The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health Austin Campus 15th Anniversary
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UTHealth School of Public Health Austin Campus is celebrating 15 years of building public health in Central Texas through excellence in professional development and training, transdisciplinary research, and translation of scientific knowledge into action to create healthy habits. We believe that the academic rigor, world-class faculty, and research excellence of the UTHealth School of Public Health, along with the considerable academic, cultural, and intellectual resources of the Austin community, makes the UTHealth School of Public Health Austin Campus a highly attractive venue to further public health training and education.
Campus research interests include obesity prevention, public health nutrition, physical activity promotion, international tobacco control, tobacco regulatory sciences, maternal and child health, the built environment, food insecurity, and health economics, focusing on children and adolescents. Support our cutting-edge research and top-tier education by donating today.
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UTHealth School of Public Health Austin Campus is celebrating 15 years of building public health in Central Texas through excellence in professional development and training, transdisciplinary research, and translation of scientific knowledge into action to create healthy habits.
History
The School of Public Health Austin Campus was established in 2007 after a core set of faculty moved to Austin to provide a home for the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living.
In the past 15 years, the Austin Campus has achieved numerous milestones:
Academic
- 15 masters-level academic programs: nine MPH, including six dual-degree programs with UT Austin, and three non-degree/certificates
- Three doctoral programs in epidemiology and behavioral sciences
Faculty and Research
- 17 faculty with expertise in child health, tobacco, nutrition, and physical activity
- Contributed to many national and scholarly reports: 2 U.S. Surgeon General’s Reports on tobacco use and e-cigarette use among youth, 5 National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine (IOM)) reports, 2 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Position Papers on interventions and prevention of pediatric obesity, the U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, and many more scholarly achievements in high impact peer-reviewed journals and textbooks
- Spearheaded the development of CATCH Global Foundation
Community Impact
- Hosted 15 Michael & Susan Dell Center Lectureships in Child Health, bringing in world-renowned experts in child and public health to Central Texas
- Hosted academic and public health forums in Central Texas including Texas Obesity Awareness Week, institutional host for the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) 2012 Annual Meeting in Austin, TX and more
- Hosted over 100 webinars on child and public health available worldwide to academia, researchers, public health practitioners, school administrators, and more
Graduates from the Austin Campus go on to work in varied and meaningful public health and academic settings, including the Texas Department of State Health Services, the US Food and Drug Administration, National Institute of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Anniversary Events
We invite you to join us as we celebrate the Austin campus’s 15th Anniversary.
Our Campus
608
MPH Graduates
66
Doctoral Graduates
$90 Million
in research grants
Timeline
2006
Legislature approved Austin Campus to recognize need for public health training in Central Texas
Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living established in Austin, funding awarded by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
2007
Spring 2007- Austin Campus established; Cheryl Perry becomes Regional Dean
2008
First class of MPH incoming students at the Austin Campus (Fall semester)
Austin Campus/Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living Center Open House 2008
2009
DrPH, PhD, and MSSW-MPH Programs begin
2010
First Austin Campus MPH graduation
106 students, 21 faculty, 86 staff, 1 postdoc
Dual Degree Programs with Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and UT Austin begin
2012
BSPH/MPH Program begins with UT Austin
2013
UTHealth SPH Austin Campus and Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living awarded nearly $20 million to launch Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS); 151 students, first Austin Campus Doctoral Graduates
2016
10th Anniversary of the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, 10th Annual Lectureship with Dr. Vivek Murphy, 19th Surgeon General of the United States
2018
Deanna Hoelscher named Campus Dean, Austin Campus
2020
571 total graduates since 2008
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