USF College of Public Health’s Dr. Alicia Best, an assistant professor specializing in health equity and social justice, has been featured in a new Hastings Center special report calling on the field of bioethics to take on a more active role in remedying racial injustice and health inequities in the […]
The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Maternal and Child Health Student Organization (MCHSO) will host its 13th annual symposium during the afternoons of March 24 and 25. The free event, open to the USF community and the general public, will take place in person and via Microsoft Teams. The […]
Combining forces to take action The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) Hillsborough County Office of Minority Health has chosen the USF College of Public Health (USF COPH) to co-facilitate their health equity coalition and task force with the goal to create a “health equity plan” this spring. USF COPH’s Dr. […]
USF College of Public Health (COPH)’s Dr. Alicia Best was presented with a Top 10 Under 40 Award from the Morehouse School of Medicine on Dec. 17, 2020. Best graduated from Morehouse in 2009 with her MPH. Best, an assistant professor of health education and promotion, conducts community-engaged research to […]
Dr. Alicia Best, a socio-behavioral researcher and USF College of Public Health (COPH) assistant professor, is lead author of the paper “Institutional Distrust among African Americans and Building Trustworthiness in the COVID-19 Response: Implications for Ethical Public Health Practice.” The literature review was published in February in the Journal of […]
“Cancer disparities is my life’s work; it’s my passion,” said USF College of Public Health assistant professor Dr. Alicia Best. She’s been selected to serve on the leadership council of the American Society of Preventative Oncology (ASPO) Cancer Health Disparities special interest group. ASPO is a national multi-disciplinary professional organization […]
It’s been more than a decade since a vaccine was introduced to prevent contraction of human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends patients start receiving the vaccine between ages 11 and 12, with catch-up vaccination recommended […]
“USF COPH rocked the house!” Dean Donna Petersen proclaimed. She was referencing how the USF College of Public Health showed up and showed out at events related to the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo in San Diego, held Nov. 10-14. “Our fabulous faculty organized and led a […]