College of Public Health
December 11, 2012
Fernando A. Wilson, PhD, assistant professor of Health Management & Policy in the College of Public Health at UNT Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, has recently been awarded two grants. Dr. Wilson's first grant, funded through the Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation's Public Health Law Research program, is titled "Electronic Device Use and Distracted…
December 7, 2012
CPH Dean Richard S. Kurz, PhD, (back row, second from left) attended a recent meeting of the Public Health Funding and Policy Committee of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in Texas City, Texas, hosted by the Galveston County Health District. This committee was formed as a result of Senate Bill 969…
December 7, 2012
Continuing the efforts to assess, support and increase the readiness of Texas' local health departments for accreditation, based on standards of the national Public Health Accreditation Board, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has extended the one-year contract for Dean Richard S. Kurz, PhD, UNT Health Science Center College of Public Health, to…
December 4, 2012
College of Public Health faculty and staff recently visited the UNT Denton campus, to host breakfast and meet with undergraduate student advisors, sharing the exciting opportunities of the public health field. During a faculty panel discussion, the CPH discussed different ways that public health complements a range of studies and careers, such as medicine, economics,…
November 27, 2012
Libby Watson, volunteer Chair of the Public Health and Prevention Civic Council at UNT Health Science Center (UNTHSC), was recently recognized by the Fort Worth Metro Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) for her dedication to advancing the work of the UNTHSC College of Public Health and Texas Prevention Institute. The AFP, in…
November 8, 2012
Twenty-five CPH students are members of the new AcademyHealth Student Chapter on the UNTHSC campus, initiated this fall, and already a number of activities have taken place, with more events planned for the coming months. Along with faculty sponsor Dr. Jose Pagan, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Health Management and Policy, 22 chapter…
November 7, 2012
Congratulations go to CPH alum Cara Hamann (MPH, Spring '06), now pursuing her doctoral degree in epidemiology at the Iowa College of Public Health, who has been named the recipient of the highly competitive Best Student Paper Award by the Injury Control and Emergency Health Services (ICEHS) section of the American Public Health Association. Her…
September 27, 2012
To help students manage life, work and educational goals more conveniently, the College of Public Health has introduced online classes, and one of the first programs to feature a completely online experience is the Master of Public Health (MPH) Professional Option degree. This 42-semester-hour degree is geared toward professionals already working in their field who…
September 27, 2012
The Texas Prevention Institute (TPI), housed in the College of Public Health, is a multidisciplinary institute that brings together faculty and research programs from public health, medicine and biomedical sciences. Two primary-affiliated faculty members of the TPI, Kim Fulda, DrPH, and Marcy Paul, MA, have been selected to participate in the 2012 cohort of the…
September 18, 2012
CPH Dean Dr. Richard Kurz has been named as the Dr. Adela N. Gonzalez Volunteer of the Year by the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and UnitedHealthcare, Latino Health Solutions. He was recognized at a recent Health Care Professional Awards ceremony, honoring individuals who have performed "outstanding service in their profession while making a…
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