One-third to one-half of Florida’s pregnancy-related deaths occur in the postpartum period, after the mother is discharged from the hospital. Most of these deaths are considered preventable. Further, evidence continues to reveal that maternal outcomes both within the hospital and during the postpartum period are influenced by Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) defines SDOH as “the conditions in the environment in which people are born, live, work, and age [that] play equally as important a role in shaping health outcomes [as genetics […]

In March, a team of USF faculty, including USF College of Public Health (COPH) Salud Latina faculty members Drs. Ismael Hoare, Ricardo Izurieta, Dinorah Martinez Tyson and Jason Salemi, traveled to Panama to attend and speak at an international forum focused on health disparities and misinformation in Latin America. Also […]

USF College of Public Health’s associate professor Dr. Cheryl Vamos, along with Dr. Jill McCracken, a gender and sexuality expert in USF’s College of Arts and Sciences, are co-principal investigators of the Choosing Myself grant exploring teen pregnancy prevention among justice-involved and marginalized youth. The two-year, nearly $800,000 grant from […]

Thanks to an increase in the widespread use of antiretroviral therapy (ART)—an HIV treatment regimen of medications—a large proportion of those living with HIV are now older than 50 years old, especially in developed countries like the U.S., according to USF College of Public Health doctoral student Erik Ruiz. However, […]

Salud Latina USF invites you to join them for the workshop: “Communications, Health Literacy, and Social Determinants of Health- It All Matters!” Join with guest speaker Dr. Cathy Meade of Moffitt Cancer Center on Thursday, March 3 at 4-6 p.m. The event is approved for Passport to Professionalism (P2P) for […]

The act of lynching played a pivotal role in creating the social and physical environment affecting health outcomes in the U.S. South, according to new findings by USF College of Public Health researchers. Dr. Laura Kihlström, a cultural and medical anthropologist and USF College of Public Health alumna, and Dr. Russell […]

In December 2020, Susan Moore, MD, an Indiana physician, died of COVID-19 after alleging she experienced racial discrimination while undergoing treatment at a hospital operated by Indiana University Health System. “Moore’s story of her pain being dismissed reinforces what studies have repeatedly shown: Even taking wealth, education and insurance status […]

The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Maternal and Child Health Student Organization (MCHSO) held its annual symposium on March 6. The MCHSO is a forum for students interested in maternal and child health to interact and engage in service and learning opportunities related to the well-being of women and children. It is […]