Harsha Gottimukkala, MD, MPH, a recent graduate of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Epidemiology MPH program, has built a path shaped by personal inspiration, meaningful mentorship, and a growing commitment to advancing population health.
The world's largest soccer tournament has arrived in Texas, bringing thousands of international fans together to celebrate the FIFA World Cup.
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students head to the heart of public health policy each summer under the Graduate Archer Fellowship Program.
UTHealth Houston announced today a partnership with the city of Houston to establish a new academic health department that will strengthen the region’s public health workforce, expand hands-on training opportunities, and deepen collaboration between academic experts and city health leaders.
October 25, 2018
We all know how important it is to be physically active, but did you know that it is just as important – or maybe more so – to limit physical inactivity?
Wait, isn’t that the same thing? Not quite.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
March 8, 2018
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.
