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Welcome to the Department of Global Health!

Thank you for visiting the website for the Department of Global Health in the University of South Florida's college of public health! We are a large and diverse department that is united around the central theme of improving the health and lives of the poorest people on the planet. Please take a moment to view the tabs in the upper left hand menu to learn more about our faculty and their specific research interests, academic concentrations and available degree programs, research Centers and Institutes as well as resources for current students. You will find that we offer a plethora of programs and opportunities revolving around our central theme of improving the lives of people all around the world. We have programs that range from opportunities to work in in world class research laboratories doing cutting edge basic research on neglected tropical diseases here in Tampa to a chance to do field work in developing countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa.

As a department, we encourage both current and prospective students to become involved in departmental events. To the left you will find a calendar of current Global Health Department events. If you are interested in our department, please consider visiting us and attending one of these events. We'd love to see you there!

I hope that our web site can answer most of your questions about USF Global Health, but if you have any questions please feel free to contact us by email or telephone.

Thomas Unnasch, Ph.D
Chair and Professor
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USF’s experts on hurricanes and weather include the College of Public Health
USF faculty experts are ready to provide information on hurricanes ranging from storm surge to socioeconomic impact. TAMPA, Fla. (June 4, 2013) – As the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, meteorologists from The Weather Channel list Tampa as the most vulnerable and overdue city for a hurricane. At the same time, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict it could be a “very active” year.  NOAA’s outlook calls for a 70% chance of an above-normal season, including 13-20 named storms, 7-11 hurricanes, and 3-6 major hurricanes. Whether [...]
Two New Global Health Undergraduate Minors and Certificates Approved
At the April 22nd meeting of the USF Undergraduate Council, the Council approved Global Health based minors and undergraduate certificates in Global Communicable Disease and Infection Control.  Each new minor and certificate is twelve credit hours and will be available to Undergraduate students beginning in the Fall of 2013.  These are the second and third Undergraduate minors/certificates offered through the Department of Global Health, the first being the undergraduate minor and certificate in Community Engaged Home Land Security and Emergency Management.  Both minors require 12 credit hours.
Health education is priority one for Dale Watson
Dale Watson is a health education consultant with the Pinellas County Health Department. She’s based in Clearwater and is charged with supervising five community health advocates in an effort to improve health outcomes with primary care clients. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Watson worked in South Sudan with The Carter Center. Ms. Dale Watson earned a master’s degree concentrating in global health practice from the USF College of Public Health.