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.
A new University of Florida epidemiological study, based on contact tracing data from thousands of households in Wuhan, China, finds that while children are…
A simple doctor-patient communication technique known as “teach-back” may lower the risk of health complications, hospitalizations and health care costs for…
Half of former NFL players who used opioids early in their retirement were still using opioids nine years later, according to a new University of Florida…
Small, single-vaccine clinical trials may not provide sufficient evidence that a COVID-19 vaccine is effective enough to provide significant protection, writes…
The COVID-19 crisis has reinforced the fact that racial, income and social inequalities play an important role in health and disease. The same is true for…
The University of Florida will lead nationwide efforts to identify emerging drug abuse trends as the coordinating center for the National Drug Early Warning…
Buying prescription drugs from other countries is one way some Americans have coped with rising drug prices. A new University of Florida study, published today…
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an explosion in telehealth, but is it as effective as in-person treatment? A new University of Florida study published…
Summer is back, with warmer temperatures, longer days and … mosquitoes. When mosquitoes feast on humans, they can leave more than irritating bites behind. They…
Through a newly funded National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research, or RAPID, grant, University of Florida researchers in environmental and global…
A new University of Florida study aims to gain a better understanding of the role children play in community transmission of COVID-19. Researchers also hope to…
Researchers testing new treatments and vaccines amid a disease outbreak, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, face a number of challenges. Unpredictability in size,…