First published on December 9, 2019 in observance of the COPH’s 35th anniversary celebration. In 2018, the USF College of Public Health (COPH) resurrected its Public Health Executive Leadership Program, which had been dormant for 10 years. The program aims to bring rising leaders in the Florida Department of Health […]
Fifteen teams of rising public health and community leaders from around the country have been selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy (PHEARLESS) initiative. Supported by an investment of more than $8.5 million from The Kresge Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and […]
The number of Americans 65 and older will more than double by 2060—and not everyone has a shot at living out their golden years with good health and well-being. Recognizing that public health professionals are poised to promote longer and healthier lives for all Americans, Drs. Marissa Levine, a USF […]
In an effort to strengthen the U.S. public health system, three national philanthropic nonprofits have awarded the University of South Florida more than $8.5 million in grants to train the nation’s public health leaders in collaboration and leadership skills. The grant is in response to a badly depleted, post-pandemic public […]
Applications are now open for a new initiative that will bring rising public health leaders together with community leaders to co-create sustainable collaborative solutions that advance health and well-being for all. Supported by an investment of more than $8.5 million from The Kresge Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and […]
Eight recent graduates of the USF College of Public Health (COPH) Public Health Executive Leadership Program (PHELP) have been promoted to health officer/administrator positions at health departments across the state. Health officers within the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) are the lead public health officials for the counties in which […]
Dr. Marissa Levine, a USF College of Public Health professor of public health practice, has been appointed to the Board of Scientific Counselors of the Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to its website, the CPR is “America’s public health […]
The USF Health College of Public Health (COPH) Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program emphasizes advanced public health education and training designed to prepare individuals for leadership roles in practice-based settings. Traditionally, the program is taught through a hybrid format of primarily distance-learning courses and three, five day on-campus institutes, but COVID-19 […]