College of Public Health
February 25, 2019
By Sally Crocker Young adults’ social media chatter may reveal a lot about drinking behavior and intentions, say two UNTHSC public health researchers. A new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence by Dr. Dana M. Litt, Dr. Melissa A. Lewis and colleagues, examined a random, national sample of 5,000 Twitter posts from young adult drinkers…
February 19, 2019
By Sally Crocker Two UNTHSC College of Public Health professors - Thad Miller, DrPH, MPH, and Martin Ostensen, JD, MBA, MHA, from the CPH Department of Health Behavior and Health Systems - recently served as expert panelists to provide perspectives and commentary following a recent City of Fort Worth Human Relations Commission community screening of the…
January 16, 2019
By Sally Crocker Groups of UNTHSC students, faculty and staff are being organized by the College of Public Health to assist with this year’s Tarrant County Homeless Count on January 24. Dr. Emily Spence-Almaguer, CPH Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Health Equity, makes this volunteer endeavor part of her public health classes each year, giving…
January 14, 2019
College of Public Health & Texas Center for Health Disparities Community Blog Public Health Irony An irony of public health is that the more effective we are the less visible we become—we work to prevent disease, to keep bad things from happening. The constant chatter in social media isn’t focused on what isn’t happening…
December 21, 2018
By Sally Crocker Every day, approximately 830 women around the world die from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications. The number of maternal deaths in the U.S. has more than doubled in the last 30 years, and Texas data is especially concerning, with about 14.6 deaths for every 100,000 births. Through a new study funded by the…
December 17, 2018
By Sally Crocker Growing up, Dr. Jaime González thought he might one day become a priest. Life, however, had other plans, taking him on a different path of serving others, through public health and health-related services. As Chief Business Development Officer for the Health Plan Alliance, a national trade organization that brings health plans, hospitals…
December 12, 2018
By Sally Crocker UNTHSC College of Public Health (SPH) students, faculty and alumni participated in a variety of educational workshops and had opportunity to network at dinners and other events as part of this year’s American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo in San Diego. More than 13,000 public health professionals from across…
December 10, 2018
College of Public Health & Texas Center for Health Disparities Community Blog The Problem Every day, millions of people across the globe do not take their medications correctly. They might be taking too much or too little. The results can have bad consequences. These might be accidental overdose, poor control of chronic disease or…
November 26, 2018
By Sally Crocker Thought leaders from around the country recently joined forces at UNT Health Science Center to brainstorm on new approaches for controlling an ages old health risk. “A century ago, my grandmother lost her sister, mother and grandfather to tuberculosis,” said Dr. Thaddeus Miller, UNTHSC College of Public Health (SPH) Associate Professor and Principal…
November 7, 2018
College of Public Health & Texas Center for Health Disparities Community Blog While the debate about the potential benefit of e-cigarettes/vapes for long-term cigarette smokers continues, tobacco and independent companies are busy creating a new generation of people addicted to nicotine. Cigarette smoking has been trending down in the U.S. for years, particularly for youth.…
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