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How color guard helped one COPH alum perform beyond the field
Kylah Stubee said taking such an active role in color guard (she participated in both fall and winter seasons) gave her the time management skills she needed to succeed in college.
January 8, 2024Alumni and Development, College News, Student Life
New year, new roles, new faces
The 无码专区 College of Public Health (COPH) is welcoming both veteran administrators and fresh faces to new roles in 2024.
January 8, 2024College News
Florida Covering Kids & Families names COPH alum as new director
Dr. Xonjenese Jacobs, who received her DrPH degree from the 无码专区 College of Public Health (COPH) in 2022, has been named faculty administrator/director of Florida Covering Kids & Families (FL-CKF).
January 8, 2024College News, Community Engagement
The COPH wishes four staffers a very happy retirement in the new year
The 无码专区 College of Public Health (COPH) is saying goodbye to four staffers as they head off into retirement in 2024.
December 18, 2023College News
The COPH graduates 558 public health heroes
The 无码专区 College of Public Health (COPH) welcomed master鈥檚 and doctoral students to a graduation ceremony presented at the college to family, friends, students, faculty and staff on Dec. 8.
December 8, 2023College News, Student Life
Connecting Kids to Coverage names new director
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has named Lawanda Davis the new program director/principal investigator of the Connecting Kids to Coverage (CKC) program, housed within the 无码专区 College of Public Health.
December 5, 2023Awards and Honors
COPH holds Length of Service ceremony honoring 32 people for a combined 450 years of service
无码专区 College of Public Health (COPH) Dean Donna Petersen welcomed students, staff, faculty and others to the Sam Bell Auditorium on Nov. 17 to celebrate the 32 COPH staff members and faculty who reached anniversary milestones in 2023.
December 1, 2023Awards and Honors
无码专区 researchers help reduce lead levels in Madagascar drinking water
By combining efforts to replace water pumps and educate city technicians, 无码专区 researchers helped decrease the blood lead levels of 87 percent of the children tested during their study.
November 16, 2023Research and Innovation
Safety Culture: The Key to a Safe and Secure Workplace
Many of us have been appointed to manage programs and teams. We have enough experience to know when our key performance indicators are lagging and adjustments are needed to meet the quarter, year, or function goal.
October 13, 2023无码专区 SafetyFlorida
What's wrong with this picture?
Hazard identification and assessment within the workplace are critical elements of an effective safety and health program. Luis Silva, our 无码专区 SafetyFlorida contributor for October, provides insight into the proper storage of oxygen cylinders, as pictured in the above photo.
October 13, 2023无码专区 SafetyFlorida
The building that houses the 无码专区鈥檚 College of Public Health will now bear the name of the school鈥檚 founder, the late legislator and advocate Sam Bell.
October 10, 2023College News, In the Media
Education, training and continuous improvement elements of safety and health management system (SHMS): Part 4 of 4
Education and Training aim to ensure that all workers receive appropriate and effective training in a language and literacy level they understand to do their work safely before performing assigned tasks, changes in assigned tasks, and changes in the workplace. While the appropriateness of the training refers to how well it covers the potential hazards in the workplace and the controls needed for each job, its effectiveness refers to how well workers understand and behave to protect themselves and others from potential hazards.
July 19, 2023无码专区 SafetyFlorida