LGBTQ+ youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide than their same-age heterosexual or cisgender peers, and experts say it’s not their sexual orientation or gender identity that ups their suicide risk but the isolation and stigma they feel because of discrimination against it. Kelli Agrawal, a USF College […]

USF College of Public Health (COPH) doctoral student Rolando Trejos has recently been appointed to the editorial advisory board of the Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health journal, published by Springer Publishing. The Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health is a peer-reviewed online journal covering populational research on […]

June is LGBT Pride Month Businesses often claim to be invested in inclusivity and diversity when June and LGBT Pride Month roll around. It’s good for the corporate image, which in turn can be good for business. But what happens the rest of the year? How committed are businesses to […]

It’s not hard to see how suicide is a public health issue. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one person dies by suicide every 11 minutes in this country. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., and certain groups, including young […]

June is Pride Month Going down the path of hate USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumnus Scott Ernest’s involvement with the white nationalist movement was “one of trying to do the right thing the wrong way, and then following that path into darkness.” That dark path opened to him […]

The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Maternal and Child Health Student Organization (MCHSO) held its annual symposium on March 1. The MCHSO educates, connects and creates opportunities for students interested in the field of maternal and child health. The theme of this year’s event—its 10th—was “Reframing Adolescent Health: Changing […]