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.
The Department of Epidemiology welcomes Ami Sedani, PhD, MPH to the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Dallas.
A recently published study highlights strategies to build a resilient Community Health Worker (CHWs) workforce to aid public health practices and outreach.
According to a new study, researchers found that young adults who viewed political influencers on TikTok reported an increased negative emotional affect.
November 1, 2023
Leah Whigham, PhD, speaks to the City Magazine about the new El Paso Nutrition and Healthy Weight Clinic, how to have a healthier lifestyle and clinical trials for weight loss medications.
October 31, 2023
A five-year, $6.2 million grant to implement a hospital-based intervention program to address firearm violence has been awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health.
October 30, 2023
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health doctoral candidate Che (Qi) Xue was selected as the 2024 Sharma Fellow, supported by the Shreela and Vibhu Sharma Endowed Fund for Excellence in Community Nutrition, Health, and Wellness.
October 27, 2023
The researchers highlight that very little is currently known about chronic COVID-19 syndrome in pediatric patients.
October 26, 2023
"The biggest advantage of our School is that we have many excellent professors. All the professors I have met have been enthusiastic about teaching students and are always willing to help when there are difficulties in studying," said Chung,
October 23, 2023
Professor Robert Morgan, PhD, has been awarded a $1 million grant to assist in conducting a clinical sleep study trial to improve nursing home residents' sleep care for adults with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD). The study will test an innovative sleep improvement intervention on residents aged 50 and over, incorporating targeted approaches for assisting nursing home administration and staff in successful implementation.
October 17, 2023
The grant, “Longitudinal mixed-methods study of firearms among ethnically diverse adolescents and young adults,” will allow a groundbreaking study aimed at addressing firearm injury and violence among adolescents and young adults.
October 16, 2023
Heidi Russell, MD, PhD, professor of the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health, has been appointed Director of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health's Dual Degree Programs.
October 16, 2023
Creating Healthy Actions through Technology (CHAT) is a mobile app-based pilot intervention designed to motivate and encourage physical activity and healthy diet among African American breast cancer survivors. This program has the potential to address disparities in the health outcomes and availability of resources for an underserved populations of cancer survivors.
October 15, 2023
This initiative will enable us to improve the health of our littlest Texans by improving the health of their mothers and their support systems, including fathers and other family members.” said Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, professor and regional dean of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin.
