Doctoral student awarded NIH funding for HIV prevention and care in homeless youth
November 13, 2019
Alexis Sims is a health promotion and health education doctoral student at the Houston campus.
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MD/MPH Students Celebrate Match Day 2026
The third Friday of March marks Match Day, a milestone occasion revealing where medical students will start the next phase of their medical training, matching to new or familiar institutions, finding new opportunities, and learning new skills to help and heal patients.
Alumna Turns Grief into Purpose
Alumna Angela Frazier, MPH ‘18, transformed personal loss into a national effort to support women and unite leaders across public health.
Raya selected as a 2026 Hunt–Aspen Institute Fellow
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.
Researchers develop a new genetic framework to predict the risk of respiratory diseases
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.
SWCOEH faculty member Whitworth awarded prestigious ONES AWARD from NIEHS
January 4, 2019
Kristina Whitworth, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in San Antonio and a member of the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH), was recently awarded a R01 grant from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES) program. The award totals $1.8 million.
Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Responds to ITC Deer Park Fire
January 2, 2019
Faculty, staff and students of UTHealth School of Public Health’s Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) teamed up to monitor air quality changes caused by the Intercontinental Terminals Company Deer Park terminal fire last week.
Climate change health guide helps businesses and workers
December 31, 2018
HOUSTON – Health hazards associated with climate change are becoming an increasing concern to business leaders who want to protect their workers and communities from these emerging threats. As a result, researchers at the UTHealth School of Public Health are developing guidelines for occupational medicine physicians to adapt employers’ current health and safety programs in order prepare for these changes.
SWCOEH 40th Anniversary Celebration and Scientific Symposium
December 31, 2018
The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health is celebrating its 40th year as one of the first established and continuously funded NIOSH Education and Research Centers in the country.
Alumnus to receive 2018 R. Clarke Fraser New Investigator Award
December 31, 2018
HOUSTON – Alumnus Philip J. Lupo, Ph.D., M.P.H., will receive the 2018 F. Clarke Fraser New Investigator Award at the Teratology Society Annual Meeting on June 24.
SWCOEH investigates Harvey impact on the health of Houstonians in ongoing study
November 1, 2018
Shortly after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas in 2017 and the resulting floods destroyed more than 100,000 homes, researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), UTHealth School of Public Health and Oregon State University, began investigating the short and long-term effects from flooding exposures. The project is titled, “Environmental Health Outcomes Research among Hurricane Harvey Survivors,” and is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences through the year 2020.
SWCOEH's Dr. Delclos shares tips for how people with asthma can live their best life
May 29, 2018
Having asthma doesn't mean living a less fulfilling life. Dr. Delclos, MD, PhD, with UTHealth School of Public Health’s Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) shared tips with One Breath Partnership Houston for how people with asthma can live their best life, even with Houston's air pollution.
Pompeii named editor-in-chief of Workplace Health & Safety Journal
January 23, 2018
Lisa Pompeii, Ph.D., FAAOHN, an associate professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public health in Houston, has been named editor-in-chief of the Workplace Health & Safety (WH&S) journal. The journal is the official publication of the American Association for Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN). Pompeii began serving in this position in January 2018.
Alumna elected chair of APHA Occupational Health and Safety Section
January 15, 2018
Amber Mitchell, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., C.P.H., has been elected chair of the Occupational Health and Safety Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Mitchell is an alumna of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health, and began serving as chair-elect in December 2017. The official term begins at the end of the APHA Annual Meeting in November 2018 and lasts for one year.