educational welcome program bringing them to the local Metroplex. Representatives from HSC’s School of Public Health and Institute…
July 24, 2024 • School of Public Health community health, population health, public health, School of Public Health, SPH,
Early in her career, Dr. Lisako McKyer trained in pediatric clinical psychology specializing in treatment adherence, but the chronically ill children she saw during her doctoral training broke her heart so deeply that she turned to her public health minor for answers. McKyer was based at an Indianapolis children’s hospital at the time, encountering kids…
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