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THR teams up with UNT System on unique student internships to improve community health

In a unique collaboration, Texas Health Resources has teamed up with two UNT System schools at both the undergraduate and graduate levels to work collectively on implementing community health projects. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health is one of those partners working with Texas Health’s Community…
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SPH joins The Network: Towards Unity For Health, Dean Dharamsi named to organization’s international advisory board

The School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has become a member of The Network: Towards Unity For Health, and Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, SPH dean, has been named to the TUFH international advisory board. TUFH is an official non-state actor of the World Health Organization, founded…
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Dr. Erika Thompson elected as American Academy of Health Behavior secretary

Dr. Erika Thompson, associate professor of population and community health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, has been elected as secretary for the American Academy of Health Behavior. “It is with great pleasure that we announce Dr. Thompson has been elected as secretary of AAHB,” said…
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Breaking down the barriers to HPV vaccination

Much of Dr. Erika Thompson’s work is focused on HPV research and prevention. Recently, she presented a Grand Rounds talk at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth on “Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Interventions to Increase HPV Vaccination across the Life Course.” Thompson is an associate professor of population and community…
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Dr. Teresa Wagner encourages TWU graduates to find their ‘why’ at December commencement

“Growing up as a Hispanic girl with a single mother in the 1970s and ‘80s when neither was popular or well accepted, I never dreamed that my life would one day have purpose or make an impact on other people’s lives,” Dr. Teresa Wagner recently shared with graduates from the Texas Woman’s University Department of…
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SaferCare Texas and School of Public Health awarded grant for opioid intervention

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…
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HSC School of Public Health releases IMPACT 2030 strategic plan

The School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has released its new strategic plan – IMPACT 2030: Commitment to Community – to steer the course of the school into the future. “The completion of this plan represents months of tireless effort, inclusive collaboration and comprehensive internal…
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SPH associate dean Dr. Emily Spence named as incoming ASPPH practice section chair

Dr. Emily Spence, associate dean for community engagement and health equity at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, has been elected as incoming chair for the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s practice section. Spence will serve in this role from March 2024 to…
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HSC professor creates tool to decode online drug market

The learning curve for social media is a moving target for parents. Children of all ages have access to a seemingly endless stream of new apps and platforms, each accompanied by evolving trends, lingo and untold dangers. Now that the holidays are here, those dangers are exacerbated, particularly for teens. Social media has become an…
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SPH artificial intelligence workforce event draws record attendance

More than 200 guests, both in person and online, participated in the recent School of Public Health workforce event on “Artificial Intelligence, Health Equity and the Future of Public Health” at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. Artificial intelligence is expected to bring significant changes to the future of the…