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December 15, 2022 • School of Public Health Healthy People 2030, public health, Public Health in the 21st Century, public health panel,
The power of public health was evident at a recent HSC-hosted event to welcome the new dean of the School 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 featured a panel…
December 13, 2022 • School of Public Health alcohol misuse prevention, crowd-sourcing, NIH, NIH competition,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s Project INTEGRATE, was recently named as one of 20 finalists in the DataWorks! Challenge for the team’s work in alcohol misuse prevention. This challenge is produced by HeroX, a crowdsourcing innovation platform with a global partner network. The goal of competitors in the DataWorks! Challenge is to…
December 7, 2022 • School of Public Health Dr. Scott Walters, HEAL Initiative, HEALing Communities Study, One Pill Kills, opioid, opioid crisis,
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 three years, Dr.…
December 5, 2022 • School of Public Health cancer epidemiology, Health disparities, Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Noah Peeri,
Noah Peeri, Ph.D., MPH, a recent graduate of The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s School 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. His recently published JAMA article explores the association between polycystic…
November 8, 2022 • Banner feature, School of Public Health biostatistics, epidemiology, health care infrastructure, health care-related targets, hospital attacks, hospital bombings, Russia, The Ukrainian health care system, Ubydul Haque, Ukraine,
Dr. Ubydul Haque, an assistant professor of biostatistics and epidemiology at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, is delving into how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has impacted health care through an in-depth piece recently published in BMJ Global Health, a peer-reviewed journal. Beginning Feb. 24 (the…
November 4, 2022 • School of Public Health Adopt-A-River Program, American Heart Association-Tarrant County Heart Walk, Remote Access Medical, Tarrant Area Food Bank, The Welman Project, Trinity River Cleanup, United Way,
The School of Public Health’s Office of Academic Services has been working with several local nonprofits this semester to serve some of the community’s most vulnerable members. The school in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is partnering with Tarrant Area Food Bank, United Way, American Heart Association-Tarrant County Heart…
October 14, 2022 • School of Public Health American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association, Maternal and Child Health MPH,
Dr. Stacey Griner with the HSC School of Public Health has received the prestigious 2022 Young Investigator Award from the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association. Griner is an assistant professor of Health Behavior and Health Systems and director of the SPH Maternal and Child Health MPH program at The University of North Texas Health Science…
October 13, 2022 • School of Public Health alcohol abuse, alcoholic, app, homeless, Smart-T Alcohol,
The road to recovery is a day-by-day climb for most people living with an alcohol use disorder, but for those experiencing homelessness, the challenges are even greater. More than 14.5 million people in the U.S. had an alcohol use disorder in 2019. Only 10% of those individuals, according to the National Institutes of Health, received…
September 28, 2022 • School of Public Health community-based health, epidemiology, future of public health, public health,
Working in epidemiology is like solving a puzzle or telling a story. Epidemiologists are often called “disease detectives,” using research, analysis and communication to investigate the causes of a public health concern and look for solutions. Dr. Malinee Neelamegam, assistant professor at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's School of…
September 27, 2022 • School of Public Health adolescent gambling, Journal of Gambling Issues.,
A new study on adolescent gambling and associated health behavior risks by HSC public health researcher Dr. Andrew Yockey was published in the Journal of Gambling Issues. The piece presents concerns for parents of students ages 12-17 who have interests or experiences with various types of gaming for money or other gains. Yockey is…
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