PhD Evironmental and Global Health student, Daniel Acosta, was co-author on a paper published by the OECD (online library of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development) titled, “West Africa and the global climate agenda.” Click the link below to read more. https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/development/west-africa-and-the-global-climate-agenda_e006df00-en…
Dr. Sarah McKune was the co-PI on published research in the BMJ Journals for the CAGED project from her time in Ethiopia titled “Unravelling the reservoirs for colonisation of infants with Campylobacter spp. in rural Ethiopia: protocol for a longitudinal study during a global pandemic and political tensions.” Click below to…
Check out the video from USA today below capturing the 2022 Willoughby Team expedition. https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2022/11/04/team-studies-human-impacts-florida-everglades/8267842001/…
“If their animals die, these people can’t eat. They can’t afford to take their kids to school. They can’t afford medicine. We want to help protect their livelihoods.” – Emi Moore Moore presents work at EPI Research day after return from Uganda. On January 26th, Emi Moore, traveled from Gainesville, Florida to the…
Environmental and Global Health student, Marissa Valentine King, was recognized by the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice for the Students Who Rocked Public Health 2017. This is the second year that students contributions to the Public Health field were recognized by the publication. Valentine King, a PhD…
Dr Tara Sabo-Attwood, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental and Global Health, has been elected as the next President of the Southeastern Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology (SESOT). This organization serves as a venue to bring together individuals from academia, government and industry that share…
Accepting applications now! Starting Fall 2017, students pursuing our MHS One Health degree will have the option of the traditional, on-campus curriculum or our new fully online program. Click here to learn more about the program and review admission requirements. Please email us at egh-programs@phhp.ufl.edu with any questions you may…
Sarah White, MPH, a fourth year Environmental and Global Health PhD student, recently published a research summary, “Occupational exposure to new influenza virus that infects cows” on the Atlas of Science website. Atlas of Science is an online journal which provides opportunities for scientists to write and publish short…
Staff Our very own Caronne Rush was named this year’s PHHP Employee of the Year, along with Sharla Alexander in the department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. Caronne Rush, an academic coordinator and administrative assistant to the chair in the department of environmental and global health,…
Theme: Promoting Inclusion in a Complex World. DEADLINE EXTENDED: Submissions Due Friday, December 9th by 5pm.
We’ve rescheduled last week’s (intended) Ice Cream Social for this Thursday, October 13th! We look forward to seeing you all!…
University of Florida researchers have identified a patient in Haiti with a serious mosquito-borne illness that has never before been reported in the Caribbean nation. Click here to read the full story.
A multidisciplinary team composed of researchers from the College of Public Health and Health Professions (Dept of Environmental and Global Health and Dept. of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy), Haiti (Christianville Foundation School Clinic), Italy (Dept. of Infectious Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome), the College…
Read about the newest developments in the efforts to market a Zika virus vaccine in this conversation with Dr. John Lednicky and The Contagion’s Brian Dunleavy here. Click here to read the first portion of their conversation, “Experts Urge United States to be Proactive, Not Reactive, in Response…
An article titled “Zika Virus Outbreak in Haiti in 2014: Molecular and Clinical Data”, written by a multidisciplinary team comprised of researchers from the College of Public Health and Health Professions (Dept of EGH and Dept. of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy), Haiti (Christianville Foundation School Clinic), Italy (Dept.
First identified in 2011, influenza D virus (IDV) is now recognized as a pathogen of cattle and swine. The virus is able to infect and replicate in the same types of cell cultures that are typically used for the isolation of influenza viruses that affect humans. Studies in ferrets and…
School-located influenza vaccination programs led by local health departments could be cost-effective throughout the state of Florida, according to a study published recently in the journal Vaccine. “Our research shows that these programs can be implemented throughout Florida in ways that are not only financially feasible, but will also…
Congratulations to all of our Spring 2016 Environmental & Global Health Graduates: Poulomy Chakraborty (PhD) Moise Ngwa (PhD) Jennifer Bouland (MHS) Kirsten Berling (MPH) Arnel Duvet (MPH) Kevin LaMoureaux (MPH) Lorie Marie Nance (MPH) Christine Singer (MHS) Ho Fei Sit (Thomas) (MPH) Amanda Tiblier (MHS) Cortney Urban (MPH) Tara Wilfong (MPH)…
Scientists from the UF College of Public Health (Dept. of Environmental and Global Health and from Department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy) , from the UF College of Medicine, the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, the Christianville Foundation School Clinic of Gressier, Haiti, and from the Istituto Superiore di…
This past March, One Health Ph.D. student Helena Chapman was selected to participate in the 2016 Millennial Health Leaders Summit, along with fellow PHHP student Cara McDonnell. Offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Millennial Health Leaders Summit is designed to equip graduate students with knowledge and tools to eliminate…
Dr. Alex Weppelmann of the Department of Environmental & Global Health gives Haiti’s cholera epidemic an in-depth look in an article published on The Conversation. To read it, click here.
Dr. Gregory Glass will be discussing Heterogeneity in Malaria Risk & Challenges for Control. …
The Department of Environmental and Global Health has chosen our own Dr. Sabo-Attwood to be the new chair.
The 2015 National Oral Health Conference took place from April 27-29 in Kansas City, Missouri.The NOHC is the premier meeting for dental public health. Dental public health professionals from around North America and the world attended and presented this year. PhD student Yaser Alsahafi presented his poster entitled “Factors Influencing Prediction of…
The first weekend of May marked the graduation of a number of Environmental and Global Cuc Tran Health students: EGH Students Cuc Tran MPH-EH Students Moniqe Bessette Kirstin Blanzy Melani Dickenson Daniel Kim Hannah Neeley Steven Peterson Congratulations to all…
The EGH department very strongly endorses the “One Health Initiative” approach to research which involves close collaborations with professionals who study human disease, animal disease, and environmental-associated disease.
Now Approved! On January 21, the Florida Board of Governors approved our PhD in Public Health with a concentration in Environmental and Global Health! PhD in Public Health with a concentration in Environmental and Global Health Program Information The new PhD in Public Health, offered by the College of Public…
