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March 27, 2024 • School of Health Professions adult education, at-home nurse, Child First, Community Health Worker, Dallas WiNGS, lifestyle health coach, National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership, online masters, parent ambassador, PHWB, success story, WIC,
In 2019, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth student Jacqueline Green said she felt hopeless. She became pregnant while experiencing hard financial times, and she didn’t have insurance. Compounding her stress was terrible grief. Her mother-in-law suddenly passed away, leaving the Green family without a pillar of their family who…
March 26, 2024 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine osteopathic manipulative treatment, osteopathic medicine, osteopathy,
If you’re looking for the unlikeliest of people to practice osteopathic medicine, osteopathy, or osteopathic manipulative treatment then look no further than Patrick Wedlake, DO. So, how did a self-described “hippie from California,” end up becoming the first licensed osteopathic physician in the South American country of Chile and practicing cranial osteopathic manipulative treatment? The…
March 25, 2024 • Center for Health Policy, Provost, Safercare Texas, TCOM Center for Older Adults, Distinguished fellow, health administration, health policy, social services,
Six of the best from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth were inducted as Distinguished Fellows from the National Academies of Practice on Saturday, March 16. Provost and executive vice president, Dr. Charles Taylor, Dr. Lillee Gelinas, an assistant professor from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Dr. Teresa…
March 22, 2024 • HSC Innovates entrepreneurship, HSC Next, innovation, innovator, investor,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s innovation wing, HSC Next, was recently named the Institutional Investor of the Year at The Dallas Entrepreneur Center’s State of Entrepreneurship, presented by Bank of America. This recognition highlights the institution's commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship and its significant impact on the dynamic biotech, life…
March 21, 2024 • School of Public Health global health, public health, public health professionals, public health workforce, Whole Health,
Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, dean of the School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, has been selected to serve on the Global Engagement and Partnerships Advisory Committee of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. ASPPH is the voice of accredited academic public health, representing schools…
March 21, 2024 • School of Public Health mental health, public health, public health crisis, SPH, substance abuse,
More than one in five U.S. adults today are affected by mental health-related difficulties. On average, 130 people die by suicide every day, and during the years from 1999 to 2019, more than 840,000 people died from drug overdoses. In 2019, the World Health Organization said 970 million people globally were living with a mental…
March 19, 2024 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine LMSA, medical Spanish, osteopathic medicine, TCOM,
For the second straight year, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Latino Medical Student Association has won the LMSA Southwest Chapter of the Year Award. The award illuminates the student group’s hard work, volunteering and collaborating with more than 25 different groups from February 2023…
March 19, 2024 • School of Health Professions, School of Public Health, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine adolescent health, adolscent health research, children's health, research,
Two second-year students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine connected with professors from the School of Public Health and the School of Health Professions. The collaboration among schools of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth resulted in important research on adolescent health. The work left an indelible — and…
March 18, 2024 • School of Public Health Community Health Worker, health coaching, Lifestyle medicine, nutrition, patient safety, public health,
March 2024 has been a significant month for Dr. Teresa Wagner, associate professor of health administration and policy at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health. During the National Academies of Practice annual meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, she was inducted into the Registered Dietitian Academy inaugural cohort,…
March 13, 2024 • School of Public Health accreditation, healthier community, public health, public health education,
The School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has received reaccreditation for the maximum seven-year term by the Council on Education for Public Health. HSC’s School of Public Health is one of only four CEPH-accredited public health schools in Texas. CEPH is an independent agency recognized…
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