Student Spotlight: Behind Quiera Booker, MPH
February 27, 2023
The relationships I have built since I came to the school have brought my epidemiology understanding and methodology thought process to a new level.
A new study led by Augusto César Ferreira De Moraes, PhD, assistant professor in Epidemiology, examined the reliability and validity of questionnaires assessing family food environments in adolescents and children.
Alumna Emanuelle Dias, PhD, publishes a new study that focuses on the impact of organizational readiness on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in federally qualified health centers.
Stephany Bauer, MS, DrPH student at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville, has been selected as a 2025 Texas Legislative Fellow.
A recently published study1 led by UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Health Equity Research scientist Maha Almohamad, PhD, MS, highlights the significant role that participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)2 may play in mitigating the effects of very low food security on cardiometabolic conditions.
February 27, 2023
The relationships I have built since I came to the school have brought my epidemiology understanding and methodology thought process to a new level.
February 20, 2023
Kristen Campbell is a School of Public Health student in San Antonio who's looking to follow in her mother's footsteps in the medical field.
February 20, 2023
The honor is bestowed annually to outstanding faculty from across UT System’s academic health institutions.
February 14, 2023
They would both enter new experiences in public health, continuing to advocate for the underserved. Together they championed the benefits of public health and instilled their devotion into the child they welcomed into the fold. This year, they will celebrate 42 years of marriage.
February 7, 2023
School of Public Health Alumnus, Cheryl Camin Murray, JD, to Serve as Dallas Bar Association President
February 7, 2023
The researchers analyzed four birth cohorts spanning three generations of the Framingham Heart Study, starting from birth before 1932 and birth after 1960. Their work concluded that there was a larger effect of a higher genetic predisposition to obesity, as modeled by a genetic risk score, on BMI in people born more recently compared to almost a century ago.
February 1, 2023
The Center for Health Equity will create, advance, and sustain research opportunities spanning the continuum of care to improve understanding of disease and health disparities, including the structural, behavioral, environmental, social, economic, and health literacy factors related to the prevention and control of chronic disease across the lifespan.
February 1, 2023
Alexander Testa, PhD, assistant professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in San Antonio reviews recent research showing that policing is failing to protect and serve Black communities, and that collaboration between the public health community and law enforcement is important for creating more equitable policing.
January 30, 2023
The Committee will be tasked with reviewing the current body of science on key nutrition topics and developing a scientific report that includes its independent assessment of the evidence and recommendations for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Food and Drug Administration as they develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (the Guidelines).
January 19, 2023
Solis was inspired by her parents and teachers to pursue a career where she could combine her passions for public health, community service and education.