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HSC researchers collaborate on new study to reduce alcohol use and risky sexual behaviors among college freshmen

By Sally Crocker Three School of Public Health (SPH) researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) - Eun-Young Mun, PhD, site Principal Investigator, and Melissa A. Lewis, PhD, of the Department of Health Behavior and Health Systems, and Zhengyang Zhou, PhD, Biostatistics and Epidemiology - are collaborating with…
Scott Walters

The realities of ‘breaking bad’ and how one HSC researcher is attacking the opioid crisis

By Sally Crocker He didn’t know it at the time, but when Dr. Scott Walters was growing up in San Diego in the mid 1980s, a next-door neighbor was concealing a homemade meth lab just across the fence and mere steps away from his bedroom window. For quite some time, concerned parents in his family’s…
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Dr. Diana Cervantes named among Fort Worth’s ‘most influential’ for public health service during the pandemic

By Sally Crocker Dr. Diana Cervantes has spent the last year keeping people informed and updated on all things coronavirus, and now she’s being recognized as one of Fort Worth Inc.’s “400 Most Influential People” for helping protect the community’s health during the pandemic. Dr. Cervantes is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Master…
Joanna Li

Nutrition, service and lessons of public health drive, motivate SPH honors graduate in her work

By Sally Crocker Working as a Public Health Nutritionist in the Greater New York area is a big job. School of Public Health (SPH) 2021 honors graduate Joanna Li understands the job well from experience, having spent three years traveling through different boroughs and neighborhoods to deliver nutrition counseling and services to women and children.…
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Circle of life brings SPH honors grad to a new day, new opportunities

By Sally Crocker The study of turkeys, fish, native wolves and other wildlife helped one of this year’s University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s (HSC) commencement award winners find connections to the people side of public health and her future career path. Sydney Manning, Master of Science (MS) in Epidemiology student…
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For 2021 academic achievement honoree, food equals love, connections, healthy communities and more

By Sally Crocker Food has been an inspiration to student Amber Deckard’s academic career path and community service endeavors for as long as she can remember. Deckard - winner of this year’s University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) School of Public Health (SPH) Dean’s Commencement Award for Academic Achievement – grew up volunteering…
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Commencement awards and congratulations

By Sally Crocker     This spring, 56 new School of Public Health graduates will celebrate Commencement. Three graduates are receiving special recognition, and a number of students are being named into honor societies for the fields of public health and health care management and policy. This year’s Leon Brachman Community Service Award honoree is…
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The comeback from COVID begins

By Sally Crocker   Ambiguity and adaptation may be the way of life for 2021 as COVID restrictions roll back across communities, says Scott Walters, PhD, Regents Professor at the HSC School of Public Health. “Clearly, the comeback will be phased in waves,” Dr. Walters said. “It won’t be as easy as flipping on a…
Academic Services

Supporting students and community through the pandemic has been top priority for SPH Academic Services team

By Sally Crocker One year ago, COVID-19 turned the world upside down. Before the pandemic arrived, the HSC School of Public Health Academic Services department was in the usual zone, providing day-to-day resources and support to students, managing weekly “SPH Interlude” events with guest speakers and conversations around special topics, advising on internships and community…
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Celebrate, join the conversations during National Public Health Week 2021

  By Sally Crocker Most days, the work of public health goes on behind the scenes, like a trusted friend who is always there to protect and help communities stay healthy and well. It’s in times of crisis and greatest need that we really see how much we all rely on public health. Over the…