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.
February 27, 2024
For Gabrielle Haley, an MPH student in San Antonio, Mae Jemison, NASA's first Black female astronaut, made her literally want to reach for the stars. Haley said she studied the NASA astronaut and made a particularly memorable presentation about her in elementary school, and from then on, she said, Jemison was sealed in her heart as her hero.
February 27, 2024
Three commitments to improve food security, diet quality, and health outcomes for vulnerable communities, made by UTHealth Houston in partnership with local and national organizations, have been approved as part of the White House Challenge to end Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.
February 27, 2024
"My passion for public health was ignited as a dental student in India," she explains. "I observed firsthand the devastating impact of socio-economic disparities on oral and systemic health."
February 23, 2024
All for Them, a vaccination program run by UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, will continue its work to protect Texas youth against HPV-related cancers with almost $2.5 million in funding from The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).
February 22, 2024
AYA STAR Lab is a team of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health investigators working to improve the lives of adolescents and young adults with cancer.
February 21, 2024
Students in the first cohort of the executive-style MPH in Healthcare Management program in El Paso will graduate in May 2024. Celebrate with us as we share their journeys and explore how they are making an impact on their community.
February 21, 2024
Developed in 2020, the AYA STAR Lab was created to undertake the many challenges experienced by adolescents and young adults with cancer, including focusing on the disparities surrounding survivorship.
February 20, 2024
"This month serves as a poignant reminder of how the resilience of those who came before us has paved the way for the progress we see today," said Valentine.
February 19, 2024
UTHealth Houston is a national leader in National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding, according to annual rankings released by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
February 16, 2024
For more than 1,200 women with high-risk pregnancies who are on Medicaid, a food prescription program could be just what the doctor ordered to improve their health and safeguard the lives of their unborn babies.
