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.
Faculty and students from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health joined colleagues from 68 countries at the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) and International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) 2025 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
August 22, 2025
Texans won a major victory for health cost transparency in June with the conclusion of the 89th Texas Legislature, which provided funding support to the Texas All-Payor Claims Database and established the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program (HICCAP) — both housed at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health’s Center for Health Care Data.
August 21, 2025
Community Health Workers (CHWs) form a critical component of the public health workforce.
August 21, 2025
Rosalia Guerrero, MBA, CHWI, Director of Vulnerable Populations for the Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute (TEPHI) and senior project manager at the Center for Health Equity (CHE), attended the “Community Health Workers Association Conference 2025: Care Coordination in Challenging Times” conference earlier this year.
August 14, 2025
Researchers examine a pivotal opportunity in detecting and preventing early-onset colorectal cancer.
August 13, 2025
MAGIC (Movement for Academic Growth In Classrooms) aims to help schools better integrate physical activity throughout the school day to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors that can often start early in life.
August 9, 2025
Aodong Mei, a PhD student at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, has partnered with her mentor, Yun Hang, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, to win the NASA Future Investigators in Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) award.
August 8, 2025
The Center for Health Equity (CHE) in collaboration The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has been awarded $74,970 to evaluate the impact of the Brighter Bites program.
August 7, 2025
The Graduate Archer Fellowship Program offers outstanding graduate students from across the University of Texas System a unique opportunity to live, learn, and work in Washington, DC.
August 5, 2025
Despite Fort Bend County’s reputation as one of Texas’ most prosperous regions, a comprehensive new health assessment reveals significant gaps in access to mental health services and to prenatal care, affecting thousands of residents across this rapidly growing, diverse community.
August 1, 2025
Epidemiology Associate Professor Theresa Ochoa, MD, a distinguished pediatrician and global health researcher, has been awarded the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre de Léopold by His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium.
