A class of medications developed and commonly used to treat diabetes and weight management, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), rose in prescribing trends significantly from 2018 to 2023.
Three UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students have been selected as the 2025 Shreela and Vibhu Sharma Endowment for Excellence in Community Nutrition, Climate Health, and Sustainability fellows.
While body mass index (BMI) is an effective tool for identifying obesity in children, these measurements alone do not always distinguish kids with unhealthy levels of body fat, especially in low-resource communities along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston.
For alumnus Dennis Ogeto Nyachoti, DrPH, his fervor to study public health dates back to his childhood, where he witnessed the harsh impact and economic toll preventable illnesses took on rural and underserved communities.
March 12, 2025
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.
March 6, 2025
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.
March 6, 2025
Stephany Bauer, MS, DrPH student at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville, has been selected as a 2025 Texas Legislative Fellow.
February 28, 2025
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 25, 2025
At a topping out ceremony on Feb. 24, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health — ranked the 2024 Top Public Health school in Texas by U.S. News — celebrated the final beam being placed on its new 10-story, 350,000-square-foot facility, currently under construction in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park.
February 21, 2025
Last week, The University of Texas System recognized four outstanding UTHealth Houston faculty for their teaching excellence and commitment to enhancing health science education by inducting them into the 2025 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education.
February 6, 2025
Regional Dean and John P. McGovern Professor in Health Promotion, Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, provides expertise on the newly released the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
January 24, 2025
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers have been awarded $1.5 million from the Department of Defense to explore pregnancy outcomes in adolescent and young adult (AYAs) cancer survivors.
January 24, 2025
Dennis Casserly, PhD, (MS ’76 and PhD ‘79), is the 2024 William D. Wagner Award recipient. Established in 2003 by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, the annual award is presented to a person in the field of national and international worker health and safety who is an outstanding example of commitment and dedication to creating and disseminating occupational exposure values.
January 13, 2025
A new study led by Associate Professor Marcia Otto, PhD, FAHA, reveals the disproportionate burden of poor diet quality among cancer survivors.
