College of Public Health
May 14, 2020
By Sally Crocker Desktop and mobile health technologies have emerged as a real bright spot during the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping patients connected with their health providers as an alternative to in-office visits. Mental health technologies have come to the forefront recently as viable options for support of psychiatric disorders, linking patients with physicians, therapies and…
May 12, 2020
By Sally Crocker The gradual rollback of COVID-19 social distancing guidelines in Texas and across the U.S. has many vulnerable populations, including adults 65 and over and those with underlying health conditions, asking questions. This is an especially scary time for our aging population and those dealing with chronic medical conditions, says Kayla Fair, DrPH,…
May 5, 2020
By Sally Crocker This year, two HSC College of Public Health alumni, one outstanding Tarrant County community member and eight graduate students are being inducted into Delta Omega National Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Chapter, recognizing and encouraging public health education, practice, research and related professional achievements. Alumni Honorees Dr. Brittany Marshall Dr. Marshall is a…
May 1, 2020
By Sally Crocker At 17, Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, FACHE, left St. Louis for New York City to study jazz performance. It wasn’t long, though, before he was so moved by the people and needs he encountered there that his career path and life ambitions turned to serving others through nursing and ultimately healthcare leadership…
April 30, 2020
By Sally Crocker Family grocery shopping is a different adventure when your mom is a public health epidemiologist called “Dr. Microbe” by her friends and colleagues. When her daughter was very young, Dr. Diana Cervantes, Director of the MPH Epidemiology program at the HSC College of Public Health, would play a little game of “let’s…
April 23, 2020
By Sally Crocker Earlier this year, HSC alumnus Witold Migala, PhD, MPH, was busy wrapping up his leadership year as President of the Texas Public Health Association (TPHA), typically culminating in the organization’s annual conference and passing of the gavel to a new slate of officers. This year, however, was very different. As alerts…
April 17, 2020
By Sally Crocker A high number of Americans – about to 40 to 59 percent – live financially close to the edge, with few resources available for emergency backup. Just one rough patch has the ability to throw families off their feet, impacting their ability to make the rent, buy groceries, pay bills, access…
April 16, 2020
By Sally Crocker One recent afternoon, HSC Regents Professor Dr. Scott Walters was working from home like most North Texans who are socially distancing right now as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was leading a Zoom meeting when things really heated up in his closed-door office, not because Dr. Walters was sparking new…
April 7, 2020
By Sally Crocker Through innovative thinking in the wake of COVID-19, there’s now a Dallas-Fort Worth restaurant supplier on a new course, delivering fresh-baked bread products directly to consumers’ doorsteps. The hotel industry has been among one of the hardest hit business sectors during the pandemic, yet Marriott International has been widely praised for sharing…
April 3, 2020
By Sally Crocker The notion of COVID-19 social distancing seems so strange to most of us, yet quarantines for the good of public health have been around since the Middle Ages and perhaps even earlier. The practice of separating the sick to keep other populations well was, in fact, a very early public health measure…
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