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Enhancing Fire Safety: The Power of the Plan-Do-Check-Act Model
Discover how the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model can revolutionize fire safety in your organization. This article outlines the steps of the PDCA cycle—planning, implementing, evaluating, and adjusting—to ensure continuous improvement in fire safety measures. Learn how proactive fire safety protocols can protect lives and property, and find out how the USF SafetyFlorida Consultation Program can assist you in navigating OSHA compliance and enhancing workplace safety. Take action now to create a safer environment for your employees and business.
March 13, 2025USF SafetyFlorida
Bridging the Safety Gap: Tailored OHS Solutions for SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face unique challenges in managing occupational health and safety (OHS). Unlike large enterprises, SMEs often lack formal management structures and resources, leading to higher risks for their workforce. The USF SafetyFlorida Consultation Program offers expert, customized OHS solutions to help SMEs create safer work environments. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and take the first step toward a safer workplace.
March 13, 2025USF SafetyFlorida
Prevent Tragedy: Regular Fire Extinguisher Maintenance Saves Lives
Regular maintenance and inspection of fire extinguishers are crucial to prevent serious injuries, smoke inhalation, and fatalities in the workplace.
March 13, 2025USF SafetyFlorida
Student veteran and campus first responders help save a life
The quick response and emergency training of health sciences student Teresa Booker, university police and first responders helped to save the life of someone having a cardiac emergency on campus.
March 7, 2025Student Life
USF researcher explores link between illness in pregnancy and cognitive development of newborns
Respiratory viruses are a major cause of early childhood illness, hospitalization and death around the world. Work by a team that includes a researcher at USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) could lead to countless lives saved.
March 7, 2025Research and Innovation
Cannabis research board gets new member from COPH
USF has joined the Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research as its 11th member. As part of this development, President Rhea Law nominated the College of Public Health’s (COPH) professor Dr. Troy Quast to be the university’s representative on the Consortium Board.
March 7, 2025Research and Innovation
From Ghana to Florida
Delaenam Akahoho, a proud double Bull alumna of USF’s College of Public Health (COPH), has charted a path from her childhood in Accra, Ghana, to a successful career in public health. Growing up in Okeechobee, Fla., Akahoho’s experiences with community and public health challenges have shaped her commitment to improving health outcomes for underserved populations.
March 7, 2025Alumni and Development
COPH participates in record-breaking research day
More than 500 students, residents, trainees, faculty and leaders came together for the 35th annual USF Health Research Day, the largest research-focused event at the University of South Florida and the keynote celebration of health sciences research at the four USF Health colleges.
March 7, 2025Awards and Honors, Research and Innovation, Student Life
Empowering the future: COPH’s Maternal and Child Health Symposium inspires change
The COPH's Maternal and Child Health Student Organization is set to host its annual symposium, themed “Nurturing the Next Generation: A Collaborative Approach to Maternal and Child Well-Being.”
March 7, 2025College News, Student Life
University of South Florida Student Named 2025 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar
Liaba Khan has been named a 2025 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar (TSS) and will attend the Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety, March 9-11 in Long Beach, California. They are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Public Health, Social Marketing and are one of 29 U.S. students selected through a competitive application process. The Lifesavers Conference showcases the latest research, evidence-based strategies, proven countermeasures, and promising new approaches for addressing the nation’s most pressing traffic safety issues.
March 7, 2025Student Life
USF student aims to protect emergency responders
Most of us keep our distance from people with a cold, flu, COVID-19 or other nasty conditions, but what about those who meet them up close, often under stressful circumstances? How do first responders stay healthy in otherwise unhealthy places?
February 24, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Life
Becoming a public health analyst
YaMaya Barley’s journey into becoming a double Bull at USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) is a story of passion, perseverance and a deep commitment to improving the well-being of communities. Originally from Rochester, N.Y., but raised in Tampa, Fla., Barley’s academic and professional path has been shaped by her desire to make a difference in public health.
February 24, 2025Alumni and Development