The UTHealth Houston School of Public Health’s Center for Health Equity (CHE) has extensive expertise in building interactive data visualization tools to enhance public health research and practice.
August 12, 2024
In an analysis of population data spanning five years from 2018 through 2022, researchers have uncovered significant trends in homelessness rates among various population groups, with a noteworthy rise in the number of women experiencing unsheltered homelessness. The study, recently published in Public Health Reports, utilized data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the findings shed light on the changing dynamics of homelessness among women, with a particular focus on female veterans.
August 8, 2024
A new study conducted by Alexander Testa, PhD, assistant professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, found that residents of historically redlined communities have a higher probability of experiencing violent crimes such as assault, robbery, and gun violence.
August 8, 2024
The Center for Health Equity (CHE) launched a paid summer intensive fellowship experience (SIFE) in health equity as an opportunity for graduate students at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
August 8, 2024
Decades of leadership in the field of elder mistreatment research has earned UTHealth Houston its first grant from the prestigious Edward R. Roybal Centers for Translational Research in the Behavioral Health and Social Sciences of Aging program, funded by the National Institute on Aging.
August 1, 2024
The DAWN Center at the Houston Health Department has spent more than 10 years providing Houstonians with free health education and other services to manage and prevent diabetes and other chronic diseases.
July 31, 2024
Adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer that live in more socially vulnerable neighborhoods in Texas have a higher risk of dying, according to new research from UTHealth Houston.
July 30, 2024
Recent research published in Frontiers in Environmental Health shows significant improvements in knowledge and access to health and safety resources for workers responding to flooded environments using a mobile web application and eHealth tool.
July 26, 2024
The Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences at UTHealth Houston has secured a $55.5 million grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, an agency of the National Institutes of Health, extending its funding through 2031.
July 25, 2024
Serwaa Omowale, PhD, LMSW, MPH, assistant professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Dallas, was selected as a LEAD Global Training Program fellow. Omowale’s selection as a LEAD trainee allowed her to travel to Uganda for a 10-week program to gain the necessary skills needed to lead multi-disciplinary research aimed at underserved communities across the globe.
July 24, 2024
New research finds that cigarette/e-cigarette use directly increases the risk of suicidal ideation among young adults. Associate Professor Anna V. Wilkinson, PhD, with the Department of Epidemiology, served as the first author of the study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
