The prevalence of physical activity among the global population has remained low for the last two decades despite a majority of countries making notable progress in developing policies that include physical activity, UTHealth Houston researchers found.
The University of Texas System recently recognized three outstanding UTHealth Houston faculty for their teaching excellence and commitment to enhancing health science education by inducting them into the 2026 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education.
Alumna Angela Frazier, MPH ‘18, transformed personal loss into a national effort to support women and unite leaders across public health.
The fellowship empowers leaders from the Paso del Norte Region to strengthen their leadership skills and foster meaningful dialogues around their community’s most pressing challenges.
February 3, 2021
One year ago, on Feb. 5, 2020, Bob Emery, DrPH, School of Public Health faculty member and UTHealth vice president of Safety, Health, Environment, and Risk Management, convened and moderated a panel of regional experts on the topic of a dynamic and nascent emergency, the novel coronavirus epidemic.
February 1, 2021
Robert Beecham credits Dr. Satyam Nayak with helping him beat COVID-19. When it was Beecham’s turn to get the vaccine, Nayak did the honors.
February 1, 2021
Meet the Librarians is a two-part introduction to the staff at the School of Public Health Library and Graduate Communication Center. Part one features Lionel Santibáñez, senior scientific editor, and Angel Hooper, systems analyst II.
January 25, 2021
Ghadir arrived in Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley in 2015 from the Palestinian Territories, where she had worked on community agriculture and food security projects with the United Nations.
December 15, 2020
Lorena Montoya, like thousands of El Pasoans facing financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been relying on the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank to help feed her family.
December 11, 2020
Fleming Center director Lee Revere has been selected as one of 50 national AMA Health Systems Science Scholars for 2021
December 11, 2020
We're proud to announce that after a rigorous review process, the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) has reaccredited the Master of Public Health in Healthcare Management program for seven years.
December 8, 2020
Dr. McWhorter blogs about implementing virtual Culinary Medicine courses at UTSPH during the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 3, 2020
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Maria Jimenez as of Tuesday, December 1, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. Maria was a research associate for the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health.
December 1, 2020
Marcus M. Key, MD, professor emeritus at UTHealth School of Public Health passed away peacefully on October 31, 2020. Dr. Key served as the first director of the NIOSH Educational Research Center at UTHealth School of Public Health, and mentored many occupational medicine residents during his tenure.
