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New Genetic Discovery Sheds Light on Rare Heart and Organ Positioning Disorders

Researchers identify a new link between rare genetic pairs and increased risk of laterality defects, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Human Genetics.

Researchers Assess Environmental and Health Challenges in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor

Researchers Assess Environmental and Health Challenges in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor

A new study led by UTHealth Houston, EPIDriver, and CECLISA (Center for Advanced Health Clinical Studies in Guatemala) aims to evaluate the health status and environmental exposures of vulnerable populations in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor region.

Mary Chen; Meghana Nadella; and Alonzo Needum pictured left to right.

2025 Albert Schweitzer Fellows Announced

Four UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students have been selected as 2025 Albert Schweitzer Fellows.  

SWCOEH investigates Harvey impact on the health of Houstonians in ongoing study

November 1, 2018

Shortly after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas in 2017 and the resulting floods destroyed more than 100,000 homes, researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), UTHealth School of Public Health and Oregon State University, began investigating the short and long-term effects from flooding exposures. The project is titled, “Environmental Health Outcomes Research among Hurricane Harvey Survivors,” and is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences through the year 2020.


How Being Active and Limiting Inactivity Differ

Children playing

October 25, 2018

We all know how important it is to be physically active, but did you know that it is just as important – or maybe more so – to limit physical inactivity?

Wait, isn’t that the same thing? Not quite. 



New family cooking program coming to El Paso this summer

Chopping Vegetables on Cutting Board

June 4, 2018

Components of this article originally appeared here in the EL PASO INC. (click HERE for the article) By Leah Whigham Imagine your family coming together in the kitchen to enjoy preparing a meal together – one that is healthy, delicious and not too expensive… For many, this may seem like a distant dream. Maybe you



Occupational health physicians respond to climate-change challenges (Texas Climate News)

Occupational health physicians respond to climate-change challenges (Texas Climate News)

May 1, 2018

In response to these new work demands related to climate change, Dr. William Brett Perkison, assistant professor in the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at UTHealth School of Public Health in Houston, and his colleagues on the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Task Force on Climate Change have issued a guidance paper on the responsibilities of experts to identify and mitigate the harmful impacts wrought by a human-disrupted climate.




Pozole Verde Recipe

Pozole Verde Bowl w Radish Garnish

February 27, 2018

Pozole Verde Ingredients: 7 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth 2 cups water 3 cups shredded, cooked chicken  1 pound tomatillos, husked and halved 1 small onion, quartered 2 poblano chiles—cored, seeded and quartered 2 jalapeños, seeded and quartered 4 large garlic cloves, smashed 1/2 cup chopped cilantro 1 tablespoon oregano leaves Salt and freshly ground


Healthier Me Challenge- Free Public Assessments 3/2 & 3/9

HealthierMeChallenge w Tape Measure

February 15, 2018

This is the time of year, nearly half of us make New Year’s resolutions. Many of these resolutions are health related. But only a small percentage of those who set health-related goals are successful at achieving them. This year, the Paso del Norte Institute for Healthy Living (IHL) at UTEP is offering some help. If



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