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To go or not to go? So many questions on navigating the health system during COVID-19

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. This is an especially scary time for our aging population and those dealing with chronic medical conditions, says Kayla Fair, DrPH,…
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SPH names 11 honorees to Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society

By Sally Crocker This year, two HSC School of Public Health alumni, one outstanding Tarrant County community member and eight graduate students are being inducted into Delta Omega National Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Chapter, recognizing and encouraging public health education, practice, research and related professional achievements. Alumni Honorees Dr. Brittany Marshall Dr. Marshall is a…
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New MHA Director joins HSC at critical time in healthcare leadership

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…
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Epidemiologist’s advice for helping kids understand their role in COVID-19 prevention

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…
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What impacts one affects us all

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…