public health

Priscilla Reyes

Senior Priscilla Reyes entered Florida State University eager to learn about public health. And learn she did, through her involvement in campus health programs, volunteer opportunities and establishment of an organization for future health care professionals. Now, she’s ready for graduation and prepared to further her education. Reyes’ public health major coursework led to her involvement […]

FSU students selected for 2020 AHEC Scholars Program

Nine Florida State University students in disciplines across campus have been selected to the 2020 cohort of the Florida Area Health and Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program. The students, who will work directly with the Big Bend Area Health Education Center, will gain firsthand experience in underserved population settings. Students were chosen from a pool […]

FSU Panama City to offer bachelor’s degree in public health

FSU Panama City will offer a new bachelor’s degree program in public health, beginning fall 2021. Graduates of the program, which falls under the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, will earn a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and be educated in the policy, practice and methods of public health. “We are excited […]

Structural Sexism: FSU researcher offers new perspective on gender and health inequality

A Florida State University researcher has found gender inequality in U.S. states is bad for everybody’s health. In a new study published in the American Sociological Review, FSU Assistant Professor Patricia Homan developed a new structural sexism approach to the study of gender inequality and health.  Her approach goes beyond sexist mistreatment by individuals to […]

O’Bryant named FSU public health policy person of the year

Florida State University’s Master of Public Health (MPH) Program has selected G. Mark O’Bryant, president and chief executive officer of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMHC), as its Public Health Policy Person of the Year. The program presents the award annually in recognition of the career contributions of a leader in the health policy field in Florida. […]