Read USF’s latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates.
On Oct. 25, Dean Donna Petersen was awarded the 2021 Martha May Eliot Award by the American Public Health Association for her outstanding service to maternal and child health.

Doctoral student Chinyere Reid surveyed 223 international undergraduate and graduate students at USF on how they were being psychologically impacted by COVID-19 and presented her research at the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting.

Dr. Amy Stuart has recently published a paper focused on air pollution and exposure inequality within the Tampa community.

To help children with autism spectrum disorder develop healthier eating habits, Dr. Heewon Gray and her interdisciplinary team have been awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. 
In year one of their three-year grant, the COPH's Florida Prevention Research Center and their partners have worked with community-based organizations across the nation to develop and test culturally and linguistically appropriate communication resources about vaccination for minority groups who have been particularly affected by COVID-19.
The COPH's Dr. Arlene Calvo has participated in a series of focus groups talking with inner city youth in Panama to develop more appropriate public health messages in the context of COVID-19.

Navigators from the COPH's Florida Covering Kids & Families will be joined by those from the Family Healthcare Foundation on Nov. 10 at the USF Marshall Student Center to help consumers learn more about their coverage options through the federal health insurance marketplace. 

Class Notes

Brian Kirk, MHA, MPH, is the regional coordinator for the CDC Foundation based in Tampa, Fla.
 
Jay Rajyaguru, BSPH, FAEM, is the regional public health preparedness planner for Florida Department of Health, Region IV in Tampa, Fla.
 
Lee Revere, PhD, is chair of the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla.
 
Aisha Schadrac, MPH, CPH, is a talent development specialist at Gale Healthcare in Tampa, Fla. 

Students majoring in health sciences or public health can #LiveTheBullsLife in this unique college environment. They share classes, participate in special events as a group, have dedicated academic advisors and share a living space with a public health faculty-in-residence.

Tune in and see why the Bulls in Health Living Learning Center is THE place to live on campus. Then, apply to the University of South Florida and help advance the public's health!

Media Mentions

WWSB(ABC)-Sarasota - October 22, 2021
 
MSN.com (Sun Sentinel) - October 27, 2021
 
Orlando Sentinel - October 28, 2021
 
WFLA(NBC)-Tampa and other stations - October 29, 2021
 
WTVJ(NBC)-Miami and other stations - October 29, 2021
 
WTSP(CBS)-Tampa - November 1, 2021
 
USA Today - November 1, 2021
 
WTSP(CBS)-Tampa and other outlets - November 4, 2021
 
Kaiser Health News - November 4, 2021
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