School of Public Health
October 21, 2014
New Public Health & Prevention Council Chair Shirley Little (right) with outgoing Chair Libby Watson and School of Public Health Dean Richard Kurz, PhD. Shirley Little has been named as the new UNT Health Science Center Public Health & Prevention Council Chair, replacing outgoing Chair Libby Watson. The Public Health & Prevention Council is…
October 15, 2014
As the world anxiously follows news from first responders, health care workers and the CDC in the wake of the Ebola outbreak in Dallas, students at UNT Health Science Center are learning valuable lessons to help prepare for their own future service in the field. During a recent disaster preparedness tabletop drill, students from the…
October 10, 2014
UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health alumnus Dr. Pawankumar Gulabrao Patil (MPH, Community Health, '14) has a story that reads like a movie script, according to The Better India, a publication that describes him as an unsung hero who has returned home and is making a difference in improving the living conditions in…
October 3, 2014
Scholarship winners with BEST Center project colleagues: (front row, l to r) PhD candidate and BEST Scholars Fellow Saritha Bangara, Gunjanbhai Patel, Jay Mistry and (second row, l to r) Udoka Obinwa, Nayan Patel, Obiora Egbuche, and MPH Biostatistics student Olalekan Olanipekun School of Public Health (SPH) adjunct assistant professor Lilly Ramphal-Naley, MD, MPH, has…
October 2, 2014
For six years, volunteer Libby Watson has helped the UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health (SPH) build partnerships, engage local leaders and tackle top priority public health issues in the community by serving as Chair of the university's Public Health and Prevention Council. Recently, as she passed the gavel…
September 19, 2014
Winjie Tang Miao, President of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance, has been named by the School of Public Health (SPH) as the 2014 Master of Health Administration (MHA) Community Partner of the Year, in recognition of her outstanding service to students through teaching and mentoring. “As adjunct instructor for the MHA Capstone Course, the…
September 9, 2014
North Texas Health Forum Small Group Results of Blue Zones Livability Recommendations: April, 2014 Watch the Video! In his keynote address at the 2014 North Texas Health Forum, held during National Public Health Week April 10-11 at UNT Health Science Center, keynote speaker Dan Burden emphasized the connection between lifestyle, health and the built environment. Burden,…
September 4, 2014
Representing this year's BEST Scholars are, from left to right, front row: Saritha Bangara (PhD Candidate, Epidemiology, BEST Global IPE Scholars Fellow); Megha Dobhal (MPH, Biostatistics, India); Balaji Kolasani (MPH, Biostatistics, India); Jay Mistry (MPH, Epidemiology, India); Sujana Borra (MPH, Biostatistics, India). Middle row: Philip Dokpesi (MPH, Epidemiology, Nigeria); Gunjanbhai Ramesbhai Patel (MPH, Epidemiology, India);…
August 21, 2014
SPH names Kent Palmore as MHA Alumnus of the Year: Honored for developing student internships with Baylor Scott & White Health Dr. Nuha Lackan with Kent Palmore, MHA Alumnus of the Year As a Master of Health Administration (MHA) student completing his final steps toward School of Public Health (SPH) graduation in 2013, Kent Palmore…
July 16, 2014
SPH Associate Professor Emily Spence-Almaguer, MSW, PhD, recently spoke to JPS Trauma Center staff about understanding the issues related to women and violence during emergency care screenings. For the full story, click here.
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