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Physical Therapy

YOUR HEALTH: Go Baby Go

Written By: Milvionne Chery and Roque Correa | October 26, 2022
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Cerebral palsy, down syndrome, or certain birth defects … These are just some of the conditions that may cause limited...
Social Work

UCF Podcast: Championing Against Violence

Written By: Nicole Dudenhoefer ’17 | October 24, 2022
Season three of Knights Do That, UCF’s official podcast, returns with its sixth guest, Bethany Backes, an assistant professor in the Violence Against Women faculty...
Athletic Training

A Fitness Expert Weighs In On How To Build The Best Workout Routine For Yourself

Written By: Health Digest | October 18, 2022
Working out is an essential part of a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle. As a matter of fact, getting regular exercise and physical activity can help...
Social Work

Advance Care Planning a Bridge to Hospice Among Latino Communities

Written By: Holly Vossel | October 17, 2022
Early access to advance care planning can be a vehicle for greater health equity among underserved Latino communities, recent research has shown. Providers have a...
Social Work

UCF Social Work Panel Event Explores Puerto Rican Intersectionality to Better Serve Clients

Written By: CHPS Staff | October 14, 2022
UCF School of Social Work faculty Iradly Roche organized an event to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month on September 23 by scheduling a panel of four...
Social Work

Social Work Faculty Olga Molina Honored for Her Efforts to Support Hispanic Clients

Written By: CHPS Staff | October 14, 2022
The UCF Office of Civil Discourse and Engagement‘s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Reception honored Olga Molina, associate professor at the School of Social Work, for her contributions...
Physical Therapy

Health Headlines: Program offering toy cars for children with mobility issues

Written By: Rhonda Hardin | October 4, 2022
Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) – Limited mobility can create barriers for children with conditions like cerebral palsy, down syndrome, or other birth defects. While it...
Social Work

In Memoriam: Emerita Mary Van Hook’s Rural to Global Social Work Legacy

Written By: CHPS Staff | September 28, 2022
Mary Van Hook, an Emerita faculty from the UCF School of Social Work, believed in demonstrating goodwill through her actions. While at UCF, she published...
Communication Disorders Clinic

UCF Podcast: Providing Quality Communication Disorders Training and Care

Written By: Nicole Dudenhoefer ’17 | September 26, 2022
Debra Knox, director of UCF’s Communication Disorders Clinic, shares the growing need for speech language pathology professionals, the constantly evolving nature of the field and...
Health Sciences

Hurricane Maria: 5 Years Later

Written By: Robert Stephens | September 22, 2022
The storm that ravaged Puerto Rico in September 2017 changed history and strengthened a UCF community, forever. Health Sciences student Victoria Hernandez-Cruz recalls her experience.

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