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Food and Cardiometabolic Health: A Collaborative Study

Food and Cardiometabolic Health: A Collaborative Study

February 28, 2025

A recently published study1 led by UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Health Equity Research scientist Maha Almohamad, PhD, MS, highlights the significant role that participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)2 may play in mitigating the effects of very low food security on cardiometabolic conditions.


Get to know the team:  Serwaa Omowale, PhD, LMSW, MPH

Get to know the team:  Serwaa Omowale, PhD, LMSW, MPH

February 28, 2025

Serwaa Omowale, PhD, LMSW, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health joined the Center for Health Equity (CHE) in January 2025.



Closed Loop Referral demonstration project: building the technology to improve health outcomes

December 3, 2024

Food is Medicine (FIM) is a transformative concept that emphasizes the provision of healthy food as a means to prevent, manage, or treat specific clinical conditions and is integrated within the healthcare system.1 The Center for Health Equity (CHE) has a portfolio of efforts spanning coalition building, research, and policy to accelerate FIM in Texas.   


Food is Medicine: Transforming Healthcare Through Nutritious Food in Texas 

Presenters at Healthier Texas Conference

December 3, 2024

Food is Medicine (FIM) is a transformative concept that emphasizes the provision of healthy food as a means to prevent, manage, or treat specific clinical conditions and is integrated within the healthcare system.1 The Center for Healthy Communities (CHeC) has a portfolio of efforts spanning coalition building, research, and policy to accelerate FIM in Texas.   


Get to know the team: Gillean Wade

Gillean Wade

October 7, 2024

Gillean Wade joined UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Health Equity (CHE) and the Department of Epidemiology as an administrative coordinator in August 2024. 




Spring ‘24 Practicum Reflections: Shay Olaifa

Shay Olaifa in front of wooden door.

July 8, 2024

Shay Olaifa, a sophomore at Rice University, is majoring in political science with a minor in politics, law, and social thought. She discovered UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Healthy Communities (CHeC) through the inaugural Community Health Practicum hosted by Rice University School of Social Sciences Frances Anne Moody-Dahlberg Gateway Program.




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