School of Public Health
June 1, 2017
Nineteen UNT Health Science Center MHA students have found their 2017 summer internships, thanks to a “speed interview” event on campus with potential healthcare employers. In quick rotations, students were able to meet with representatives from 11 local healthcare organizations to showcase their talents, interests and resumes. Participating organizations included JPS Health Network, Children’s…
May 26, 2017
School of Public Health & Texas Center for Health Disparities Community Blog Engaging the Community Guest Blogger: Dani Cagle, MPH, CPH, IBCLC Few mommy-moments are as intimate as breastfeeding. From the perspective of a health professional, there is no question that breast milk is the best nutrition for a newborn. As a new mom, I…
May 25, 2017
She promised not to cry, but there were still some emotional moments as Dr. Christine A. Moranetz presented her Last Lecture to students, faculty, community colleagues and close friends. For nine years, Dr. Moranetz has served in a variety of leadership positions for the UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health, and as…
May 22, 2017
The prescription bottle said, “Take one tablet as needed,” so the patient did – repeatedly - going far beyond the recommended daily dosage. A health information pamphlet for teens titled “Adolescent Transitional Care Policy” became much clearer when given the new headline, “You’re Becoming an Adult!” In another example, plain language, photos and illustrations…
May 12, 2017
UNTHSC School of Public Health student Orji Okereke has been named as this year’s recipient of the 2017-18 American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AIHF) Kyle B. Dotson Scholarship. The scholarship program was established by the Dotson family in 2007, to give back to the profession and serve as a model for other professionals to contribute toward…
May 9, 2017
UNTHSC School of Public Health student Shlesma Chhetri is no newcomer to making award-winning oral presentations, and this year she won her second Texas Public Health Association (TPHA) honor. Chhetri recently came in first at the TPHA Annual Education Conference’s student oral presentation competition for her talk on “Getting on the same page for breast…
May 5, 2017
Nine SPH students, accompanied by faculty members Dr. Kris Lykens and Dr. Alisa Rich, spent their 2017 spring break visiting the State Capitol in Austin. The trip was coordinated with students from the Austin College undergraduate public health program in Sherman, Texas, taught by Dr. Mathias Akuoka, a PhD graduate of the UNTHSC School of…
May 3, 2017
At this year’s Texas Public Health Association (TPHA) annual conference, co-hosted by the UNTHSC School of Public Health, hundreds of students, researchers and public health professionals from around the state gathered in Fort Worth for a chance to share ideas, network and gain new perspectives in the field. A highlight of the week, and a…
April 26, 2017
The mission was to “Transform Galveston” with strategies for improving chronic disease prevention and care among Galveston County Medicaid patients. Accepting the challenge was a team of three MHA students from the UNTHSC School of Public Health: Amruta Sakhalkar, Ela Vashishtha and Sayali Ethape. At the recent George McMillan Fleming Center for Healthcare Management’s 6th…
April 25, 2017
Nearly 60 School of Public Health volunteers recently spent a day with the Tarrant Area Food Bank, where they helped provide over 18,000 meals for hungry children, families and seniors across North Texas. SPH students, faculty and staff took on morning and afternoon shifts at the Food…
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