SWCOEH Alumnus Philip J. Lupo receives 2018 R. Clarke Fraser New Investigator Award
June 25, 2018
SWCOEH Alumnus Philip J. Lupo, PhD., MPH received the 2018 F. Clarke Fraser New Investigator Award at the Teratology Society Annual Meeting on June 24.
News Archive
The Food Is Medicine Initiative in Texas: A Landscape Scan of Programs, Priorities, and Opportunities
The research team at the Center for Health Equity (CHE), led by Naomi Tice, MPH, project manager at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health developed and implemented a comprehensive statewide landscape scan survey of FIM programs, priorities, and opportunities.
Karla Unger-Saldaña, MD, DSc Joins UTHealth Houston with Extensive Experience from Work in Mexico
Karla Unger-Saldaña, MD, DSc is the newest faculty member joining both the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and Institute for Implementation Science, bringing extensive experience from years working as a medical doctor and health systems researcher in Mexico.
Alumna Recognized in the de Beaumont Foundation's 40 Under 40 in Public Health
Alumna Maha Almohamad, PhD (‘24), MS, was recently recognized by the de Beaumont Foundation's 40 Under 40 in Public Health Class of 2025, a national honor that recognizes early-career professionals.
CHPPR Researchers Aim to Improve Diabetes Self-Management Through Behavior Change and Comprehensive Food Curriculum
Researchers at the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research have launched a pilot of an enhanced version of the established and effective SCAN (Sustainable Culturally Adaptive Nutrition) Program integrated with Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support services.
New family cooking program coming to El Paso this summer
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
SWCOEH's Dr. Delclos shares tips for how people with asthma can live their best life
May 29, 2018
Having asthma doesn't mean living a less fulfilling life. Dr. Delclos, MD, PhD, with UTHealth School of Public Health’s Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) shared tips with One Breath Partnership Houston for how people with asthma can live their best life, even with Houston's air pollution.
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.
Radium Girls: A Conversation with Author Kate Moore
March 26, 2018
The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) at UTHealth School of Public Health in Houston and the Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and Education at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler hosted Kate Moore, the author of the New York Times bestselling book The Radium Girls on March 23.
SWCOEH celebrates 40 years of education and research as a NIOSH ERC
March 8, 2018
Pozole Verde Recipe
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
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
Pompeii named editor-in-chief of Workplace Health & Safety Journal
January 23, 2018
Lisa Pompeii, Ph.D., FAAOHN, an associate professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public health in Houston, has been named editor-in-chief of the Workplace Health & Safety (WH&S) journal. The journal is the official publication of the American Association for Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN). Pompeii began serving in this position in January 2018.
Alumna elected chair of APHA Occupational Health and Safety Section
January 15, 2018
Amber Mitchell, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., C.P.H., has been elected chair of the Occupational Health and Safety Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Mitchell is an alumna of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health, and began serving as chair-elect in December 2017. The official term begins at the end of the APHA Annual Meeting in November 2018 and lasts for one year.