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2021-2022 MPH Outstanding Faculty Advisor

Dr. Young-Rock Hong was awarded the MPH Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award for 2021-2022. Dr. Hong is an Assistant Professor in the Health Services Research, Management and Policy program. Dr. Hong is a health services researcher and medical sociologist, studying the social context of medical practice and interactions…

2021-2022 MPH Social

The MPH program celebrated Summer 2021, Fall 2021, and Spring 2022 graduating students. Students were recognized for their many achievements, which are detailed below. Scholarships and Hall of Fame Zoe Lohse was awarded the John J. Benton Endowed Scholarship, which goes to an MPH student who demonstrates integrity,…

MPH Professor Earns Diversity Award

Sarah McKune, PhD, a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Global Health, was one of the professors awarded the 2022 Graduate Education Diversity Champion Award. This award is presented annually to recognize UF faculty members who champion diversity within the graduate education community here by…

MPH Student Creates Powerful Public Health Visuals

MPH student Alexandra Rodriguez led a project using powerful visuals designed to inspire UF students to learn about vaccine safety and get vaccinated to protect themselves and their communities. During the launch event, students had the opportunity to get COVID and flu shots from UF HealthStreet along with…

MPH Students Volunteer with Dixie County DOH

MPH Students Sarah Chance, Niccole Smith, and Johanna Lucas volunteered with the Dixie County Department of Health for their HealthFest. The HealthFest was organized by the Florida Department of Health particularly for underserved populations to gain access to health screenings from local partners, like UF HealthStreet. This was…

Q & A with Alum Steven Gold

Steven Gold is the current CEO of Refresh Mental Health and a 2002 Juris Doctor JD/MPH combination degree graduate. Steven’s MPH concentration was Epidemiology, the same concentration as his mother who graduated from the Yale School of Public Health after completing her undergraduate education at the University of…

MPH Alumni Connect During CDC Deployment

The information below is taken from the original PHHP Alumni post here, written by Katarina Fiorentino, BHS Communication Sciences and Disorders The Gator Nation is everywhere – including the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement Emergency Intake Site in El Paso,…

Giovanna Mompremier: 2022 UF Hall of Fame Inductee

Giovanna Mompremier, an MPH-Empdemiology student, is a 2022 member of the UF Hall of Fame. Since 1921, the University of Florida Hall of Fame has recognized seniors and graduate/professional students who have consistently demonstrated an outstanding commitment to improving the University of Florida through campus and community involvement,…

2022 MPH Superior Accomplishment Award Winners

Two of the eight College of Public Health and Health Professions employees named as UF Superior Accomplishment Award winners in the Health Science Center division are members of the MPH population! To read about all eight of the winners, click here. The Superior Accomplishment Awards recognize…