The Disease of Obesity with Leah Whigham
March 1, 2024
The Disease of Obesity with Leah Whigham on the El Paso Nutrition and Healthy Weight Clinic on Apple Polishing Media
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Leah Whigham, PhD on having a healthier lifestyle with KTEP The Weekend Perspectives
February 1, 2024
Leah Whigham, PhD speaks with Louie Saenz with KTEP The Weekend broadcast program about the El Paso Nutrition and Healthy Weight Clinic.
El Paso Nutrition and Healthy Weight Clinic opens to increase access to medical treatment for weight loss
November 13, 2023
El Paso Nutrition and Healthy Weight Clinic of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has opened its doors to help patients and providers in the Paso del Norte region with comprehensive clinical weight loss support through evidence-based medical treatments and training.
The City Magazine November 2023 - Inside the Efforts to Overcome Obesity
November 1, 2023
Leah Whigham, PhD, speaks to the City Magazine about the new El Paso Nutrition and Healthy Weight Clinic, how to have a healthier lifestyle and clinical trials for weight loss medications.
El Paso’s UTHealth Houston Center for Community Health Impact to partner on USDA Regional Food Business Center
May 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected 12 applicants that will each establish a Regional Food Business Center. UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Community Health Impact has partnered with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and other Texas and New Mexico organizations to lead the Rio Grande Colonias USDA Regional Food Business Center over the next five years.
Whigham serves on organizing committee for NASEM Roundtable
July 19, 2022
The upcoming workshop will focus on the relevance and impact of power within communities in the context of the intersection of obesity with structural racism, bias and stigma, and health communication.
El Paso’s Food Insecurity Challenges May Grow in Coming Months
December 15, 2020
Lorena Montoya, like thousands of El Pasoans facing financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been relying on the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank to help feed her family.
Battling the ‘Quarantine 15’
September 7, 2020
Have you been packing on the pounds over the last several months? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone.
Dubbed the “Quarantine 15,” the weight gain many have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic is a nationwide phenomenon.
Gabriela Gallegos Natural Drive to the Finish Line
August 29, 2020
The little boy struggled to finish the race, running well behind the others. So, race organizer Gabriela Gallegos sent a couple of volunteers to run with him. The boy finished the race with a huge smile on his face.
El Paso County Opens Application Process for $1 Million in Healthy Food Financing Initiative Funds
July 19, 2019
El Paso – El Paso County has broken new ground as the first county in the country to establish a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) to increase access to healthy and affordable food. In December of 2018, El Paso County allocated $500,000 of the County Economic Development Impact Fund to start the initiative. With this investment, the County will offer grants and low-interest loans to develop and expand healthy food retail and infrastructure in high-need areas of El Paso County.
Contact the Center for Community Health Impact | 915-975-8527 | Erica.Martinez@uth.tmc.edu