Dharamsi

SPH dean Dr. Shafik Dharamsi named to ASPPH global engagement and partnerships advisory committee

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 […]

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SPH students gain skills, certification through mental health first aid training course

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 […]

Dr. Wagner

March 2024 marks significant honors for SPH faculty member, Dr. Teresa Wagner

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 […]

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SPH achieves maximum reaccreditation term from the Council on Education for Public Health

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 […]

Barton Gill

SPH names Barton Gill, MHA, as new Health Administration & Health Policy department chair

By Sally Crocker Barton Gill, MHA, has been named as the new chair of Health Administration & Health Policy at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health. Gill brings more than two decades of executive experience in the health care industry to his new position, with a […]