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UNTHSC serving as 2018 national USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium ‘Academic Partner’

By Sally Crocker UNT Health Science Center has been selected as this year’s Academic Partner for the 2018 United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Scientific and Training Symposium, to be held June 4-7 in Dallas. This conference, which annually draws more than 1,200 U.S. Public Health Service members and health professionals nationwide, offers an opportunity for…
Unthsc Ppeptalk

#PPEPtalk Texas tackles infant mortality across Historically Black Colleges and Universities

By Sally Crocker College student Tassanee Harris isn’t planning to start a family anytime soon, but she’s taking steps now to help ensure that when she’s ready, she can be at her healthiest, to give her future children the best start possible. Harris, a junior at Paul Quinn College, a Historically Black College in Dallas, is…
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Losing Texas Mothers: Maternal Mortality in the Lone Star State

  School of Public Health & Texas Center for Health Disparities Community Blog   “There is an emptiness inside of me ‐‐a void that will never be filled. No one in your life will ever love you as your mother does. There is no love as pure, unconditional and strong as a mother's love. And…
Sph Students 2018

End of Year Celebration honors special achievements

By Sally Crocker The UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health (SPH) recently recognized 2017-18 academic year student, faculty, staff and alumni accomplishments at its annual End of Year Celebration. At the ceremony, Brandon Hoff, MPH - Maternal and Child Health (MACH) concentration, was admitted into the Alpha Sigma Chapter of Delta Omega national public…
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UNTHSC honors Fort Worth public health champion

By Sally Crocker Mayor Betsy Price has been a tireless advocate for improving the health and well-being of Fort Worth residents, from backing the Blue Zones and FitWorth initiatives for a healthier community, to supporting a Smoke-Free Fort Worth and leading the charge for safe neighborhoods, bike sharing, safe roads, physical activity, children's literacy and an…
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A beautiful life cut short

  School of Public Health & Texas Center for Health Disparities Community Blog In late October of 2005, I gave a presentation on high- risk domestic violence to law enforcement officers in Dallas. I had spent the prior 14 years addressing domestic violence as a social worker and a researcher, and had totally immersed myself…
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Student devotes spare time to ensuring kids are safe in cars

By Sally Crocker As a busy mom juggling graduate school, part-time employment, volunteering in the community and caring for her family, UNTHSC public health student Elizabeth Velarde understands the challenges that parents face when time is at a premium and it’s important to get things right. Before coming to UNT Health Science Center to pursue her…
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Public health student develops infection control program for Liberian hospital where Ebola virus first diagnosed

By Sally Crocker A UNT Health Science Center public health student has developed a sustainable infection control and infectious waste management program for Phebe Hospital in Liberia, where one of the first known cases of Ebola virus in Liberia was diagnosed in 2014. DrPH candidate Laura Phipps, MPH, CPH, RS, who graduates in May from the…
Rad Thombs And 1st Place Winner 2018

Congratulations to SPH RAD winners

By Sally Crocker This year’s UNT Health Science Center Research Appreciation Day (RAD) followed in its long tradition of featuring outstanding speakers, quality research, poster presentations and honors for student and team member achievements. RAD is an institutional event encompassing medicine, public health and basic science. The program provides an opportunity for students, faculty and staff…
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SPH volunteers for ‘Week of Service’

By Sally Crocker Students, faculty and staff from the UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health (SPH) recently gave their time and energy to help local non-profit organizations during the SPH Week of Service. SPH volunteers assisted at the Tarrant Area Food Bank, First Street Methodist Mission and Community Food Bank, and organized a campus-wide,…