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Dr Powis and Ms. Doggara

USF students learn real-life scenarios through innovative classroom game

What does a role-playing game have to do with improving the health of mothers and their children?

July 20, 2026Community Health Sciences, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Student Life

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Public health student stresses need to improve lactation room access across USF campus

Let’s say you’re a young mother attending classes at USF and your newborn is hungry. Where do you go to breastfeed or pump? A student researcher at the COPH hopes to make the choice more convenient by increasing the number of campus lactation stations and enhancing their access and quality.

July 7, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life

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USF shines at national maternal and child health conference

USF College of Public Health students and faculty attended the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) conference in Washington, D.C., where experts gathered to discuss strategies for improving the health and wellbeing of women, children and families.

June 15, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life

A father and young child.

USF professor shines light on men’s often misunderstood roles in maternal support in Senegal

How do women and men in poor countries educate themselves about pregnancy and childbirth? Do health care organizations give them enough accurate information to bring a baby safely into the world? Just as important, what are the “roles’’ of the mother and father in the delivery of a newborn?

January 10, 2025Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation

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