College of Public Health News

By Sally Crocker March 2024 has been a significant month for Dr. Teresa Wagner, associate professor of health administration and policy at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth College of Public Health. During the National Academies of Practice annual meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, she was inducted into the Registered Dietitian […]

By Sally Crocker The College of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has received reaccreditation for the maximum seven-year term by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). HSC’s College of Public Health is one of only four CEPH-accredited public health schools in Texas. CEPH is […]

By Sally Crocker The Texas Association of City and County Officials (TACCHO) recently held its 2024 public health conference in Houston. The conference was designed to improve state and local health department practices for planning and implementation of public health programs, policies and system changes through the use of data, health equity, community partnerships and a strong […]

Dr. Malinee Neelamegam, assistant professor of population and community health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth College of Public Health, has been elected to the executive council of the South Asian Public Health Association (SAPHA). Dr. Neelamegam’s appointment to this position reflects her dedication to advancing public health initiatives […]

By Sally Crocker Dr. Babayemi Olakunde has spent the majority of his career in the coordination of HIV response in Nigeria. The country has one of the highest burdens of HIV/AIDS in the world, with an estimated 1.9 million people living with HIV and nearly 75,000 new infections per year. Nigeria’s mortality rates for women […]