A new study from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health suggests that adding grocery delivery options to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) could help reach families who face the largest barriers to accessing healthy food.
Student food pantries at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health were awarded the Heart of Nutrition Award for work with the American Heart Association’s College Pantry Collective.
Researchers at the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, led by Juan Aguilera, MD, PhD, MPH, are performing a four-month, multi-component needs assessment on nutrition and chronic disease in El Paso, Doña Ana County/Las Cruces, Hudspeth County, and Ciudad Juárez.
The third Friday of March marks Match Day, a milestone occasion revealing where medical students will start the next phase of their medical training, matching to new or familiar institutions, finding new opportunities, and learning new skills to help and heal patients.
October 25, 2017
This article will be published in the El Paso Inc. Sunday paper on Oct. 29, 2017 Do you have a love-hate relationship with this time of year? Lots of fun holidays, starting with Halloween, then on to Thanksgiving, all the holiday parties in December, and culminating with New Year celebrations…and all that tempting but not-so-healthy
October 17, 2017
The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) continues to play a vital role in Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, thanks to volunteers from UTHealth School of Public Health.
October 16, 2017
Still cleaning up after Harvey? You’re not alone. Check out the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health’s (SWCOEH) Hurricane Harvey website for tips on how to recover safely from the storm.
The website features a list of web resources to use as a guide for cleanup and recovery efforts, articles on removing mold and protecting yourself during cleanup, and videos in English and Spanish on how to wear protective masks correctly.
October 11, 2017
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June 6, 2017
The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) at UTHealth School of Public Health hosted its 18th Annual Pilot Projects Research Symposium on June 3. The keynote speaker was Hester Lipscomb, Ph.D., M.P.H., professor emeritus in community and family medicine at Duke University Medical Center. Lipscomb, a world-renowned occupational epidemiologist, gave a presentation on evaluation methods in occupational safety. This was followed by presentations given by the seven pilot project awardees on their research findings.
June 1, 2017
Kristina Mena, Ph.D., interim regional dean of The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) School of Public Health in El Paso, was recently awarded the Cutting Edge Award by the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes women who have a proven track record of success and have broken boundaries.
April 24, 2017
SWCOEH occupational medicine (OM) physicians attended the 102nd annual American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) in Denver, Colorado- the largest meeting of occupational and environmental professionals in the world. AOHC 2017 is part of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) continuing medical education program, which accredits SWCOEH Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses.
April 12, 2017
For UTHealth School of Public Health’s Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) annual field trip on April 12, 2017, SWCOEH faculty, staff, students, including National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) trainees went to see Petra Nova, the world’s largest carbon capture system, at the NRG W.A. Parish power plant southwest of Houston. Petra Nova is the only system of its kind in the U.S., and the largest in the world.
April 6, 2017
The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) congratulates our National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) trainees and students who presented research posters at the annual UTHealth School of Public Health Research Day 2017 on April 6, 2017. MPH student Allyson Chee, a SWCOEH graduate research assistant, DrPH student Benjamin Lee and NIOSH Occupational Epidemiology trainee Amanda Marshall were recognized with honorable mentions.
March 15, 2017
