For elementary schoolchildren, just 15 minutes of daily exercise improves lung health
Setting aside just 15 minutes a day to walk or run led to improvements in lung function among a group of elementary schoolchildren after only three months, a…
Jill Pease
Communications Director, College of Public Health and Health Professions
Jill Pease is the public relations director for the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions. She is responsible for developing public relations and communications strategies to promote the college’s education, research and service activities. Before joining the college in 2001, she held public relations and marketing positions at an academic medical center in Ohio and a tertiary care hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. She received a bachelor’s degree in English from Central College in Iowa.
Stories by Jill
Researchers feature successful diabetes interventions in drive to end global health disparities
Worldwide rates of diabetes are expected to nearly triple over the next two decades to an estimated 1.3 billion people with the condition by 2050. To address…
UF expert answers questions about the newly approved RSV vaccine
On May 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline to prevent respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in older…
Weight-stigma study identifies self-image paradox
A new University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions study finds that a large proportion of participants in a study on weight stigma…
Health care ransomware attacks more than double in five years, study finds
Ransomware attacks on health care organizations more than doubled from 2016 to 2021, compromising tens of millions of patients’ personal information and…
Haitian prisoners are severely malnourished, study finds
Men in Haitian prisons are consuming fewer than 500 calories a day and are at risk for developing scurvy and beriberi because of nutritional deficiencies,…
Clearing Up Confusion About Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
In October, the Food and Drug Administration’s ruling on over-the-counter hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss went into effect. For the first time,…
Clearing up confusion about over-the-counter hearing aids
In October, the Food and Drug Administration’s ruling on over-the-counter hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss went into effect. For the first time,…
Adam Woods appointed PHHP associate dean for research
The University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions has named cognitive neuroscientist Adam Woods, Ph.D., its associate dean for…
PHHP names Mattia Prosperi associate dean for AI and innovation
The University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions has appointed Mattia Prosperi, Ph.D., to a new leadership role within the college,…
UF faculty join international partners to launch continuing medical education for Haitian physicians
Two University of Florida faculty members have joined Haitian partners in an effort to bring much-needed continuing medical education opportunities to Haiti’s…
UF study: Physical activity, diet improve after bariatric surgery, but do not meet recommended levels
In a long-term study of adults who have undergone bariatric weight loss surgery, University of Florida researchers found participants’ physical activity and…
