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HSC professor offers insights on reducing drug-related harms

By Sally Crocker Dr. Scott Walters, Regents Professor at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, recently presented an online training for substance use providers through the Mountain Plains Addiction Technology and Transfer Center. “The Perfect and the Good: Engaging People around Harm Reduction and Non-Abstinence Based…
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SPH Updates August 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, Dean of the UNTHSC School of Public Health, on the anniversary date of his joining UNT Health Science Center on August 15, 2022. As Dr. Dharamsi celebrates his first year, his latest newsletter shares the School of Public Health's successes and plans for the future.
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SPH now houses Community Health Worker Training Center

Center is a collaboration between the School of Public Health and SaferCare Texas. By Leslie Reyna, SaferCare Texas, and Sally Crocker The School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently became the new home of the Texas Department of State Health Services Certified Community Health Worker…

Dr. Yockey is now the new Statistical and Methods Editor for the journal, Journal of Medicine Surgery and Public Health

Dr. Andrew Yockey, Assistant Professor with the School of Public Health has been appointed as the new Statistical and Methods Editor of the Journal of Medicine, Surgery and Public Health. He brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the areas of adolescent health, substance use, and public health. “We are one of the few…