Puranjay Shori, a graduating MPH student at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, discovered his passion for public health while volunteering at a Florida charitable organization, Hearts for the Homeless Gainesville, a non-profit that provides healthcare resources for underserved communities, namely the unhoused.
April 6, 2023
Anabel Rodriguez was just 13 years old when she started working in agriculture, joining her siblings and parents in the grueling labor of harvesting produce every summer, in the heat, under the sun, muscles aching.
April 5, 2023
With the goals of supporting students wanting to pursue a master’s degree in public health, and increasing the number of public health practitioners in El Paso, the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation announced a $500,000 commitment to UTHealth Houston during National Public Health Week to establish the Woody and Gayle Hunt Scholarship fund.
April 4, 2023
“There are places in cities that are exposed to a higher level of light at night and those places are often where minority, disadvantaged populations live, so there is a disparity there. That’s where the environmental justice aspect comes into play,” said Xiao.
April 4, 2023
CHPPR collaborated with long-term partner Houston in Action to conduct community and business listening sessions in low-income Black and Hispanic communities to learn their motivators, fears, and barriers related to the COVID-19 vaccine.
March 31, 2023
My relationships with faculty and mentors have been invaluable to my educational experience. My professors have provided a nurturing and intellectually stimulating environment where I know that I am respected and valued. This has empowered me to utilize my knowledge and skills to ensure that I excel in all my classes.
March 30, 2023
Recent studies has shown the positive mental health impacts that daily recess has on children.
March 30, 2023
UTHealth Houston partner Ellis County Coalition for Health Options provides comprehensive, affordable healthcare services to underserved communities in Ellis County, Texas. The faith-based, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) is collaborating with The Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR) to promote cardiovascular health among patients by providing the Healthy Heart Ambassador program (HHA).
March 24, 2023
How women with heart disease respond to stress can increase their risk of developing adverse cardiovascular events, according to a new study co-authored by researchers with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and Emory University in Atlanta.
March 24, 2023
March 16, 2023
The formalized agreement promises enriched educational opportunities for students, a pipeline to employment for graduates, increased professional development for public health workers, and the streamlining of public health research and delivery for Texans.