First published on June 1, 2015 in observance of the COPH’s 30th anniversary celebration. It was the evening of May 2. There was a slight chill in the air as fans gathered in Traditions Hall anxiously awaiting the event of the century. No, not the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight. The […]
The USF College of Public Health (COPH) Activist Lab recently received an American Public Health Association (APHA) Student Champions Climate Justice Award. The APHA’s Center for Climate, Health and Equity presents the Student Champions for Climate Justice Awards each year to student groups across the country. Students receiving the award […]
In October, USF College of Public Health (COPH) Dean Donna Petersen traveled to Panama, meeting with Panamanian public health professionals, COPH alumni and health ministry officials. The trip’s aim was to renew existing partnerships and forge new ones ahead of the 20-year anniversary of the Panama Program, housed within Panama’s […]
In March, a team of USF faculty, including USF College of Public Health (COPH) Salud Latina faculty members Drs. Ismael Hoare, Ricardo Izurieta, Dinorah Martinez Tyson and Jason Salemi, traveled to Panama to attend and speak at an international forum focused on health disparities and misinformation in Latin America. Also […]
USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Dr. Ismael Hoare, Anna Mayor and Tailyn Osorio are recipients of the 2022 USF Hispanic Heritage Awards. The USF Status of Latinos (SOL) Committee presents the awards each year to “outstanding Latinx members of the USF community making a profound difference” and who are contributing to the Latinx […]
USF College of Public Health’s Dr. Arlene Calvo, associate professor, and Erik Ruiz, PhD student, are recipients of the 2021 USF Hispanic Heritage Awards. The USF Status of Latinos (SOL) Committee presents the awards each year to “outstanding Latinx members of the USF community making a profound difference” and recognizes […]
USF College of Public Health’s Dr. Arlene Calvo, associate professor, has participated in a series of focus groups talking with inner city youth in Panama to develop more appropriate public health messages in the context of COVID-19. This initiative, convened by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO-WHO) PAHO-WHO, is led by […]
A story of growth One USF College of Public Health (COPH) internal seed grant has helped the research efforts of Dr. Mahmooda Khaliq Pasha, assistant professor of social marketing, blossom into more than half a million dollars. As a result of the work she was able to do because of […]