March 14, 2019
By Sally Crocker National Public Health Week 2019 is on the way. The week will be celebrated April 1-7, and this year’s theme is “Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For action. For health.” Each day of National Public Health Week (NPHW) - developed by the American Public Health Association (APHA) to recognize the contributions…
March 5, 2019
By Sally Crocker A team of UNTHSC researchers has recently completed a comprehensive community assessment for United Way of Tarrant County that will help set the organization’s strategic direction for years to come. Findings from this extensive study, which uncovered some of the most pressing social issues affecting the health and prosperity of the Tarrant…
March 4, 2019
School of Public Health & Texas Center for Health Disparities Community Blog Last Fall I was asked to chair an ad hoc (temporary) committee to develop a diversity and inclusion plan for our School of Public Health (SPH). This seemed like a fairly straightforward task for a couple of different reasons. First, our accrediting…
February 25, 2019
By Sally Crocker Young adults’ social media chatter may reveal a lot about drinking behavior and intentions, say two UNTHSC public health researchers. A new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence by Dr. Dana M. Litt, Dr. Melissa A. Lewis and colleagues, examined a random, national sample of 5,000 Twitter posts from young adult drinkers…
February 19, 2019
By Sally Crocker Two UNTHSC School of Public Health professors - Thad Miller, DrPH, MPH, and Martin Ostensen, JD, MBA, MHA, from the SPH Department of Health Behavior and Health Systems - recently served as expert panelists to provide perspectives and commentary following a recent City of Fort Worth Human Relations Commission community screening of the…
January 16, 2019
By Sally Crocker Groups of UNTHSC students, faculty and staff are being organized by the School of Public Health to assist with this year’s Tarrant County Homeless Count on January 24. Dr. Emily Spence-Almaguer, SPH Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Health Equity, makes this volunteer endeavor part of her public health classes each year, giving…
January 14, 2019
School of Public Health & Texas Center for Health Disparities Community Blog Public Health Irony An irony of public health is that the more effective we are the less visible we become—we work to prevent disease, to keep bad things from happening. The constant chatter in social media isn’t focused on what isn’t happening…
December 21, 2018
By Sally Crocker Every day, approximately 830 women around the world die from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications. The number of maternal deaths in the U.S. has more than doubled in the last 30 years, and Texas data is especially concerning, with about 14.6 deaths for every 100,000 births. Through a new study funded by the…
December 17, 2018
By Sally Crocker Growing up, Dr. Jaime González thought he might one day become a priest. Life, however, had other plans, taking him on a different path of serving others, through public health and health-related services. As Chief Business Development Officer for the Health Plan Alliance, a national trade organization that brings health plans, hospitals…
December 12, 2018
By Sally Crocker UNTHSC School of Public Health (SPH) students, faculty and alumni participated in a variety of educational workshops and had opportunity to network at dinners and other events as part of this year’s American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo in San Diego. More than 13,000 public health professionals from across…
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