College of Public Health
April 1, 2020
By Sally Crocker Finding the truth has never been more important than in the current times, when people are searching news reports, social media and other resources for COVID-19 advice and information that might help in protecting their health and saving lives, says HSC researcher Erika Thompson, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and…
March 30, 2020
Professor and family mourn the COVID-19 loss of dear relative known to many through movies, stage and TV By Sally Crocker Dr. Dana Litt remembers a lot of special things about veteran stage and film actor Mark Blum, 69, a respected fixture on the New York acting scene for decades who recently died from complications…
March 30, 2020
In this video blog, we will discuss some community groups who are particularly vulnerable as a result of COVID 19 shelter-in-place orders. We will also hear about how community organizations are quickly pivoting their work to respond to these urgent needs. During this video we speak to: Ms. Leah King Chief Executive Officer United Way…
March 24, 2020
By Sally Crocker Arthur Mora, PhD, MHA, and his wife are concerned. With two young daughters ages 5 and 3 at home and a new baby on the way in just a few short weeks, the HSC College of Public Health Chair of Health Behavior and Health Systems says he and his wife are closely…
March 20, 2020
By Sally Crocker As more kids find themselves homebound now that families across the country are practicing safe distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus, it may be important to increase, rather than limit, screen time for children and teens, say two researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth…
March 18, 2020
By Sally Crocker So you’ve heeded the warnings about the COVID-19 pandemic that has much of the world in lockdown right now. You have the food and essentials you need. You are set to work remotely, if that’s an option. You’re avoiding large gatherings and listening to officials who advise that social distancing is best…
March 13, 2020
By Sally Crocker Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, FACHE, knows how it feels to want to be a part of making change happen. The incoming director of the Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree program at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) was practicing as a registered nurse and just…
March 2, 2020
By Sally Crocker Erika Thompson, PhD, MPH, was first drawn to science in the seventh grade, when her class watched and reflected on the docudrama film And the Band Played On, based on a book about people, politics and the AIDS epidemic of the early 1980s. The HSC Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health…
February 21, 2020
By Sally Crocker MHA student Paridhi Sheth came up with a big idea that paid off well for healthcare administration students from the Health Science Center and around the North Texas area. Her brainchild was to bring HSC College of Public Health students together with peers from other universities as part of an event…
January 27, 2020
The campus community mourns the passing of UNTHSC College of Public Health Professor David Sterling, PhD, CIH, ROH, who said goodbye surrounded at home by family after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer. Dr. Sterling was a beloved Biostatistics and Epidemiology Department professor who touched the lives of many students and contributed in important…
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