From molecular discoveries to health policy applications, Drs. Maureen Groer and William Sappenfield have built impressive careers working to improve perinatal care. Many parents may never understand how the health of their children begins long before birth, but USF Health’s Maureen Groer, PhD, and William Sappenfield, MD, MPH, are both […]
Fact: Injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults. USF College of Public Health research and interventions have led to declines in mortality and morbidity. By advocating policy changes, like Florida’s mandatory child bicycle helmet law that became effective on Jan. 1, 1997, public health researchers […]
Public health, as a discipline, relies heavily on numbers and statistics, abstractions that make population-scale information useful. But in order to gain a complete picture of how decisions are made, tomorrow’s leaders benefit from the hard-won expertise of public health pioneers. The anecdotes, inside perspective and historical memory of those […]
Dr. Sheri Eisert, associate professor in the Department of Community and Family Health, is leading a research team that has secured the USF College of Public Health its first grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, or PCORI, an independent, non-profit organization authorized by Congress in 2010. PCORI says its […]
The Maternal and Child Health Student Organization at the USF College of Public Health presented its sixth annual spring symposium in the Sam Bell III Auditorium on March 20. The topic was family planning. A two-hour meet-and-greet with the speakers at the WELL set the stage the previous evening. Seven […]
There will be plenty to talk about when the Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative convenes its fourth annual conference at the Holiday Inn West Shore Hotel in Tampa on April 23-24. Three national speakers will address this year’s conference, and the focus, as in previous editions, will be quality. After all, […]
A board-certified pediatrician, Dr. William Sappenfield never entered traditional medical practice. While finishing his residency, he decided he wanted to enter academics, instead. Following the advice of his father, a professor and associate dean at a medical school, he applied to an NIH-CDC research training program. “I fell in love […]
Getting health care coverage is about taking personal responsibility for your health and financial well-being. It’s about being an independent adult and protecting yourself. It is important to remember that open enrollment ends Feb. 15. USF Navigators will be on-site for “Nav-Lab” enrollment events, providing enrollment assistance for the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace at the following locations: Event Date Event Location Event Times Feb. 10 USF St. Petersburg Student Union Center 4-7 p.m. Feb. 11 USF Tampa Marshall Center 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 12 USF Manatee/SarasotaRotunda 4-7 p.m. Additionally, […]