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Enhancing Public Health Efforts with Real-Time Data Monitoring: The Center for Health Equity Launches the Data Visualization Studio

The UTHealth Houston School of Public Health’s Center for Health Equity (CHE) has extensive expertise in building interactive data visualization tools to enhance public health research and practice.
Read more Enhancing Public Health Efforts with Real-Time Data Monitoring: The Center for Health Equity Launches the Data Visualization Studio
Welcome Q&A with Ami Sedani

The Department of Epidemiology welcomes Ami Sedani, PhD, MPH to the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Dallas.
Read more Welcome Q&A with Ami Sedani
Study highlights opportunities for building a resilient CHW workforce

A recently published study highlights strategies to build a resilient Community Health Worker (CHWs) workforce to aid public health practices and outreach.
Read more Study highlights opportunities for building a resilient CHW workforce
New Study Finds Viewing Political TikTok Influencers Can Increase Negative Emotional Affect in Young Adults

According to a new study, researchers found that young adults who viewed political influencers on TikTok reported an increased negative emotional affect.
Read more New Study Finds Viewing Political TikTok Influencers Can Increase Negative Emotional Affect in Young Adults
Inaugural Colorectal Cancer Symposium Highlights Importance of Screening and Early Detection

CHPPR hosted the Inaugural UTHealth Houston Colorectal Cancer Symposium on March 24, 2025. Attendees learned about the current state and future of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention from various perspectives: a provider, a researcher, and a colorectal cancer survivor.
Read more Inaugural Colorectal Cancer Symposium Highlights Importance of Screening and Early Detection
Harnessing the Power of Partnerships: How community collaborations drive shared success in cancer research and public health

Marlyn Allicock, PhD, MPH, associate professor of health promotion and behavioral sciences at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Dallas, works closely with the Celebrating Life Foundation (CLF), a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate, encourage, and empower individuals affected by cancer, namely those in the African American community.
Read more Harnessing the Power of Partnerships: How community collaborations drive shared success in cancer research and public health
McCurdy Receives ASPPH Practice Excellence Award

Professor Sheryl McCurdy, PhD, MA, at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, was honored with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) Practice Excellence Award at this year’s ASPPH Annual Meeting.
Read more McCurdy Receives ASPPH Practice Excellence Award
Community Health Needs & Asset Assessment in Partnership with Haitian Residents of Harris County

CHPPR researchers are partnering with members of Houston's Haitian community to lead a community assessment study to assess current health needs, community assets, and opportunities for community health improvement.
Read more Community Health Needs & Asset Assessment in Partnership with Haitian Residents of Harris County
MD/MPH: Where Medicine Meets Its Match

Match Day signifies a poignant moment for fourth-year medical students seeking their next venture in their education and training. Fifty-seven Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health (MD/MPH) students at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health across Texas will combine medicine and public health in their next phase of medical training.
Read more MD/MPH: Where Medicine Meets Its Match
New Culinary Medicine Program Aims to Improve Health of Patients At-risk for Diabetes and Obesity-related Cancers

This virtual, dietician-led program teaches basic cooking skills and techniques in order to improve diet and cooking behaviors and lower weight and blood sugar levels.
Read more New Culinary Medicine Program Aims to Improve Health of Patients At-risk for Diabetes and Obesity-related Cancers

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Thesis Presentation by Mira Baltaji, BS: Pancreatic Cancer - Risk Assessment and Predictions Using Urinary Biomarkers

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Apr 21 2025 Apr 21, 2025

Thesis Presentation by Mira Baltaji, BS: Pancreatic Cancer - Risk Assessment and Predictions Using Urinary Biomarkers

2:00:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM
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Apr 22 2025 Apr 22, 2025

Earth Day Event

10:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
UTHealth Houston RAS Auditorium: 1200 Pressler Street
Apr 23 2025 Apr 23, 2025

Epidemiology Seminar

12:00:00 PM - 12:50:00 PM
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Apr 24 2025 Apr 24, 2025

Health Innovations in the Rice-TMC Ecosystem

8:15:00 AM - 2:45:00 PM
TMC3 Collaborative Building, 7255 Helix Park Avenue, Houston, Texas
Apr 24 2025 Apr 24, 2025

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Feng Wang, MS: Manifold Embedding Of Undirected Networks Using Intrinsic Dimensional Latent Space

2:00:00 PM - 3:30:00 PM
Zoom
Apr 24 2025 Apr 24, 2025

Narcan Saves Lives! Opioid Overdose Training

4:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM
TEAMS and R-725
Apr 25 2025 Apr 25, 2025

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Kristin Bennett, MPH: How Do We Know? A Hermeneutic Phenomenology of Farmers' Market Program Ad

11:00:00 AM - 12:30:00 PM
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health | 1200 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030 | RAS W102A
Apr 25 2025 Apr 25, 2025

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Yura Lee, MS: Multi-Omics Insights into Molecular Pathways from Lung to Heart Health

2:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
RAS E-533
Apr 26 2025 Apr 26, 2025

Galveston Beach Cleanup in Celebration of Earth Day

8:30:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
Menard Park, 2222 28th Street, Galveston, TX 77550
Apr 28 2025 Apr 28, 2025

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Olajumoke Oladoyin, MPH.

10:30:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
Teams
Apr 30 2025 Apr 30, 2025

Fuel Up For Finals Week

10:30:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM
1200 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030
Apr 30 2025 Apr 30, 2025

Funding Recovery Housing: Preliminary Cost-Effectiveness Findings from Project HOMES

11:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
Virtual - Microsoft Teams
May 01 2025 May 01, 2025

Dallas County Health and Human Services Employer Information Session

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
Dallas Bluebonnet | Teams
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Dissertation Proposal Defense by Lama Bakhamis, BA, MS: Evaluating the Feasibility of a Culturally Adapted Patient Priorities Care

9:00:00 AM - 10:00:00 AM
Microsoft Teams
May 06 2025 May 06, 2025

Fiber - Role in Cardiometabolic Health and Tips for Patient Care

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
Virtual - Microsoft Teams
May 08 2025 May 08, 2025

33rd Annual Steele Lecture with Robert Steffen, MD

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
SPH Auditorium and TEAMS Link
May 14 2025 May 14, 2025

UCSF Webinar Series: Operationalizing healthcare reimbursement in your state: Community-clinical partnerships and implementation

2:00:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM
Virtual Webinar
May 16 2025 May 16, 2025

Carmel Dyer, MD, Lecture Series hosted by UTHealth Houston Institute on Aging

8:00:00 AM - 9:30:00 AM
MSB B.605
May 29 2025 May 29, 2025

Dissertation Defense by Meesha Iqbal, MD, MBBS, MPH: Rethinking health systems responsiveness in low-and middle-income countries

9:30:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM
Microsoft Teams
Jun 03 2025 Jun 03, 2025

Virtual Networking Session "Evidence for health-related social needs interventions in Medicaid"

8:30:00 AM - 9:30:00 AM
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