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Alumna's Post-Pandemic Path in Public Health

Alumna's Post-Pandemic Path in Public Health

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.

(L-R): Martin Lajous, MD, ScD; Karla Unger Saldaña, MD, DSc; Eduardo Ponce, MD, ScD, director of INSP; Maria E. Fernandez, PhD; Patti E. Gravitt, PhD, MS, deputy director, NCI; and Leticia Torres-Ibarra, ScD. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston partners with Mexican organizations for $5M NIH grant to improve implementation of cancer control interventions in Mexico and Latin America

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.

School of Public Health and TEPHI Partner to Train Over 400 CHWs in El Paso

School of Public Health and TEPHI Partner to Train Over 400 CHWs in El Paso

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.

Student Spotlight - Maribel Dominguez

Student Spotlight - Maribel Dominguez

To Maribel, her scholarly achievements are not solely due to her hard work; she believes success results from collaboration among those who are there for us.


Tsai's money management program helps homeless veterans along the path to recovery

André Dixon, far right, poses with a group of formerly homeless veterans at the end of a money management training session with program manager and instructor, Katherine Kelton, front left.

September 18, 2023

The goal of the 18-month grant is to bring money management courses to 100 homeless or formerly homeless veterans in San Antonio. Each eight-week session, located on the Haven for Hope campus, brings in a new cohort of veterans and teaches them all the fundamentals of finances, from making a budget to grocery shopping to improving credit scores.



Guillot-Wright awarded nearly $1 million CDC grant for fishermen research

Guillot-Wright awarded nearly $1 million CDC grant for fishermen research

August 24, 2023

The grant, “Navigating the Waters of the US Healthcare System: Improving the Biopsychosocial Health of Fishing Industry Workers,” will support studying the bidirectional relationship between work-related injuries and substance use. The 36-month study will investigate commercial fishermen who face dangerous working conditions, have limited sick leave benefits, and lack preventive healthcare access.




Protecting Outdoor Workers In Record-Setting Summer Heat

Protecting Outdoor Workers In Record-Setting Summer Heat

July 18, 2023

A record-setting summer has wreaked havoc across Texas in the form of blistering heat waves. Heat advisories have become common stance as the heat index has shown triple-digit figures since June and expected to continue throughout the remainder of the summer. For Texans, the exposure to the extreme heat warrants caution and deliberate public health consideration, and intervention. Such exposure can exacerbate cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, respiratory, or renal events that can harm health.   



Nearly $2 million Awarded for Cancer Prevention Program

Nearly $2 million Awarded for Cancer Prevention Program

July 12, 2023

“We are delighted to partner with MD Anderson Cancer Center on this important work to improve obesity-prevention behaviors for cancer prevention among Acres Homes residents in Houston, Texas,” said Sharma.


Alumnus Alan Tita Receives National Recognition

Alumnus Alan Tita Receives National Recognition

June 30, 2023

Alan Tita, MD, PhD, who received his PhD in public health with a focus on epidemiology from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in 2007, led the groundbreaking Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) trial, which was recently awarded the prestigious David Sackett Trial of the Year Award from the Society for Clinical Trials.



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