School of Public Health
April 19, 2024
By Sally Crocker In recognition of the important role of community health workers, their leadership and their impact on communities, Community Health Worker Week 2024 is being celebrated nationally April 22-28. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health’s State Health Services Certified Community Health Worker and CHW…
April 16, 2024
By Sally Crocker Four HSC School of Public Health students - Brittany Krenek, Allison Cross, Idara Akpan and Nadiya Jiwa - have been recognized with outstanding honors at the university’s 2024 Research Appreciation Day. Research Appreciation Day (RAD) at The University of North Texas Health Science Center is an institutional tradition encompassing medicine, public health…
April 16, 2024
By Sally Crocker Through HSC’s ICARE – Infection Control Advocate and Resident Education - program, Dr. Diana Cervantes and School of Public Health students are helping to protect the quality of life for residents in nursing home communities. Dr. Cervantes is an associate professor, population and community health, and Master of Public Health epidemiology program…
April 9, 2024
By Sally Crocker National Public Health Week is a time each year to celebrate the essential services of public health professionals who work tirelessly to promote their communities’ health, safety and wellbeing. National Public Health Week is held each April, sponsored by the American Public Health Association. Students, faculty and staff of the School of…
March 29, 2024
By Sally Crocker New research by Dr. Matthew Rossheim at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health has analyzed the concerning marketing practices of derived psychoactive cannabis products – including their growing availability in the Fort Worth community and online – to encourage better accountability and legislation…
March 27, 2024
By Sally Crocker Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, dean of the School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, has been selected to serve on the Global Engagement and Partnerships Advisory Committee of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH). ASPPH is the voice of accredited academic…
March 19, 2024
By Sally Crocker More than one in five U.S. adults today are affected by mental health-related difficulties. On average, 130 people die by suicide every day, and during the years 1999-2019, more than 840,000 people died from drug overdoses. In 2019, the World Health Organization says, 970 million people globally were living with a mental…
March 15, 2024
By Sally Crocker March 2024 has been a significant month for Dr. Teresa Wagner, associate professor of health administration and policy at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health. During the National Academies of Practice annual meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, she was inducted into the Registered Dietitian…
March 12, 2024
By Sally Crocker The School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has received reaccreditation for the maximum seven-year term by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). HSC’s School of Public Health is one of only four CEPH-accredited public health schools in Texas. CEPH is…
February 29, 2024
By Sally Crocker The Texas Association of City and County Officials (TACCHO) recently held its 2024 public health conference in Houston. The conference was designed to improve state and local health department practices for planning and implementation of public health programs, policies and system changes through the use of data, health equity, community partnerships and a strong…
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