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May 26, 2020 • COVID-19, Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker School of Public Health honors graduate Julia Aiken is researching a topic that far too few people know about, that the #MeToo movement also has special significance for male victims of sexual violence. She hopes to get her work published. But for now, there’s more to do in a number of areas,…
May 21, 2020 • COVID-19, Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Even though states and cities are now reopening, the threat of COVID-19 still looms large for especially vulnerable groups across the U.S. that have been hardest hit during the pandemic. African Americans represent 13% of the country’s population, according to U.S. Census data, yet these communities account for more than half of…
May 18, 2020 • School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker U.S. businessman, entrepreneur, author and leadership consultant Quint Studer told a group of School of Public Health students that finding the right fit and being committed to their own personal and professional development are keys to a successful career. Eighty percent of failure in a job has to do with clarity, said…
May 14, 2020 • COVID-19, Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Desktop and mobile health technologies have emerged as a bright spot during the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping patients connected with their health providers as an alternative to in-office visits. Mental health technologies have come to the forefront recently as viable options for support of psychiatric disorders, linking patients with physicians, therapies and help…
Stay-at-home-orders were effective in Tarrant County but next few weeks critical, HSC analysis finds
May 13, 2020 • COVID-19, School of Public Health
By Alex Branch Tarrant County’s stay-at-home order and social-distancing measures have been largely effective in slowing transmission of COVID-19, but the next few weeks are critical in determining if the relaxation of restrictions causes a surge in cases, according to an analysis by The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC).…
May 13, 2020 • COVID-19, Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker The gradual rollback of COVID-19 social-distancing guidelines in Texas and across the U.S. has many vulnerable populations, including adults 65 and over and those with underlying health conditions, asking questions. “Older adults and those managing chronic medical conditions may experience challenges navigating the many recent changes in our healthcare system in response…
May 11, 2020 • COVID-19, Family Medicine, Public Health, School of Public Health, UNT Texas Center for Performing Arts Health
By Jan Jarvis After playing musical instruments during the school year, it is time for students to return the rental equipment, a task that takes on new meaning during the pandemic. At a time when social distancing is required and hygiene is a top concern, how do middle and high school students properly clean their…
May 4, 2020 • Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker At 17, Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, FACHE, left St. Louis for New York City to study jazz performance. It wasn’t long, though, before he was so moved by the people and needs he encountered there that his career path and life ambitions turned to serving others through nursing and ultimately healthcare leadership…
May 1, 2020 • COVID-19, Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Family grocery shopping is a different adventure when your mom is a public health epidemiologist called “Dr. Microbe” by her friends and colleagues. When her daughter was very young, Dr. Diana Cervantes, Director of the MPH Epidemiology program at the HSC School of Public Health, would play a little game of “let’s…
April 23, 2020 • COVID-19, Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Earlier this year, HSC alumnus Witold Migala, PhD, MPH, was busy wrapping up his leadership year as President of the Texas Public Health Association (TPHA), typically culminating in the organization’s annual conference and passing of the gavel to a new slate of officers. This year, however, was very different. As alerts about…
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