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.
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.
A nationally recognized leader in the field of biostatistics and data science, Samiran Ghosh PhD, steps into his new role as Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science
On July 2nd, Lukas Richards, MD, a resident physician from UTHealth Houston’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) Residency program, presented on behalf of the Docside Clinic: Connecting Docs to Docks.
March 16, 2023
Projects spearheaded by the School of Public Health researchers focus on promoting healthy habits to prevent cancer, facilitating communication and implementation strategies to promote the HPV vaccine, and utilizing early detection strategies to detect and prevent breast and cervical cancer in underserved Latina communities.
March 10, 2023
Prenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase risk of colorectal cancer in adult offspring, according to a study by researchers at UTHealth Houston.
March 9, 2023
“Research studies like these are crucial to highlight and consider because the data obtained—using appropriate collection methods—is able to tell us a more complete story of the mental health status, the needs, and the health care access and barriers faced by the most vulnerable working populations in the U.S.”
March 3, 2023
We are pleased to announce Maria E. Fernández, PhD, as vice president of Population Health and Implementation Science, and Lisa D. Cain, PhD, as associate vice president of Faculty Affairs and Development at UTHealth Houston.
February 27, 2023
The relationships I have built since I came to the school have brought my epidemiology understanding and methodology thought process to a new level.
February 24, 2023
UTHealth Houston Student InterCouncil (SIC) and Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity will host a Student disABILITY Forum, an informational and networking event from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at the Beth Robertson Auditorium in the Fayez S. and Susan K. Sarofim Research Building, 1825 Pressler St.
February 23, 2023
Two standout alumni from the school’s first decade, now husband and wife — Charlene Hunter James, MPH, and Andrew James, MS, DrPH — heavily contributed to growth and evolution of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
February 22, 2023
The UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville received a $999,254 grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to fund a cancer prevention program in four South Texas counties: Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, and Willacy.
February 21, 2023
Four faculty, representing three UTHealth Houston schools, are among the inductees into the 2023 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education.
The honor is bestowed annually to outstanding faculty from across UT System’s academic health institutions. They will be formally inducted with a ceremony on March 4.
February 20, 2023
Kristen Campbell is a School of Public Health student in San Antonio who's looking to follow in her mother's footsteps in the medical field.
