2022 Doctoral Graduate, Sitara Weerakoon, PhD named a 2022 College on Problems of Drug Dependence Primm-Singleton Minority Travel Award recipient
May 19, 2022
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UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Selected for Statewide Rural Hospital Leadership Initiative
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.
Texas maternal health initiative launches first in-person learning sessions for hospital teams
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.
From Pre-Med to Public Health
This spring 2026, Mackenzie Senn, MPH, prepares to graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy in epidemiology from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
Xiao named 2026 US Fulbright Scholar
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.
CHPPR Partners with United 2-1-1 to Survey Texans about COVID-19 Behaviors
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.
Shen on AAPI Month and Representation in Public Health
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.
CHPPR Research Study Tests Text-Message-Based Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Smokers
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.
“How Good Food Works from Seed to Plate,” Earns Distinction with Multiple Awards
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.
Alumni Benedicta Anikputa appointed by Governor Abbott to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force
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).
Patient Empowerment and Engagement to Improve Chronic Illness, as Published in JAMA Network Open
May 4, 2022
Published in May of 2022 in the JAMA Network Open, the article “Comparison of Collaborative Goal Setting With Enhanced Education for Managing Diabetes-Associated Distress and Hemoglobin A1c Levels” was published, with contributions by Aanand Naik, MD, professor, and chair for the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health as the senior investigator and corresponding author.
CHPPR Collaborates with the Montrose Center on Innovative Treatment Program
April 28, 2022
The Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research is collaborating with a Houston-based nonprofit, the Montrose Center, to implement and evaluate an integrated treatment program, the Enhanced Integrated Treatment Program with Sexual Health in Recovery (EITP-SHIR).
Khoei, MD/MPH student, is the recipient of the 2022 U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award
April 28, 2022
This national award is given to students who advance the USPHS’ mission of delivering health promotion and disease prevention programs to all Americans.
Alumni Feature: Fatima Frausto, MPH
April 26, 2022