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Major USF award helps Floridians better navigate health care
The USF College of Public Health (COPH) understands and can guide people through the maze that is America’s health care system. How? The college has received a major federal grant to educate and enroll Florida citizens for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, through the Health Insurance Marketplace and other qualified health plans such Medicaid and CHIP.
August 30, 2024Awards & Honors, College News
In memoriam of Dr. Stanley Graven
Dr. Stanley Graven, COPH founding faculty member and pioneer in the development of neonatology and the regionalization of neonatal care in the United States, passed away on July 8, 2024, in Dallas, Oregon.
August 22, 2024College News
USF names new dean for the USF Health College of Public Health
Dr. Sten Vermund will join USF in January, bringing decades of infectious disease epidemiology and prevention experience.
August 12, 2024College News
The COPH celebrates Dr. Skai Schwartz after 29 years of teaching
After nearly three decades at the COPH, Dr. Skai Schwartz, associate professor, will retire this August. Schwartz, known for her expertise in both classical statistics and epidemiologic methods, has significantly contributed to the field through her research, teaching and mentorship.
August 12, 2024College News
COPH expert works to save lives by improving disaster preparedness and recovery
Dr. Amber Mehmood was in Karachi in October 2005 when she heard news of the Combined Military Hospital in Muzaffarabad – or what was left of it. The medical staff was caring for patients in 256 beds when the unthinkable happened.
August 9, 2024College News
Prominent USF 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 University of South Florida’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 & Honors, College News
Salud Latina USF 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
An idea whose time had come: Florida’s first college of public health
“USF was chosen as the place for Florida’s College of Public Health,” Dr. Peter Levin wrote in 1984, “because of the broad base of knowledge found in the many colleges of the University and the unique Tampa location.” Three decades of growth and innumerable success stories later, former Fla. Rep. Samuel P. Bell III shed more light on the founding of COPH. Like many created entities of any kind, it all started with one person’s idea and another person’s decision to act on it.
July 5, 2024College News
The COPH is celebrating its Ruby Anniversary
This July, the COPH is celebrating 40 years of educating public health professionals. Make plans now to participate in events in Tampa, around the nation and online that recognize this historic milestone.
July 5, 2024College News
AAU membership helping accelerate USF’s impact
Throughout the last year, USF’s membership in the Association of American Universities has become a springboard to an array of benefits. From the successful recruitment and retention of world-class faculty and students to more corporations and community organizations inquiring and establishing new partnerships with the university – AAU membership is fueling USF’s momentum in significant ways.
June 21, 2024College News