School of Public Health
December 4, 2012
School of Public Health faculty and staff recently visited the UNT Denton campus, to host breakfast and meet with undergraduate student advisors, sharing the exciting opportunities of the public health field. During a faculty panel discussion, the SPH discussed different ways that public health complements a range of studies and careers, such as medicine, economics,…
November 27, 2012
Libby Watson, volunteer Chair of the Public Health and Prevention Civic Council at UNT Health Science Center (UNTHSC), was recently recognized by the Fort Worth Metro Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) for her dedication to advancing the work of the UNTHSC School of Public Health and Texas Prevention Institute. The AFP, in…
November 8, 2012
Twenty-five SPH students are members of the new AcademyHealth Student Chapter on the UNTHSC campus, initiated this fall, and already a number of activities have taken place, with more events planned for the coming months. Along with faculty sponsor Dr. Jose Pagan, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Health Management and Policy, 22 chapter…
November 7, 2012
Congratulations go to SPH alum Cara Hamann (MPH, Spring '06), now pursuing her doctoral degree in epidemiology at the Iowa College of Public Health, who has been named the recipient of the highly competitive Best Student Paper Award by the Injury Control and Emergency Health Services (ICEHS) section of the American Public Health Association. Her…
September 27, 2012
To help students manage life, work and educational goals more conveniently, the School of Public Health has introduced online classes, and one of the first programs to feature a completely online experience is the Master of Public Health (MPH) Professional Option degree. This 42-semester-hour degree is geared toward professionals already working in their field who…
September 27, 2012
The Texas Prevention Institute (TPI), housed in the School of Public Health, is a multidisciplinary institute that brings together faculty and research programs from public health, medicine and biomedical sciences. Two primary-affiliated faculty members of the TPI, Kim Fulda, DrPH, and Marcy Paul, MA, have been selected to participate in the 2012 cohort of the…
September 18, 2012
SPH Dean Dr. Richard Kurz has been named as the Dr. Adela N. Gonzalez Volunteer of the Year by the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and UnitedHealthcare, Latino Health Solutions. He was recognized at a recent Health Care Professional Awards ceremony, honoring individuals who have performed "outstanding service in their profession while making a…
September 6, 2012
What's a quick and convenient way to enhance your career opportunities in a competitive job market? The new Graduate Certificate in Public Health is one of the fastest and most convenient ways to update your resume if you are a working professional looking to advance your public health training and take your knowledge to the…
UNTHSC Assistant Professors Receive $2.1 million Grant from the Cancer Prevention Institute of Texas
August 28, 2012
Grant will support integration of cancer screening in a behavioral health treatment environment for women. The Cancer Prevention Institute of Texas (CPRIT), a state-supported fund to enhance access to evidence-based prevention programs and services throughout the state, has awarded the University of North Texas Health Science Center's School of Public Health (UNTHSC - SPH) and…
August 27, 2012
The School of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC), Fort Worth, Texas, has introduced a new Public Health Graduate Certificate Program in Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping, research and spatial analysis, which can be added to either the Master of Public Health (MPH) or Master of Health Administration (MHA)…
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