For most students, starting college is a big enough challenge. But for some young people, the transition is made even more difficult by the fact that they’re diabetic. Student with Diabetes is an organization that started at USF Health and has since spread to over 30 other college campuses, with the goal of creating a support community for 18 to 30 year-olds and their loved ones. In June, USF hosted the group’s third annual national conference.  Friendship and facts was the focus of the three-day event that brought together more […]

The Provost’s Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant is awarded annually at the University of South Florida. Included in the 2012-13 recipients is Ms. Vanessa Chee, a doctoral student in community and family health. Established in 1998, the program recognizes “the exemplary contributions made by graduate teaching […]

“The most interesting part of public health is the ability to develop intervention programs that focus on preventing disease and using the results from these programs to inform the public and influence policy,” said Cedric Harville, II.     Thanks to a placement with the Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network […]

Natalie D. Hernandez, MPH, PhD, is the recipient of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute’s Health Policy Leadership Fellowship. Named after former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, the fellowship provides postdoctoral professionals with knowledge, experiences, and skills needed to prepare them for leadership roles in promoting and implementing policies and practices […]

The Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Program hosted a seminar on Family-Centered Care on Monday April 15. The day-long workshop was led by Dr. Manisha Joshi, assistant professor in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences. The seminar focused on the principles of family-centered care, including a panel on the […]

The Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies is pleased to host the Tampa leg of the Florida Historical Society Press’ book tour for Walkin’ Lawton – the first authorized biography about former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and Florida Governor Lawton Chiles. Join author John Dos Passos […]

Earlier this year Adejoke C. Ogunrinde, MBBS, joined Barbara Bush on CNN Newroom. The pair discussed their work with the Global Health Corps in New York. Ms. Ogunrinde is one of 90 fellows selected from a pool of more than 4,100 students. An international student from Lagos, Nigeria, Ogunrinde is […]

Russell Kirby, PhD, and colleagues recently published “Frequency and pattern of documented diagnostic features and the age of autism identification.”  Dr. Kirby is a professor and the Marrell Endowed Chair in the USF College of Public Health, Department of Community and Family Health. He directs the USF Birth Defects Surveillance […]