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.
June 8, 2022
With deep roots in the Texas landscape, Juneteenth serves as a day of celebration of the African-American Culture and the observance of the emancipation of slaves.
June 7, 2022
CHPPR’s Salud en Mis Manos (SEMM) project is a breast cancer early detection and cervical cancer prevention program designed to assist Latinas with knowledge and strategies to take their health in their hands and prevent and detect these cancers early.
June 6, 2022
Researchers at the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR) at UTHealth School of Public Health have updated and enhanced their innovative theory- and Web-based decision support system, iCHAMPSS (Choosing and Maintaining Effective Programs for Sex Education in Schools).
May 24, 2022
The R. Palmer Beasley, MD Faculty Award is an endowment at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) .Nominated by Aanand Naik, MD, chair for the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health, Tsai's research and academic career has focused on the development and creation of innovative models used for collaborative care, targeting the health and social needs of vulnerable populations including homeless and veterans.
May 19, 2022
May 16, 2022
Two of the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research’s COVID-19 projects are working with United Way of Greater Texas 2-1-1 telephone hotline to deliver a telephone-based survey of Texans about COVID-19 testing and vaccination behaviors. This collaboration will provide insights that can guide the development of future COVID-19 interventions.
May 15, 2022
"Asian Americans are celebrated as indispensable threads in the American social fabric. Their invaluable, manifold contributions deserve to be highlighted," says Gordon Shen, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health at UTHealth School of Public Health.
As we celebrate and commemorate Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we interviewed Shen on how his ethnicity has impacted his research and career, and how Americans can continue to honor and understand disparities and differences within cultures.
May 10, 2022
CHPPR’s SmokefreeSGM research study is a text-messaging-based intervention designed to help lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people quit smoking cigarettes. The study aims to develop and test a sexual and gender minority (SGM) tailored text-based program and examine recruitment, retention, and smoking abstinence rates at 1, 3, and 6 months of follow-up.
May 9, 2022
Alongside other task force members, Anikputa will coordinate the design and implementation of the state’s plan for the prevention, early screening, diagnosis, and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
May 9, 2022
The award-winning cookbook is a hardcover 282-page book that tells the remarkable story of the UTHealth School of Public Health’s Nourish Program. The book is a journey that starts with a 5,000-square foot garden and offers dozens of beautifully illustrated recipes grouped by fruit, flowers, seeds, tubers, spices, stems, and shoots.
