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April 25, 2022 • Public Health, School of Public Health, Students
Texas women are more likely than their peers in more than 40 states to develop cervical cancer and die from the disease. For Hispanic women in Tarrant County and those living along the Texas southern border region, the rates are almost double. Cervical cancer is preventable. To shed light on this important public health concern…
April 22, 2022 • Our People, School of Public Health
Sally Crocker knew immediately when she heard her “ah-ha” moment. While the associate director of academic communications for the School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was interviewing Dr. Scott Walters — steering committee chair of a National Institutes of Health opioid crisis initiative — about…
April 21, 2022 • Education, Public Health, School of Public Health
The School of Public Health (SPH) at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) has inducted community partner Carol Klocek, CEO of Center for Transforming Lives (CTL), Tarrant County, as an honorary member into HSC’s chapter of Delta Omega, the national public health honor society. Founded in 1924, Delta Omega…
April 4, 2022 • Education, Public Health, School of Public Health
April 4 through 10 marks National Public Health Week (NPHW) 2022, a time for celebrating the many ways that public health makes communities healthier, stronger and safer. This year’s theme is “Public Health is Where You Are.” The annual event is an initiative of the American Public Health Association (APHA). APHA, through its members and…
March 1, 2022 • Our People, Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, PhD, MPH, has taught as an adjunct faculty member for the HSC School of Public Health (SPH) since 2014, and last fall she was presented with an outstanding national honor that adds to her considerable portfolio of academic and career achievements. Dr. Baptiste-Roberts, who teaches courses in Epidemiology for the…
February 14, 2022 • Our People, Public Health, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Erika Thompson, PhD, MPH, has achieved a level of professional recognition considered rare and outstanding for early career scientists in their field. An Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) School of Public Health (SPH) and Program Director for the…
February 8, 2022 • Public Health, School of Public Health, Students
By Sally Crocker Four HSC School of Public Health Master of Health Administration (MHA) students have received fellowships to pursue their career interests with top institutions around the country following graduation. Adeola Adelabu has been named as an incoming 2022-23 Administrative Fellow at PeaceHealth, a Vancouver, Washington, based not-for-profit health care system serving urban…
January 28, 2022 • Public Health, Research, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Last fall felt like a return home of sorts for Dr. Matthew Rossheim, who came on board as a tenured Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Systems in the HSC School of Public Health (SPH). Dr. Rossheim is an HSC alumnus who previously taught for the SPH and served as Director…
January 21, 2022 • Public Health, Research, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker A new article published in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), co-authored by HSC Assistant Professor Nolan Kline, PhD, describes how one community-based organization in Florida challenged structural racism and COVID-19 together by imagining the future of public health with a new approach to political engagement, research and a collaborative partnership between academics and…
January 10, 2022 • School of Public Health, Students
By Sally Crocker Lives are touched in meaningful ways when hearts and hands come together to serve the community by giving back to others. School of Public Health volunteers worked with the local Habitat for Humanity in Fall 2021 to help provide a new place to call home and a brighter future for an area…
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