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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Enhancing Safety as a Core Value
Explore how emotional intelligence can elevate workplace safety from a priority to a core value, fostering a culture of empathy, open communication, and proactive safety practices.
November 19, 2024Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app SafetyFlorida
Embracing Ergonomics for a Healthier Workplace
As we continue to navigate the evolving landscape of occupational safety and health, one topic that has garnered significant attention is ergonomics. With the rise of remote work and the increasing use of technology in our daily tasks, understanding and implementing ergonomic principles has never been more crucial.
November 13, 2024Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app SafetyFlorida
Championing the intersection of genetics and compassion in health care
The second Thursday of November is Genetic Counseling Awareness Day. Dr. Deborah Cragun has dedicated her life to helping people understand the role genetics plays in health. However, her journey to becoming the director of the genetic counseling program at the COPH began in an unexpected place.
November 12, 2024Alumni and Development, College News
Brooke Broxterman: Charting a course in public health and the Air Force
Air Force 1st Lt. Brooke Broxterman’s journey to Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app’s College of Public Health (COPH) began in a place far from where she is today. Born in Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., the daughter of a military family, Broxterman spent her early years in Ohio before her family moved to Lakeland, Fla. She attended high school at the Harrison School for the Arts. Initially interested in a career in visual arts, she soon decided her calling was elsewhere.
November 12, 2024Alumni and Development
COPH shines at APHA, showcasing expertise, climate leadership and community spirit
From receiving awards to making presentations to attending a spirited reception, COPH students, faculty, staff and alumni left their mark on the annual American Public Health Association Meeting and Expo.
November 8, 2024College News
Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app team wins social marketing award for transportation study on benefits of neuromarketing in enhancing consumer information
Marketers want to get inside your mind − literally. That’s the focus of a multi-disciplinary study by Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app’s College of Public Health (COPH), Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) in the College of Engineering and MUMA College of Business. Working with agencies in the public sector the group focused on the use of neuromarketing to test marketing materials and how people respond to messaging about certain needs, in this case, transportation options.
November 8, 2024Awards and Honors
COPH student Diego Dulanto Falcon and his brother, Leo, discuss with WÔƶ¥¶Ä³¡app the fraught ways their immigration status marked their childhood, and how they carved a path forward.
November 8, 2024In the Media, Student Life
Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app volunteers support Tampa Bay through hurricane disaster relief
As Tampa Bay endured the historic impacts of two major hurricanes in quick succession, volunteers from across Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app and Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Health came together to provide essential services and support to the region through the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Community Emergency Response Team.
November 8, 2024College News
In new study, Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app researchers focus on occupational burnout from hurricanes and COVID
After Hurricane Helene sent its storm surge into Florida’s west coast in late September, local emergency responders and health care workers pulled long hours on the job. Then came Hurricane Milton right behind it, with Category 3 winds and rains wreaking havoc not just to property, but the patience and nerves of those same exhausted crews.
November 7, 2024Research and Innovation
Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app rallies to support community through Hurricane Milton recovery efforts
Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app is stepping up to support the Tampa Bay community in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Through initiatives such as the Tampa Bay Strong campaign, the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Medical Response Unit and the Community Emergency Response Team, Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app is helping residents recover and rebuild.
October 28, 2024College News
Sunshine ERC reorganizes, embraces interdisciplinary approach for worker health and safety
The COPH's Sunshine Education and Research Center has undergone a reorganization, reflecting a shift towards a more interdisciplinary approach in the field of occupational safety, health and wellness.
October 28, 2024College News
Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Navigators ready to assist during health insurance open enrollment period
As the health insurance open enrollment period approaches from November 1, 2024 through January 15, 2025, Navigators from Florida Covering Kids & Families are gearing up to provide crucial, free assistance to Floridians navigating their health insurance options.
October 28, 2024College News