FPHA Annual Educational Conference

The Florida Public Health Association (FPHA) Annual Education Conference is a great and exciting opportunity to network with fellow students and faculty members and share your public health research or projects. Students and faculty are encouraged to submit proposals or posters for presentation based on public health data, theoretical research, or a topic of interest to public health. This year's annual conference has passed, but continue to look out for updates on the 2008 FPHA Annual Educational Conference. [learn more…]

APHA Annual Conference

The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the premier Public Health Educational Forum! Learn from the experts in the field, hear about cutting edge research and exceptional best practices, discover the latest public health products and services, and share your public health experience with your peers! The convention will be held at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, from November 3-7, 2007. For more information, visit http://www.apha.org/meetings/

National Primary Care Week

National Primary Care Week (NPCW) is an annual event to highlight the importance of primary care and bring health care professionals together to discuss and learn about generalist and interdisciplinary health care, particularly its impact on and importance to underserved populations. NPCW aims to focus the attention of health professional students from all disciplines on the failure of the healthcare system to provide equal, high quality health care to all individuals, regardless of ethnicity, race and other factors, and to provide students with the tools to address these inequalities.  Participate in NPCW 2007- Community-Based Primary Care: Promoting Justice in Health, held from October 8 to October 12, 2007 at the College of Public Health!

Flu Shot Drive

In November of 2003, the University of South Florida , College of Public Health held its annual Flu Shot Giveaway event to the public to ward off the effects of influenza during the flu season. We were able to administer approximately 1250 free vaccines in a single business day. It was made available to members of the wider Tampa Bay community, including the underserved and elderly individuals - those who are more susceptible to illness - and USF staff, faculty, and students.

For this to have been possible, we had many business establishments contribute items and services such as food, utensils, medical supplies, copy services, and advertising. We, The Public Health Student Association, would like to thank those community partners for their contributions. It would not have been possible for us to carry out such a monumental task without the support of the following sponsors: St. Joseph's Hospital, All Children's Hospital, UMSA Medical Clinic, University Community Hospital, Win-Dixie, Kash n' Karry, Wal-mart, Dunkin' Donuts, Krespy Kreme, Einstein Bagels, Wendy's, Burger King, McDonald's, Publix, Temple Terrace news, The Tampa Tribune, Fox 13 News, and HSC public relations . Also, we cannot forget to acknowledge the volunteers for their involvement and dedication to ensuring that the giveaway touched many. The students, faculty, and staff from each college ( Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing ) did such a phenomenal job at running the show!

“Don’t forget to mark your calendars for October 19th, 2007, for this year's Flu Shot Drive at the USF College of Public Health! We have high hopes that this year’s drive will be the best yet, and we  look forward to a continued relationship with our community partners and volunteers. If there are any questions about this event, please do not hesitate to contact us.”


World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is celebrated around the world on December 1st each year to commemorate the progress made in the fight against the AIDS pandemic and brings into focus the challenges that remain to be addressed.  To find out about what events are going around campus, look out for announcements around the COPH. [ learn more ].

Intramural Sports

Several teams from the College of Public Health have participated in the past. If you have a love for sports and would like to join one of the teams, feel free to contact Al Gentilini, Intramural Sports Coordinator, at the Intramural Sports office at 974-4449 or imsports@admin.usf.edu.  [ learn more ].