Ami E. Sedani, PhD, MPH is one of the newest investigators at the UTHealth Houston Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research.
A new study from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health suggests that adding grocery delivery options to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) could help reach families who face the largest barriers to accessing healthy food.
Student food pantries at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health were awarded the Heart of Nutrition Award for work with the American Heart Association’s College Pantry Collective.
Researchers at the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, led by Juan Aguilera, MD, PhD, MPH, are performing a four-month, multi-component needs assessment on nutrition and chronic disease in El Paso, Doña Ana County/Las Cruces, Hudspeth County, and Ciudad Juárez.
December 8, 2025
President Melina Kibbe, MD, continued her university-wide listening tour with a stop at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Dec. 5.
December 8, 2025
Assistant Professor Yun Hang, PhD, MS, contributed to the newly released 2025 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report, serving as a co-author and leading analyses within the indicator focused on population exposure to wildfires.
November 25, 2025
Ashley Shaw, PhD, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences and Center for Healthy Communities (CHeC), brings a deep commitment to advancing brain health and healthy aging through culturally grounded, community-based approaches.
November 25, 2025
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health proudly announces a new accelerated master's degree program with Huston-Tillotson University.
November 25, 2025
Researchers find that improving flu vaccination rates in young adults may significantly reduce hospitalizations, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
November 25, 2025
Researchers find that improving flu vaccination rates in young adults may significantly reduce hospitalizations, according to a new study.
November 24, 2025
The Fleming Center at UTHealth Houston hosted its Fall 2025 Virtual Case Competition, bringing together teams of future healthcare leaders from across the country to tackle real-world challenges in healthcare innovation, access, and digital transformation.
November 24, 2025
Katherine Joseph, MPH, a third-year PhD student in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Sciences and a 2025 Sharma Fellow, is conducting innovative research at the intersection of environmental science and data analysis.
November 21, 2025
On November 11-12, 2025, the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health hosted Dung-Tsa Chen, PhD ’00 where he was honored as the recipient of the 2025 Biostatistics and Data Science Distinguished Alumni Award.
November 10, 2025
The research team at the Center for Health Equity (CHE), led by Naomi Tice, MPH, project manager at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health developed and implemented a comprehensive statewide landscape scan survey of FIM programs, priorities, and opportunities.
