Third year Epidemiology PhD student and Institute for Child Health Policy fellow Chris Delcher recently had a paper quoted in the Health Behavior News Service.

Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., has been named the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions’ associate dean for research and planning. She is the dean’s professor and chair of the department of epidemiology in the College of Public Health and Health Professions and the UF College…

The University of Florida has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to support studies on HIV infection and high-risk alcohol consumption.

You are never too busy to take care of yourself. You are never too busy to help another woman. I never write articles about myself. I always write about scientific methods, interventions, and study findings. Today, I am writing about me and breast cancer. Cancer is a weird sounding…

Dr. Cindy Prins 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. The award recognizes a UF faculty member who has made significant contributions to public health through teaching,…

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

Corrine Rukatnonchai On April 19, the Institute of Aging held a symposium highlighting research in aging. HealthStreet presented a summary analysis of the top self-reported health conditions among 71 individuals aged 60 and over. Arthritis and hypertension were found to be the most commonly self-reported condition among this population, while…

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 a recent project funded by the Tourette Syndrome Association, Striley and a colleague at Washington University created a video…

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 health services and health research. Read the full article.

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, with many beginning as umbilical cord infections; 277,376 neonatal deaths alone attributed to tetanus in one year; and…