School of Public Health News

Dr. Malinee Neelamegam, assistant professor of population and community health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health, has been elected to the executive council of the South Asian Public Health Association (SAPHA). Dr. Neelamegam’s appointment to this position reflects her dedication to advancing public health initiatives […]

By Sally Crocker Dr. Babayemi Olakunde has spent the majority of his career in the coordination of HIV response in Nigeria. The country has one of the highest burdens of HIV/AIDS in the world, with an estimated 1.9 million people living with HIV and nearly 75,000 new infections per year. Nigeria’s mortality rates for women […]

By Sally Crocker The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently won a bronze award from the prestigious international Serious Play Conference. The organization honors outstanding digital and board/tabletop games used for training, education or other game-based learning programs. Designed with other HSC collaborators by Emily Belew, MHA, LNFA, instructor in […]

By Sally Crocker In a unique collaboration, Texas Health Resources has teamed with UNT system schools at both the undergraduate and graduate levels to work collectively on implementing community health projects. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health is one of those partners working with Texas Health’s […]

By Sally Crocker The School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has become a member of The Network: Towards Unity For Health, and Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, SPH Dean, has been named to the TUFH international advisory board. TUFH is an official non-state actor of the World […]