Even before COVID-19 reared its head, roughly 50 percent of U.S. adults reported experiencing measurable levels of loneliness. Social isolation and loneliness are at epidemic levels, reports U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, prompting his office to recently issue a Surgeon General Advisory to raise awareness about the health impacts […]
August is National Breastfeeding Month The American Academy of Pediatrics, World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF all recommend that infants be breastfed exclusively for the first six months of life. Yet, according to WHO, fewer than half are. Part of the problem, say breastfeeding advocates like Mirine Richey, a USF […]
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, foodborne illnesses are a “preventable public health challenge” causing an estimated 48,000 illnesses and 3,000 deaths each year. And summer, with its warmer temperatures and outdoor barbeques and picnics, is a prime time for these illnesses to surface. “Summer is a peak […]
In an effort to strengthen the U.S. public health system, three national philanthropic nonprofits have awarded the University of South Florida more than $8.5 million in grants to train the nation’s public health leaders in collaboration and leadership skills. The grant is in response to a badly depleted, post-pandemic public […]
Applications are now open for a new initiative that will bring rising public health leaders together with community leaders to co-create sustainable collaborative solutions that advance health and well-being for all. Supported by an investment of more than $8.5 million from The Kresge Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and […]
The University of South Florida has reached a historic milestone by accepting an invitation to join the Association of American Universities (AAU), a prestigious group of 71 leading research institutions in the United States and Canada. USF is the first public university in Florida to be invited to join the […]
USF College of Public Health health sciences major Gabriela Duque says her main goal as an adventure trip lead for the university’s office of Recreation & Wellness is to “break down the barriers that come with wanting to experience the great outdoors.” According to Duque, who’s led some eight trips […]
The 2023 hurricane season has officially begun and University of South Florida researchers are exploring ways to increase safety and preparedness across the state. The devastation from Hurricane Ian – a deadly Category 4 storm that made landfall in September 2022 – will be burned into the memories of many […]