UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers were awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute of Health, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to develop a culturally tailored exercise program for Hispanic adults with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Alumna Melissa Lopez Varon, PhD, MS, has built her career at the intersection of cancer prevention and global health. Her path into public health began when she recognized the urgent need for multidisciplinary teams to work beyond traditional clinical expertise.
Second-year PhD student Oluwafunto Adepeju Aladekomo has been selected as a 2025-2026 This is Public Health (TIPH) Ambassador.
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health hosted a kickoff event to celebrate the launch of a $5 million, multi-year initiative focused on reducing cancer risks and health impacts of environmental exposures for firefighters.
November 6, 2024
Assistant Professor Kevin Lanza, PhD, has been selected as an author for the Southern Great Plains chapter of the Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6). The NCA6 publication, a government-funded report, will analyze the impacts of climate change to be presented to Congress and the president.
November 1, 2024
Medicare-certified home health agencies, which are key to allowing older adults to age in place, are increasingly going through ownership changes, raising concerns about health care spending, workforce, and quality of care, according to a study by UTHealth Houston.
October 31, 2024
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers were recently awarded a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a multi-dimensional surveillance system for congenital heart defects (CHD).
October 21, 2024
Melissa Peskin, PhD, and Belinda Hernandez, PhD, MPH, featured in Carla Diaz-Lewis Domestic Violence Lecture Series.
October 21, 2024
Senior Fellow in Health Policy at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health alumna, Elena M. Marks, JD, MPH serves as a leading voice at the intersection of policy and health care, where she has spent her career working to help Americans navigate the complex health care system, a passion she pursues through research and advocacy.
October 2, 2024
Rebecca Gyawu, MSc, third-year PhD student, was awarded the Shreela and Vibhu Sharma Endowment for Excellence in Community Nutrition, Climate Health, and Sustainability. "This opportunity will allow me to apply theoretical knowledge from my coursework in a practical setting, collaborate with experienced mentors, and contribute to meaningful projects."
September 27, 2024
Researchers and community advisory board members from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health’s Adolescent and Young Adult Scholarship, Training, and Research Lab (AYA STAR Lab) led a general session at CancerCon, a conference dedicated to helping young cancer survivors navigate their experiences and foster community.
September 20, 2024
Adolescent participation in out-of-school and weekend activities was positively associated with meeting 24-hour movement guidelines, according to a new study led by UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers.
September 20, 2024
Assistant Professor Youngran Kim, PhD, was awarded a two-year $499,570 grant to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and program impacts associated with the mental health program, “Youth Empowerment Services (YES)”, designed for children and adolescents with complex needs and multi-system involvement.
August 28, 2024
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health is introducing a new Master of Social Work/ Master of Public Health (MSSW/MPH) dual degree program in collaboration with The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
