School of Public Health
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…
April 13, 2017
The UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health (SPH) recently celebrated National Public Health Week by recognizing 2016-17 academic year student, faculty and staff accomplishments at its annual End of Year Celebration. MHA student Chelsea Kleen was presented with the Richard S. Kurz Award, given to an outstanding public health graduate exemplifying the leadership,…
March 30, 2017
As the sun rises over Eagle Pass, just across the U.S. border into Mexico, a small caravan of trucks and cargo trailers slowly makes its way toward the State of Coahuila in the country’s northwestern region. The travelers are doctors, nurses and other volunteers who for more than 30 years have been the main source…
March 14, 2017
A new study published in The American Journal of Public Health provides recommendations for community-based and individual level prevention strategies to reduce alcohol use among American Indian and white teens living in multicultural rural communities. UNT Health Science Center researcher Melvin Livingston, PhD, led the statistical design and analysis of the study, which was supported…
March 7, 2017
Two physicians who have served on the front lines of war, caring for northern border Israeli civilians and war casualties from neighboring countries, most recently Syrian refugees, will speak at UNT Health Science Center on Monday, April 3. Dr. Yoav Hoffman and Dr. Tal Marshak of Galilee Medical Center will discuss their work and…
March 1, 2017
UNT Health Science Center public health students volunteered at the recent Cowtown Marathon Health and Fitness Expo February 24-25, 2017, sharing information about the Smoke-Free Fort Worth effort to pass a comprehensive smoke-free city ordinance in public locations and workplaces. School of Public Health Epidemiology…
February 22, 2017
Stephanie Spohr, MA, a UNTHSC public health student working toward her PhD in Public Health Sciences (Behavioral and Community Health concentration), has been named as one of 400 finalists from among 7,000 applicants for the U.S. Presidential Management Fellowship, a flagship leadership development program for graduate-level candidates. The program is designed to develop potential government…
January 31, 2017
UNTHSC School of Public Health graduate Etienne Jaime (MPH ’16) found a path to helping underserved Nicaraguan communities through last year’s American Public Health Association (APHA) conference. By networking with presenters and taking advantage of section meetings and events, he connected with staff from AMOS Health and Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the…
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