In addition to being professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Jack Tsai, PhD, is the founding editor-in-chief of an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing the latest mental health research, whic has earned an impact factor score of 9.1 this year.
Welcome to “Ask the Expert,” a UTHealth Houston news series where our leading experts examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we look at what 9/11 has taught us about the long-term health of firefighters and why those lessons matter beyond New York.
For students at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Aug. 31 will mark more than the start of a new semester. It will usher in a new era as they prepare to learn and connect in a newly constructed state-of-the-art facility designed with their education and future careers in mind.
New research from UTHealth Houston found firefighters experience measurable biological changes in their blood and urine within 24 hours of fighting a fire–changes that may help identify early cancer risk, the leading cause of death among firefighters.
February 4, 2021
It’s easy to be jealous of Denton’s massive inoculation event. But there is a lot of context to keep in mind evaluating the Fair Park and Texas Motor Speedway sites. Dean Eric Boerwinkle, PhD, speaks with the Dallas Morning News about different vaccine distribution methods being tested in Texas—and how they’re all worth exploring.
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
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 11, 2020
Fleming Center director Lee Revere has been selected as one of 50 national AMA Health Systems Science Scholars for 2021
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.
