Four USF College of Public Health undergraduate public health majors are finishing up a new internship program with Planned Parenthood. The students have been serving as chat/text health ambassadors, answering questions about sexual and reproductive health from adults and adolescents who text or instant message the organization. “Planned Parenthood reached […]

Navigating a field as broad as public health can be daunting for students with many passions and interests. With so many different career paths to choose from, many students feel in the dark about opportunities outside the classroom that help them learn about the field. This is where the USF […]

For more than 35 years, the USF College of Public Health (COPH) has played an active role in advancing the public’s health—at home and around the world. On Sept. 23, Dr. Donna Petersen, dean of the USF COPH, gave her 17th State of the College Address in-person and virtually to faculty, staff and administration. […]

The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Dr. Alison Oberne, instructor III and director of the BSPH program, was selected to present her curriculum, “PHC 4116: Public Health in Selected Locations – PH Live on Tour,” in the Delta Omega Innovative Curriculum Award Webinar Series on April 13. Delta Omega, […]

“This group of students have persevered under unprecedented circumstances. Their worlds were flipped upside down and they have hung in there, learning in new ways since March of 2020. Many of these graduates were working while they attended school and continue to do so on the front lines of the […]

A COPH poster explores the question, wins FPHA award USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumnus Michael Wiese, an epidemiology program manager at the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) in Hillsborough County, presented the poster Hindsight Is 2020: Lessons Learned for Health Departments Hiring Epidemic Response Contact Tracers at the […]

“This group of students have persevered under unprecedented circumstances. Their worlds were flipped upside down and they have hung in there, learning in new ways since March of 2020. This group has learned in real-time what it means to confront the failings of our system.” said USF College of Public […]

“This group of students have persevered under unprecedented circumstances. Their last semesters were flipped upside down and they have remained in remote mode since mid-March. Many of these graduates were working and continue to do so on the frontlines of COVID-19 response or behind the scenes ensuring that every other […]