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Eight Students Accepted into 2024 The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Cohort
This fellowship aims to cultivate young leaders, foster their development through mentorship, and advance their skills to effectively address underserved communities' health needs.
ADVOCATING FOR A HIGHER
QUALITY OF LIFE
A degree from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health provides you with the critical foundation for launching a career on the front lines of public health. At our Austin location, we focus on the small opportunities for change in the way people live their lives on a day-to-day basis, knowing that one small step to make someone healthier today has the potential to affect the health of whole families, neighborhoods and cities in the future. With classes led by international experts, and proximity to the heart of Texas’ state government, this is where you learn to balance global perspective with local impact.
Build a career that makes a difference.
COVID-19 Response
Working with community partners, local government, and health care organizations to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research
Work alongside faculty to address urgent public health matters through world-class research and community projects.
Areas of Study
Tailor your degree to compliment your career goals and build your knowledge and expertise in a specific area of study.
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UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Austin location is celebrating 15 years of building public health in Central Texas through excellence in professional development and training, transdisciplinary research, and translation of scientific knowledge into action to create healthy habits.