First published on October 7, 2019 in observance of the COPH’s 35th anniversary celebration. Advocacy is as important in public health as data analyses and needs’ assessments. But students have traditionally lacked advocacy experience. In 2018, Dr. Karen Liller, a USF College of Public Health (COPH) professor specializing in injury […]
The DrPH Public Health and Clinical Laboratory Science and Practice program at the University of South Florida College of Public Health is uniquely designed to meet the needs of working laboratory professionals and strengthen the pipeline of public health laboratory leaders. We discussed the origins of the program, APHL’s pivotal involvement and its […]
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, foodborne illnesses are a “preventable public health challenge” causing an estimated 48,000 illnesses and 3,000 deaths each year. And summer, with its warmer temperatures and outdoor barbeques and picnics, is a prime time for these illnesses to surface. “Summer is a peak […]
Dr. Ira Richards, a USF College of Public Health (COPH) professor who specialized in toxicology, and Dr. Lillian Stark, a veteran of the Florida Department of Health Bureau of Laboratories, the 2005 COPH Florida Outstanding Woman in Public Health and a past adjunct assistant professor at the college, recently passed […]
The USF College of Public Health (COPH) Activist Lab held its fifth annual boot camp virtually on Jan. 27. Over 200 students, faculty and interested parties took part in the event, which focused on teaching advocacy strategies to promote global health and health equity. The Activist Lab provides interdisciplinary advocacy, […]
The USF College of Public Health (COPH) has been given a sub-award of $1.055 million from the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) to help grow the public health laboratory workforce. The award is part of a larger grant ($282 million dispensed over five years) given to the APHL from […]
USF College of Public Health associate professors Dr. Jill Roberts and Dr. Katherine Drabiak went live on Facebook to answer questions and share what concerned parents and caregivers can do to protect K-12 children as they return to the classroom this school year. A more contagious strain and new […]
Mohammad Ourani, a USF College of Public Health (COPH) DrPH candidate concentrating in public health and clinical laboratory science and practice, is lead author of the article “Evaluation of Evidence-Based Urinalysis Reflex to Culture Criteria: Impact on Reducing Antimicrobial Usage.” The article, co-authored by the COPH’s Dr. Jill Roberts and […]