First published on October 20, 2014 in observance of the COPH’s 30th anniversary celebration. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Like many entities directed at the greater public good, the USF College of Public Health’s Harrell Center was the product of a private philanthropist’s gift. James Harrell and his family […]
The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Dr. Ricardo Izurieta, professor, and Dr. Benjamin Jacob, associate professor, aim to identify hot spots for COVID-19 in Ecuador using cutting-edge epidemiological methods combining data with technology. The “COVID-Zero: Minga for the Health and Work” project began in Quito, Ecuador, in March of […]
Choosing the path of public health USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumna Dr. Ximena Garzon-Villalba, who earned her PhD from the college in 2016, has been appointed the public health minister of Ecuador. Garzon-Villalba, who is also originally from Ecuador, joined the USF COPH as a doctoral student in […]
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) held its annual meeting recently and USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Dr. Miguel Reina Ortiz took full part in it. The ASTMH is the largest international scientific organization of experts that, according to its website, “is dedicated to reducing the […]
To reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission for health care workers and those living in areas of intense transmission, public health practitioners have developed educational flyers outlining COVID-19 biosafety-at-home protocols to reduce the threat of contamination at home. “Communication is an important aspect of our work in public health,” said […]
Dr. Miguel Reina Ortiz, an alumnus and assistant professor in the USF College of Public Health has long held an interest in working to solve the HIV epidemic around the world and specifically in Ecuador, where most of his schooling and education took place. Reina Ortiz continuously conducts various research […]
Dr. Miguel Reina Ortiz, an alumnus and assistant professor in the USF College of Public Health (COPH), is following his passion for global health by conducting research on HIV along the Ecuadorian coast. Along with Dr. Ricardo Izurieta, an associate professor of global health who completed his medical degree in […]
USF researchers explore explosion of Zika after the 2016 Ecuadorean earthquake and what it tells us about emergency preparedness On April 16, 2016, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the South American country of Ecuador. It was the most severe seismic event in nearly 40 years – killing roughly 700 people […]