Welcome Message
Thank you for visiting the home page of the Department of Health Studies. Our mission is:
To improve the health of communities by conducting research, teaching evidence-based practice, educating future health education/health promotion professionals, and developing leaders and scholars who translate research into practice. Through responsive, collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, students, alumni, schools, and populations, the department's purpose is to graduate professionals of high esteem who impact behavioral and social determinates of societal health.
Please take some time to review our programs, the application process, our students and faculty accomplishments, available scholarships and services on this website, or visit our office on the 10th floor of the CFO Building to meet our faculty and staff.
Gay James, Ph.D.
Department of Health Studies Chair
What's Going On in the Department of Health Studies
April 1, 2009
Dr. Jody Oomen-Early and Ms. Priyanka Lalwani were awarded Year 2 funding in the amount of $15,000 from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure North Texas Affiliate for their health education and community outreach program, Pioneer Breast Health and Community Outreach of Denton County. The mission of the program is to "save lives through health education and community outreach" by providing culturally competent breast health education and access to reduced cost or free screening and follow-up care.
The program is especially focused on improving mammography rates among Latina and African American women in Denton County as well as increasing knowledge and changing attitudes about breast health among college women. To date, the program is the only breast health education and outreach program in Denton County and the only university program funded by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure North Texas Affiliate.
The program also provides TWU students, faculty, and staff with opportunities to facilitate breast health education, support local women and families, and participate in community health activities. If you would like to volunteer with this program, would like to request a "Think Pink" workshop, or know someone who needs a mammogram, please contact Dr. Jody Oomen-Early at Joomen@twu.edu or Priyanka Lalwani at PLalwani@twu.edu.
