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SPH welcomes Dr. Kayla Fair

By Sally Crocker The School of Public Health welcomes Kayla N. Fair, DrPH, MPH, BSN, RN, who has joined UNTHSC this semester. This fall, she is teaching Theoretical Foundations for Individual and Community Health (PHED 5300) and Public Health Practice Experience (PHED 5297). During her career, Dr. Fair has taught public health concepts in clinical,…
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SPH hosts DSHS Data Discovery Workshop

  The School of Public Health recently hosted the Texas Department of State Health Services (TXDSHS) Center for Health Statistics in bringing a Data Discovery Workshop to the UNT Health Science Center campus. Dr. Lisa Wyman, Director, Center for Health Statistics, and other presenters provided an orientation for UNTHSC faculty and students regarding available data…
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Sally Crocker wins national award for magazine article on domestic violence

By Kerry Gunnels Sally Crocker, Communications Manager in UNTHSC’s School of Public Health, is a top winner in the national Ragan Communications Health Care PR and Marketing Awards. Crocker, who has worked in the School of Public Health for 10 years, won first prize in the article category of the national awards program sponsored by…
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Alumni Profile: Meet Joel Massey

By Sally Crocker Joel G. Massey, MD, MPH, CPH, C-TropMed, is Regional Medical Director for the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Public Health Region 2/3. He is a Spring 2019 graduate of the UNT Health Science Center MPH Professional Option degree program. Dr. Massey began his career as a family physician in the…
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Vaping advice for parents

By Sally Crocker With currently 530 CDC-confirmed cases across the U.S., and seven deaths linked to severe breathing illnesses and lung injury from vaping, the time is now for parents to have a heart-to-heart conversation with their kids about this public health crisis, says a UNT Health Science Center researcher with experience in this area.…