USF College of Public Health Monday Letter, April 24

Read USF’s latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates.

Features

Returning Peace Corps volunteers have the option to become a Paul D. Coverdell Fellow at the COPH. This graduate fellowship program awards financial assistance to returning Peace Corps volunteers pursuing an MPH or MSPH.

Salud Latina addresses social determinants of health, misinformation in Latin America

In March, a team of USF faculty, including 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.

COPH offers new graduate certificate in child advocacy studies

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

The COPH is teaming with the university’s School of Social Work and Department of Criminology, both part of the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, to offer students a new graduate certificate in child advocacy studies.

Accolades

USF Health interprofessional team wins big at CLARION Case Competition

On April 15, a USF Health interprofessional team of students, comprised of two COPH and two Taneja College of Pharmacy students, placed second in the national CLARION Case Competition.

Grads Made Good

Melanie J. Wells, MPH, CAE, named CEO of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) announced that Melanie J. Wells, MPH, CAE, the college’s current Chief Operations Officer, has been selected by the ACMG Board of Directors to become its new Chief Executive Officer, following a thorough national search.

The challenges of the undocumented genetic counselor professional journey and the vision for resolution

For many immigrants in the U.S., a graduate education is the only path toward professional growth; a chance to create a promising future for us and our families. However, numerous barriers to entry can prevent undocumented students from reaching that goal.

Take Note

Grant Award

Upcoming Events

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration awarded a $1.2M Ryan White Title IV Grant to Dr. Jay Wolfson (PI) and the Florida Health Information Center. The team will examine “Women, infants, children, youth and affected family members and AIDS health care.”

Video

Health promotion and behavior

The USF College of Public Health's health promotion and behavior concentration teaches health educators how to collect and analyze data to identify diverse community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating health-promotion programs; communicate health and health-promotion needs; and plan, implement and evaluate health-promotion programs using ethical standards and theoretical frameworks and models.

Tune in to learn more about health promotion and behavior. Then, apply to the University of South Florida and help advance the public's health!

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Media Mentions

Florida reduces state’s total COVID-19 case count by 30,000 amid improvements to data reporting

Orlando Sentinel – April 17, 2023

Registration Open for USF Summer Grant Writing Workshop

University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Campus Newsroom – April 11, 2023

Introduction to Safety and Health Management

Tuesday, April 25

GHIDR Seminar Series: Dr. David Severson

Tuesday, April 25

PACE Spring 2023 Conference