http://www.hsc.unt.edu/education/SPH/SPHNews.cfm School of Public Health News http://www.hsc.unt.edu/education/SPH/newsrelease.cfm?ID=99 Recently, 11 undergraduate students from Eulji University, South Korea, visited the SPH to learn more about our programs and hear presentations from our noted faculty researchers on addictive behaviors and prevention, specifically relating to alcohol and substance abuse. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT 99 http://www.hsc.unt.edu/education/SPH/newsrelease.cfm?ID=100 Sharon Homan, PhD, has been named as Chair for the Biostatistics Department in the School of Public Health. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT 100 http://www.hsc.unt.edu/education/SPH/newsrelease.cfm?ID=97 Make plans now to attend the 6th annual North Texas Health Forum, sponsored by the UNT Health Science Center (UNTHSC) School of Public Health. This year's theme is "Childhood Obesity: Accomplishments and Challenges." The event will be held on the UNTHSC campus during National Public Health Week on April 4 and 5, 2013, and is free and open to the public. Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT 97 http://www.hsc.unt.edu/education/SPH/newsrelease.cfm?ID=98 Dr. Jose Pagan, professor and chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy, collaborated on a paper, published in the December 2012 issue of HealthAffairs, titled, "Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening is Likely to Require More than Access to Care." Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT 98 http://www.hsc.unt.edu/education/SPH/newsrelease.cfm?ID=96 Two UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health domestic tuberculosis researchers have received one of four new $100,000 grants to enable emerging researchers to explore the effect of public health services on population health. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT 96