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Prominent Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app epidemiologist appointed as dean at top California health sciences university
Ricardo Izurieta, MD, DrPH. MPH, an internationally known expert on tropical and infectious diseases, is leaving his long-time post as associate professor at the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app’s College of Public Health (COPH) to become dean of the new School of Health Sciences and Public Health at California State University Los Angeles.
August 9, 2024College News
Ellen Kent retires after 33 years of service to the COPH
The COPH's Ellen Kent will retire on Aug. 15 after a 33-year career dedicated to public health education, volunteerism and community service.
August 9, 2024College News
2024 FPHA features a new ‘hood, new leadership and new vibe
COPH faculty, staff, students and alumni from across the state came together for the 2024 Florida Public Health Association Annual Conference on July 30-31.
August 9, 2024Awards and Honors, College News
Student-led testing of first responder vehicles at the core of infection control initiative
A groundbreaking initiative, supported by a multi-million-dollar cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is engaging Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app students to enhance infection control training for fire and emergency medical services personnel.
August 7, 2024Research and Innovation, Student Life
Member Spotlight: Polk County Department of Health's HAI Team Recognized as NACCHO Infection Prevention and Control Champion
NACCHO is pleased to recognize the Polk County Department of Health’s (DOH-Polk) Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Team as our latest Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Champion. NACCHO’s IPC Champions are passionate leaders in IPC and exemplary models for best practices. These teams advance infection prevention and control capacity, activities, guidelines, and engagement in their work as local health departments.
July 25, 2024Alumni and Development
Salud Latina Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app teams up with academic groups to revise public health training competences in Latin America and the Caribbean
The COPH is collaborating with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to standardize the competencies for training of public health professionals.
July 22, 2024College News
Faculty effort yields new equipment for local fire department
Dr. Christine McGuire-Wolfe was awarded a $100,000 grant from FEMA for the Port Richey Fire Department. The funds were used to purchase a new mobile command unit/air truck and breathing apparatus, enhancing the department's response capabilities.
July 22, 2024Awards and Honors
Dr. Russell Kirby honored with prestigious mentoring award
Dr. Russell Kirby has received the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research’s Mentoring Award.
July 22, 2024Awards and Honors
In new study, Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app researchers connect Florida malaria outbreak with South and Central America
For people in the United States, an outbreak of malaria might seem exotic, a health issue in a remote or far-away part of the world.
July 19, 2024Research and Innovation
COPH alumnus Jamilla Cooper returns to her roots
Born and raised on the island of Trinidad and Tobago, Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app College of Public Health (COPH) alumna Jamilla Cooper moved to the United States specifically to attend Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app.
July 19, 2024Alumni and Development
Undergrad finds her voice through Feeding Tampa Bay
Originally from India, undergraduate student Husena Rajkotwala moved to the United States when she was four years old and grew up near Dade City, Fla. As she anticipates her graduation from the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app College of Public Health in the spring of 2025, Rajkotwala is balancing multiple roles in the name of service and health.
July 19, 2024Student Life
Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app researcher pinpoints areas of the human genome linked to PTSD
A new study from Dr. Monica Uddin, published in the journal Nature Genetics, sheds light on the link between genetic variation and mental stress disorders.
July 5, 2024Research and Innovation