College of Public Health
September 15, 2023
By Sally Crocker According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 29.5 million people aged 12 or older experienced alcohol use disorder in the previous year. In 2019, 20.4 million people in the United States were diagnosed with substance use disorders, an NSDUH survey found. More than 106,000 persons in the U.S.…
September 14, 2023
Dr. Stacey Griner, College of Public Health assistant professor in the department of population and community health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth - in partnership with HSC's Center for Health Policy - is working on a new HIV care and prevention grant from the U.S. Health Resources and…
September 8, 2023
Dr. Matthew Rossheim from the HSC College of Public Health was recently interviewed by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about the concerning issue of vaping among school-age children. https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article278860064.html
September 8, 2023
Dr. Melissa Lewis has been invited to join the new College Working Group of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Lewis, an associate dean for research and professor in the College of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, adds her expertise to NIAAA’s focus on…
September 5, 2023
By Sally Crocker Dr. Scott Walters, Regents Professor at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s College of Public Health, recently presented an online training for substance use providers through the Mountain Plains Addiction Technology and Transfer Center. “The Perfect and the Good: Engaging People around Harm Reduction and Non-Abstinence Based…
August 16, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, Dean of the UNTHSC College of Public Health, on the anniversary date of his joining UNT Health Science Center on August 15, 2022. As Dr. Dharamsi celebrates his first year, his latest newsletter shares the College of Public Health's successes and plans for the future.
August 9, 2023
Center is a collaboration between the College of Public Health and SaferCare Texas. By Leslie Reyna, SaferCare Texas, and Sally Crocker The College of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently became the new home of the Texas Department of State Health Services Certified Community Health Worker…
August 7, 2023
Dr. Andrew Yockey, Assistant Professor with the College of Public Health has been appointed as the new Statistical and Methods Editor of the Journal of Medicine, Surgery and Public Health. He brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the areas of adolescent health, substance use, and public health. “We are one of the few…
August 3, 2023
By Sally Crocker How do College of Public Health faculty, staff and students from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth spend their summers? Often, you will find them volunteering time in neighborhoods across the U.S., doing the hands-on work that builds healthier communities. Numerous studies show that housing quality and…
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