Department of Epidemiology

Prins receives Public Health Award for Faculty Excellence

Cindy Prins, Ph.D., M.P.H., a clinical assistant professor in the department of epidemiology, has been selected by UF public health students for the 2012 Public Health Award for Faculty Excellence. [...]

Dr. Catherine Striley, assistant professor, department of epidemiology, College of PHHP and College of Medicine

Developing new pathways to care

Catherine Striley, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.S.E., is investigating ways to remove barriers to care and provide people with resources to empower themselves and improve their health and quality of life. In [...]

Margo Klar, PHHP, public health and health professions,

PhD student receives $100,000 grant to create umbilical cord cutting device

One and a half million neonatal deaths worldwide due to infection, with many beginning as umbilical cord infections; 277,376 neonatal deaths alone attributed to tetanus in 1997 according to the [...]

Welcome to the Department of Epidemiology

Introduction:
The new Department of Epidemiology is housed in both the Colleges of Public Health and Health Professions and Medicine at the University of Florida. Faculty members are jointly appointed in order to create synergies resulting in a strong, competitive research profile capitalizing on collective strengths, and highly trained students who receive exceptional exposure to diverse expertise.

Mission:
The mission of the new Department of Epidemiology is to improve health globally through education, training, research and service.

Aims:
As a leader in the field, the Department aims to:

Advance the field's theoretical and empirical base through rigorous multidisciplinary epidemiology research that monitors health globally.
Prepare the next generation of scientific leaders to design and conduct ethical, relevant and innovative epidemiological studies.
Train a public health workforce committed to working with diverse communities to bring about outcomes that matter.
Develop and refine epidemiological measures and methods in that address the dynamic and complex factors impacting public health globally.
Provide leadership and service in epidemiology and public health through international, national, state and local collaboration and community engagement.

Epi in the News!

Prins receives Public Health Award for Faculty Excellence

April 30, 2012

Epidemiology represented at PHHP 25th Anniversary Research Day

April 23, 2012

The College of Public Health and Health Professions held it’s 25th annual Research Day Wednesday, April 18th. The Epidemiology department was represented by many students as well as post-doctoral associates [...]

Outstanding MPH Epidemiology Student

April 23, 2012

Corrine Warren, a second year MPH student in Epidemiology, won the department’s Outstanding MPH Award. Congratulations, Corrine!

The POST features HealthStreet in article

March 29, 2012

Help wanted New CTSI initiatives focus on expanding access to clinical research By Claire Baralt In November, UF’s HealthStreet program opened on the East Campus to assist people underrepresented in [...]

The POST features Margo Klar in article

March 29, 2012

Saving babies one snip at a time PhD student receives Gates Foundation grant to create umbilical cord cutting device By Allyson Fox One-and-a-half million neonatal deaths worldwide due to infection, [...]

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College of Public Health and Health Professions & College of Medicine

Prins receives Public Health Award for Faculty Excellence

Developing new pathways to care

PhD student receives $100,000 grant to create umbilical cord cutting device

Welcome to the Department of Epidemiology

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