In the summer of 2022, after a rash of mass shootings, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) convened a task force on gun violence prevention made up of experts from 13 member schools. Dr. Karen Liller, a USF College of Public Health Distinguished University Health Professor […]

Frank Yiannas has devoted his career to protecting consumers from deadly bacteria and pathogens. It’s a career that started in 1987 when the newly minted University of Central Florida grad took his BS in microbiology and began working on product safety in the private sector. It was a job that […]

Poor mental health among young adults is on the upswing. Data from a large national study of college students found that in the last 10 years, depression is up over 134 percent, anxiety 109 percent and suicidal ideation 64 percent. While more and more students are seeking help for mental […]

Following the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, many communities in Florida were faced with the daunting task of rebuilding after the second deadliest hurricane on record slammed into the state. The USF SafetyFlorida Consultation Program, housed in the USF College of Public Health, initiated outreach efforts to these devastated regions under […]

Drs. Rita DeBate and Jennifer Bleck, two USF College of Public Health professors, have received the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) Research Award of Excellence. DeBate and Bleck received the award for a poster presentation of their research, “A Pilot Evaluation of a University Health & Wellness Coaching Program.” […]

USF College of Public Health MPH student Deborah Booth, a USF alum and a clinical pharmacy specialist working in emergency medicine at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., recently gave a presentation, held virtually in November, on opioid prescribing to the New Jersey Society of Health-System Pharmacists (NJSHP). The goal […]

When Jennifer Davids graduated in 2019 with her bachelor’s degree in public health, she started work promoting a health screening program. Although she loved the people she was helping, she didn’t really feel fulfilled. What she wanted, she realized, was a boots-on-the-ground job in health care, fighting disease and infection. […]

An interdisciplinary team of USF researchers is competing in stage 1 of the Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) for a potential award of up to $1 million to support implementation of “community-driven, research-based pilot projects that address mobility and resilience priorities.” The competition, hosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in […]