UTHealth Houston has been awarded more than $2.9 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue and expand a five?year initiative focused on increasing colorectal cancer screening, follow?up, and treatment across Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Texas.
Since May 2025, second-year student at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Yesmeena Shmaitelly, has played a pivotal role in advancing the Harris Health Food is Medicine (FIM) study, a multi-phased project providing fresh produce and nutrition education to at-risk pregnant mothers in the Greater Houston region.
The Swaddle Study, led by Serwaa S. Omowale, PhD, LMSW, MPH, assistant professor in Management, Policy, and Community Health and Center for Health Equity (CHE) faculty, is a federally supported, groundbreaking community-based research project designed to address long-standing racial inequities in maternal and infant health outcomes among Black families in the U.S..
As we look forward to the year ahead, I invite and encourage you to renew your commitment and passion for the field of public health, and to not lose sight of the importance of our work.
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
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
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.
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.
December 31, 2017
HOUSTON – Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health are gathering data on working conditions and health in six Central American countries, in an effort to guide policies that could improve the region’s health.
December 31, 2017
Still cleaning up after Harvey? You’re not alone.
Check out the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health’s Hurricane Harvey website for tips on how to recover safely from the storm.
December 21, 2017
Power Rolls Ingredients: 1- pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced 3- cups fresh spinach, chopped (can use frozen, just reduce by 1/2) 1- 16 oz. box sliced mushrooms, diced 1- can sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped 2- cups fresh bean sprouts, chopped (optional) 1/2- cup cashews, chopped (optional) 1/2- onion, diced 1- tablespoon garlic,
December 18, 2017
UTHealth School of Public Health recently awarded PRIME grants to Wei-Chung Su, Ph.D., and Goo Jun, Ph.D., faculty members in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences (EHGES). Su, an assistant professor in the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH), received funding for his research titled "Development of a Mobile Aerosol Lung Deposition Apparatus (MALDA) for On-site Workplace Ultrafine Particle Lung Deposition Measurement."
December 18, 2017
This article was first published in the El Paso Inc. on December 18, 2017 This is the time of year we find ourselves wanting to show those around us how much we appreciate them, but are you stuck for ideas for those last few people on your holiday gift list? Is the pile of holiday
December 2, 2017
This article was first published in the El Paso Inc. on November 27, 2017 Are you wishing you could make it through this holiday season without ruining the progress you’ve made on your health? Or maybe you just don’t want to get deeper in the hole before you start your New Year’s resolutions. Without having
