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Jenil Patel

UTHealth Houston researcher reviews evidence on how “forever chemicals” may shape congenital heart defect risk  

A UTHealth Houston researcher reviewed existing scientific evidence on how exposure to “forever chemicals,” including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), may influence the risk of congenital heart defects in fetal cardiac development.  

Jenil Patel, MBBS, MPH, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

"Forever chemicals” may shape congenital heart defect risk, UTHealth Houston researcher finds

A UTHealth Houston researcher reviewed existing scientific evidence on how exposure to “forever chemicals,” including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), may influence the risk of congenital heart defects in fetal cardiac development.  

Jack Tsai, PhD, talks with a laundromat patron and Angela Potes Duran, an MPH student, who helps to operate the pop-up clinics in laundromats across San Antonio and Bexar County.

Tsai Receives $1.1 Million Grant to Expand Laundromat-Based Health Clinics in San Antonio and Bexar County

After running a small pilot program for the past two years providing healthcare in laundromats, Jack Tsai, PhD, professor and regional dean in San Antonio, has secured a new $1.1 million grant to continue and expand the program for the next three years.

UTHealth Houston Receives $2.9 Million CDC Award to Expand Colorectal Cancer Screening Across Texas

UTHealth Houston Receives $2.9 Million CDC Award to Expand Colorectal Cancer Screening Across Texas

UTHealth Houston has been awarded more than $2.9 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue and expand a five-year initiative focused on increasing colorectal cancer screening, follow-up, and treatment across Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Texas.


Alumna's Post-Pandemic Path in Public Health

Alumna's Post-Pandemic Path in Public Health

November 20, 2023

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health 2020 graduate Kat Sisler, MPH, MPAff, serves as an idyllic example of the resilience and determination required by students that completed their degrees during the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.




UTHealth Houston School of Public Health meets Obesity Week in Dallas

Marlyn Allicock, PhD, MPH, and Marianne Olaniran, MS, MPH, pictured at Obesity Week.

November 3, 2023

In addition to healthcare policy and public health policy, global experts share information in other areas as well; metabolism and integrative physiology, neuroscience, intervention and clinical studies, population health, and clinical and professional practice, and more. 



From Medicine to Epidemiology: A Journey of Academic Discovery

From Medicine to Epidemiology: A Journey of Academic Discovery

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, 


Morgan Awarded a $1 Million Grant to Conduct a Clinical Sleep Study Trial

Morgan Awarded a $1 Million Grant to Conduct a Clinical Sleep Study Trial

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.


Russell Appointed to Director of Dual Degree Programs

Heidi Russell pictured in front of greenery, with school logo on green background.

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.


Mobile App Has Potential to Promote Healthier Lifestyle Changes Among African American Breast Cancer Survivors

Mobile App Has Potential to Promote Healthier Lifestyle Changes Among African American Breast Cancer Survivors

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.



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