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Second annual CPH Maternal and Child Health and Health Disparities poster symposium highlights outstanding student work

By Sally Crocker The College of Public Health hosted its second annual Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and Health Disparities Poster Symposium, featuring more than 30 graduate student poster presentations from five courses in the public health core curriculum: Introduction to MCH, Introduction to Health Disparities, Human Sexuality and Reproductive Health, MCH Epidemiology and Epidemiology.…
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HSC communicator wins two new writing awards

Sally Crocker, Associate Director, Academic Communications, for the HSC College of Public Health, has recently won two new writing awards on behalf of HSC: A Platinum Award from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals’ (AMCP) annual, international MarCom Awards competition. MarCom Awards honors excellence in marketing and communication while recognizing the creativity and hard…
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Public health in the 21st century – building our future together

By Sally Crocker The power of public health was evident at a recent HSC-hosted event to welcome the new Dean of the College of Public Health, Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, and engage with local public health experts to gain their perspectives on building a healthier North Texas community. The highly successful event was well attended and…
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Through NIH HEAL Initiative, Dr. Scott Walters and colleagues accelerate fight against the nation’s opioid crisis

By Sally Crocker Four years ago, the National Institutes of Health introduced the unprecedented HEAL Initiative to address the nation’s public health crisis of opioid misuse, addiction and overdose. More than $2 billion has been invested in 1,000 research projects to date, spanning basic and clinical research to prevention and implementation science. For the last…
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CPH alum Dr. Noah Peeri achieves JAMA Oncology publication just months after graduation

By Sally Crocker Noah Peeri, PhD, MPH, a recent graduate of The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s College of Public Health, has achieved a major milestone by publishing an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology just months after completing his graduate degree. This is his first postdoctoral publication, and…
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Project INTEGRATE is a finalist for the DataWorks! Prize

We are pleased to announce that Project INTEGRATE has been selected as a finalist for the DataWorks Prize (sponsored by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology and the National Institutes of Health). This competition is dedicated to showcasing the power of data sharing and reuse. The prize is awarded to new and innovative…
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Serving Our Community

Why community service? "Serve Others First" is one of the values of the UNT Health Science Center. As a school of public health, we strive to live this value and encourage our students to pursue the university's vision to create solutions for a healthier community. Through community service, our students lend their time and expertise…
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Public Health in the 21st Century – Building Our Future Together

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Time: 5:30p.m. - 7:00p.m. Location: HSC at Fort Worth 1000 Montgomery St. Medical Education & Training (MET) Bldg. 1st Floor Fort Worth, TX 76107 Parking: Complimentary Parking is available in Lots 19, 7 & 6. HSC Campus Map - Parking Please join us to welcome our new Dean in the…
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Upcoming CPH Grand Rounds addresses adolescent, young adult substance use in Texas: Project PATH updates and preliminary findings

College of Public Health Grand Rounds: Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use in Texas: Project PATH Updates and Preliminary Findings THURSDAY  11/10/2022 12:00 p.m. (CST) EAD 406 Dr. Melissa A. Lewis will present the next College of Public Health Grand Rounds on Thursday, November 10, at noon, in EAD 406 or online via Zoom. The…
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Dr. Stacey Griner honored with prestigious ASTDA Young Investigator Award

By Sally Crocker Dr. Stacey Griner with the HSC College of Public Health (SPH) has received the prestigious 2022 Young Investigator Award from the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association (ASTDA). Griner is an Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health Systems and Director of the CPH Maternal and Child Health MPH program at The University…