Houston, TX — UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has been selected to represent The University of Texas (UT) System in a new statewide initiative, the Texas Rural Hospital Officers Academy, designed to strengthen financial leadership and long-term stability of rural hospitals across Texas.
LASSO-TX (Lactation and Safe Sleep Opportunities in Texas) is a hospital-based quality improvement initiative of the Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies (TCHMB), in collaboration with the Texas Department of State Health Services.
This spring 2026, Mackenzie Senn, MPH, prepares to graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy in epidemiology from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
Qian Xiao, PhD, associate professor in Epidemiology, has been named a 2026-2027 U.S. Fulbright Program Scholar, a prestigious honor that supports international collaboration in research and education.
June 21, 2023
Since 2014, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers have conducted the annual UTHealth PRIDE Survey to assess tobacco use and nicotine addiction among LGBTQ+ identified individuals. Originally centered on Houston residents, the research initiative has been extended to encompass the entire state of Texas since the COVID Pandemic.
June 15, 2023
The Healthy Native Youth Implementation Toolbox is an online resource with tools, templates, and guidance to help tribal educators plan, implement and grow culturally-relevant and age-appropriate adolescent health programs for American Indian & Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth.
June 2, 2023
Brooklyn Adams, PhD candidate in epidemiology at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, was honored as one of six 2023-24 Hastings Center Sadler Scholars.
June 1, 2023
More adolescents in the U.S. are undergoing weight loss surgery, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston.
June 1, 2023
UTHealth Houston invites the community to enjoy a sweet treat to celebrate Juneteenth.
May 31, 2023
iCHAMPSS, a CHPPR-developed web-based implementation strategy and toolkit, has been updated to provide guidance for implementing sexual health education curricula in line with recent updates by the Texas State Board of Education and Texas legislature.
May 25, 2023
"The training I received in these areas, along with doctoral-level methodology courses in epidemiology, demography, biostatistics, and health economics, provided me with a strong intellectual foundation and the necessary skills to design and conduct rigorous research studies; the ability to implement interventions in diverse community settings," Beech explained.
May 25, 2023
Restrepo's development of a low-cost tool to detect DR TB will drastically improve the process of identifying strains of TB, leading to faster treatment to stop the spread of tuberculosis that threaten communities.
May 25, 2023
Mental health is a growing concern for clinicians and researchers. As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, we must understand the scope of these issues contributing to the events ailing our communities.
May 18, 2023
Medical costs for affordable housing residents were also lower, in particular prescription expenses, when compared with participants who did not have access to affordable housing.
