Alumna Angela Frazier, MPH ‘18, transformed personal loss into a national effort to support women and unite leaders across public health.
The fellowship empowers leaders from the Paso del Norte Region to strengthen their leadership skills and foster meaningful dialogues around their community’s most pressing challenges.
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers developed a new genetic framework model to improve the prediction of respiratory diseases among multi-ancestry populations, according to a new study.
A UTHealth Houston researcher reviewed existing scientific evidence on how exposure to “forever chemicals,” including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), may influence the risk of congenital heart defects in fetal cardiac development.
February 2, 2024
New research from associate professor Louis D. Brown, PhD, suggests a new training series can reduce cultural stigma around peer support workers in mental health and substance abuse fields, leading to increased worker retention.
January 22, 2024
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) are strengthening the connection between public health education and practice with the second installment of the Regional Lunch & Learn series in the Paso del Norte region.
January 22, 2024
Alumna Kathryn Cardarelli, PhD, MPH, was appointed Dean of the School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) at the University of Louisville.
Cardarelli, a 2004 UTHealth Houston School of Public Health graduate, succeeds School of Public Health alumnus and former Dean of SPHIS Craig Blakely, PhD, MPH.
January 17, 2024
Harold W. (Bill) Kohl III, Professor of Epidemiology at the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin and Research Professor of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas at Austin, died on January 7, 2024. He was regarded as a luminary in public health, epidemiology, and physical activity research.
January 11, 2024
Walker is studying two approaches for classrooms, including physically active learning that integrates movement into academic lessons and brain boosts which are movement activities performed in between lessons.
January 8, 2024
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health have partnered to unite aspirations to train the next generation of public health leaders. As the new host of the program, the School of Public Health joins the fellowship's mission to prepare students to empower vulnerable people to live healthier lives and create healthier communities.
November 20, 2023
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health 2020 graduate Kat Sisler, MPH, MPAff, serves as an idyllic example of the resilience and determination required by students that completed their degrees during the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 9, 2023
A five-year, $5 million grant has been awarded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to the UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science to support research and training in implementation science, with a focus on improving cancer control efforts in Mexico and Latin America.
November 9, 2023
Hosted by UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in El Paso and the Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute (TEPHI), staff and faculty train CHWs in data collection, professional development, psychological first aid, cancer prevention, emergency preparedness, and more.
October 23, 2023
Professor Robert Morgan, PhD, has been awarded a $1 million grant to assist in conducting a clinical sleep study trial to improve nursing home residents' sleep care for adults with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD). The study will test an innovative sleep improvement intervention on residents aged 50 and over, incorporating targeted approaches for assisting nursing home administration and staff in successful implementation.
