This year, Community Scientists Angela Howard, Stanley Richardson, Ty Davis, and Kristie Hill served as judges for poster presentations, offering valuable feedback grounded in lived experience and community perspectives.
At-home kits that allow women to collect their own samples for HPV testing have been shown to improve cervical cancer screening rates. But some women lack confidence in their ability to complete the collection themselves.
As the months accumulated, so did the accolades and accomplishments of our department. Take a stroll down HOBIās memory lane as we revisit some of the moments, photos, and stories that got our attention this year.
The Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics never runs out of service initiative ideas to bring its community together, said Nicole Hammer, a co-chair of the departmentās workplace and community engagement committee.
Naomi Parker, Ph.D., an assistant scientist in the University of Floridaās Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, never expected her path from rural Southeast Georgia to lead to cancer communication research.
āOur goal is to understand how we can meet the real-world needs of cancer survivors and caregivers, with a focus on quality of life,ā said Kathryn Pluta, Ph.D.
The University of Florida is participating in a large national program to create an efficient and mobile healthcare delivery system for rural areas, awarded by Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. As hundreds of hospitals in rural areas struggle to survive financially,…
āI am very proud of all the great things our department and center do for the communities we serve ā”.ā At the end of 2024, our colleagues located in The Villages struck gold when they searched for support for an older person in need. āEvery…
University of Florida researchers, led by Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Law Edo Navot, Ph.D., will conduct a first of its kind study to search for the root causes behind income inequality, supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
The first student from the Department of Heath Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics to win an International Student Achievement Award was honored on November 19 by the University of Florida International Center.
