Category Archives: Outreach

Diving into the Healthcare Debate

 July 12, 2017 Community Service, Faculty, Faculty recognition, Media, Outreach Community Service, insurance, media, outreach, Public Health, social media wsmith12

On July 11, Assistant Professor Robert Lieberthal appeared on NBC affiliate, WBIR, to offer his insights on the debate over […]

To Drink or Not to Drink?

 July 12, 2017 Community Service, Faculty, Faculty recognition, Media, Outreach cancer, Community Service, faculty, illness, internet, media, misconceptions, myths, outreach, plastic, Public Health, safety, television, water wsmith12

Associate Professor Jiangang Chen appeared on WBIR, our local NBC affiliate, in order to debunk a common myth about the […]

Army Veterinarian Hopes to use Children’s Study to Help Soldiers with Mental Illness

 April 18, 2017 Community Service, MPH, Outreach, Research, Student Recognition Community Service, current student, current students, media, MPH, outreach, Public Health, recognition, research, student, students, television, VPH wsmith12

  Major Taylor Opel, DVM and current Master of Public Health student at UTK, has been working with Dr. Zenithson […]

It’s National Public Health Week!

 April 4, 2017 Classes, Events, Outreach, Student Recognition, Students, Undergraduate current student, current students, event, media, new students, outreach, presentations, prospective students, recognition, student, students wsmith12

  April 3 – 9, 2017 is National Public Health Week To celebrate, we are sharing a series of 11 […]

VPH Student travels to Nepal for Internship

 March 30, 2017 Community Service, Field Practice, MPH, Outreach, Service Learning, Students Community Service, MPH, outreach, prospective students, Service Learning, student, students, VPH wsmith12

  In the summer of 2015, Veterinary Public Health student BreeAnna Dell traveled halfway around the world to Kathmandu, Nepal […]

Dr. Lieberthal featured on WalletHub.com

 October 6, 2016 Community Service, Faculty, Outreach, Publications, Research Community Service, faculty, MPH, Public Health, publication, recognition, social media wsmith12

  Congratulations to Assistant Professor Robert Lieberthal for being feature in the October 4 edition of WalletHub.Com’s feature story, “2016’s […]

Is Fluoridated Water Bad for You?

 October 4, 2016 Community Service, Faculty, Outreach, Publications current student, faculty, outreach, Public Health, publication wsmith12

  It’s a controversial topic. Is adding fluoride to the public water supply actually detrimental to our health?  Or do […]

MPH Students Work with Local Children on Neighborhood Safety Project

 May 6, 2016 Community Service, Outreach, Service Learning, Students CHE, Classes, Community Service, current student, current students, event, MPH, outreach, presentations, recognition, Service Learning, student, students wsmith12

  During the spring 2016 semester, Associate Professor Laurie Meschke’s graduate level public health class worked with local fifth graders […]

And now these messages brought to you by the students of PUBH 201 …

 April 6, 2016 Classes, Community Service, Outreach, Service Learning, Student Recognition, Students Classes, Community Service, current student, current students, new students, outreach, presentations, prospective students, Public Health, social media, student, students, undergraduates wsmith12

  Annual Public Health Week Video Assignment for PUBH 201 Introduction to Public Health   Each year the first full […]