Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
March 21, 2023
UAMS College of Public Health Team Members Recruit UAPB Biology Club Students
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health partnered with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s (UAPB) Biology Club to host a special recruitment event. More than 40 members of the club attended the program, which took place in a UAPB auditorium. “Most students are not aware…
March 14, 2023
College of Public Health Students, Employees Help Provide Relief for Victims of Earthquakes in Turkey
A student from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, along with faculty and staff from the Arkansas Center of Birth Defects Research and Prevention and Department of Epidemiology, participated in a project to assist the people in Turkey affected by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Emine Bircan, a…
March 3, 2023
Ukadike Uses College of Public Health Education to Help Provide Well-Rounded Services to His Patients
John Ukadike, D.O., MPH, is a Little Rock Family Medicine resident physician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS). He’s a product of the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program. Ukadike later went to the New York Institute of Technology, where he earned his doctorate….
February 22, 2023
Public Health Faculty Member Committed to Mental Health Awareness, Suicide Prevention
Katy Allison, Ph.D., MPH, with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, is committed to mental health advocacy and suicide prevention, both professionally and as a community volunteer. “I love collaborative, community-based mental health research,” she said. “I’m passionate about the mental health of my fellow Arkansans….
February 16, 2023
Jim Wallis Pledges More Than $100,000 to Elevate UAMS’ Bates Professorship to Endowed Chair
LITTLE ROCK — Jim Wallis, former president and CEO of ExOK Inc., pledged $102,948 towards the Joseph H. Bates III, M.D., M.S., Chair in Academic Public Health Practice at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Wallis’ gift helped elevate the professorship to a fully endowed chair. UAMS created the professorship in 2017 to…
February 2, 2023
UAMS Researcher Studies Steady Increase in Suicide Rates, Depression for Arkansas’ Black Population
Austin Porter, Dr.P.H., MPH, an assistant professor for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, is examining how COVID-19 factors into the rise in African American suicide rates in Arkansas. “Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, the numbers reflect that the Black community is being disproportionately…
January 23, 2023
College Rejoins Regional Coalition to Help Promote the Importance of Public Health
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health has renewed its membership with the Region 6 South Central Public Health Training Center. The center is a coalition of schools and agencies focused on providing public health workforce development while also advancing public health initiatives throughout the five-state region….
January 18, 2023
UAMS Joins Community Collaboration to Create Green Spaces at Little Rock Elementary Schools
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support its role in a collaboration to improve school playgrounds in Little Rock. Year one of the 4-year (NIH) grant is for $389,847. Funding for the following years will…
January 12, 2023
UAMS Researchers Find that Continual Rise in Spending on Home Health Care Could Be Problematic for Arkansans
LITTLE ROCK — A study led by a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health graduate, revealed that a rise in home health care spending could become an issue for Medicare nationally and in Arkansas. Robert Schuldt, Ph.D., a spring 2022 graduate of the college’s Health…
January 6, 2023
UAMS College of Public Health Plays Key Role in Helping Vaccinate Arkansans
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health played a key role in an initiative to help increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate in Arkansas counties where the percentage of residents vaccinated is below 50%. The Vaccine REACH (Reaching Everyone to Achieve Community Health) Program is funded by a…
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