Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
May 7, 2025
Journal Publishes Paper by College of Public Health Student
Ajoke Adebisi-Ogedegbe, a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, led a women’s health study recently published by the African Journal of Reproductive Health. Adebisi-Ogedegbe, who’s in the college’s Health Promotion and Prevention Research Program, spearheaded the research project, “Two Decades of Women’s Sexual…
May 1, 2025
UAMS Hosts Statewide Public Health Conference
Public health professionals from throughout the state came to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Fred Smith Auditorium for the 2025 Arkansas Public Health Association and Arkansas Society of Public Health Education Conference. The event was a joint program between the two organizations and featured presentations, Q&A sessions, a meal and vendors from…
April 24, 2025
Scott Alsbrook Named President of Arkansas GIS Board
Scott Alsbrook, M.S., an instructor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, has received the opportunity to chair the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) board. “It’s humbling to be chosen by peers who share the same passion for geospatial work,” Alsbrook said….
April 8, 2025
UAMS Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, Public Health Ranked Among Nation’s Top Graduate Schools
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions and Public Health rank among the top academic programs in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of Best Graduate Schools for 2025. In the rankings released today, the UAMS College of Medicine is recognized as a Tier 1 school for…
April 4, 2025
College of Public Health’s New Prevention Research Center Focuses on Hypertension in Pregnancy
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman of College of Public Health is using its Arkansas Prevention Research Center for Women’s Health to address the state’s high rates of maternal mortality. Established in September 2024, the center is funded by a five-year, $5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control…
March 26, 2025
Overcoming a Disease Inspires College of Public Health Student to Address Population Health
Brandyn Young is grateful for the opportunity to earn a dual degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). After surviving a life-altering health scare, Young vowed to help others attain, or maintain, good health. A student in the UAMS M.D./MPH Combined Degree Program — a collaboration between the Fay W. Boozman College…
March 7, 2025
College of Public Health Grad Promotes Benefits of Vegan Foods
Tionna Jenkins, Ph.D., MPH, is making a significant impact in Arkansas as she inspires individuals to adopt healthier lifestyles. Jenkins, an alumna of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s health policy and management program, is a public health practitioner, consultant and owner of Plate it Healthy,…
March 6, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Scientist Awarded $1.9 Million to Study Air Pollution, Breast Cancer
A researcher at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to study the role of environmental exposures in the development of early onset breast cancer in Arkansas women. Ping-Ching Hsu, Ph.D., an…
February 25, 2025
UAMS-led Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative Launches Congenital Syphilis Initiative
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC), a partnership started last year between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and 34 birthing hospitals across the state, has launched an initiative to rapidly address a congenital syphilis problem in Arkansas. Twenty-two hospitals in Arkansas are participating…
February 20, 2025
College of Public Health Student Inspired to Make Direct Impact in the Lives of Arkansans
A pair of life occurrences motivated Michael Bilodeau to find a way to help people in their time of need. Bilodeau is a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Doctor of Public Health in Public Health Leadership program. “My hope with the Dr.PH., degree…
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