College of Public Health

CPH West Nile surveillance featured in Dallas Morning News

Dr. Joon Lee, CPH assistant professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, was featured in an article, along with his graduate students, on their West Nile surveillance work for the City of Fort Worth.  To view the Dallas Morning News article from August 21, 2013, click here.

New online tool helps probationers

More than 600 probationers in two of the country’s largest court systems – Dallas and Baltimore City, Maryland - are testing a new tool for substance abuse treatment developed by College of Public Health professor Scott Walters, PhD, and colleagues from UNT Health Science Center, Wayne State University, University of Virginia and George Mason University.…

New Study Focuses on Victimization of Fort Worth Homeless Women

“Treat us with respect. Just because we are homeless, and we have been broken down so low, doesn’t mean we aren’t human.” For two semesters, Emily Spence-Almaguer, MSW, PhD, College of Public Health associate professor of Behavioral and Community Health, has worked with a group of UNTHSC graduate students on a service-learning project to identify…

15th Annual Hispanic Wellness Fair

FREE TO THE PUBLIC SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2013 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Will Rogers Memorial Center 3400 Burnett Tandy Dr. Fort Worth, TX  76107 For Questions Call 817-735-2784 Everyone is Envited   Health Screenings Health Education Cooking Demonstrations Exercise Demonstrations Healthcare Reform Education - 101    (visit Our website for more information)

Impacting public policy in Texas

Participants from the University of North Texas Health Science Center’s (UNTHSC) 2012 North Texas Health Forum cheered the results of their collaboration and a huge victory for the state when Governor Rick Perry signed the 83rdTexas Legislature’s House Bill 3105 into effect this June. With the passage of this bill, insurance companies can now negotiate directly…

Battling West Nile Virus

With health officials reporting the second case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state found in Tarrant County in mid-June, the city of Fort Worth is on high alert again this year. Last year, Tarrant County was hit hard by the disease, with 11 deaths and 259 total cases, 105 of which were severe.…

BEST Center takes biostatistics training outside the classroom

UNTHSC professor and Biostatistics Chair Sharon Homan, PhD, has found a way to give her students the BEST in academics and professional experience. Last fall, she created a Biostatistics and Evaluation Services and Training Center called “BEST” within the CPH, to serve as a data analytics resource for researchers and public health practitioners, agencies and…

Four CPH students selected for Quality Leadership Academy

Pictured from left to right are:  Bhaavika Patel, Garrett Boland, Andrea Bennett and Karyssa Bowers Four CPH students have been selected to participate in the 4th Annual Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School Student Quality Leadership Academy, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundationin Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 13-14. The four Master of Health Administration…

Woman of Distinction

Dr. Katie Cardarelli, associate professor of Epidemiology, was presented with the 2013 Discover Award by the Girls Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains at the organization’s recent Women of Distinction Luncheon. The event honored recipients who characterize three keys to leadership at the heart of the Girl Scout leadership experience, to Discover, Connect and Take Action.…