May 21, 2024
Designed to support pre-doctoral fellows and educational opportunities at UTHealth Houston, the Shreela and Vibhu Sharma Endowment for Excellence in Community Nutrition, Climate Health, and Sustainability, one of many celebrated endowments at the university, has expanded to incorporate environmental matters. Established in 2017 by long-standing university supporters Shreela Sharma, PhD, RDN, LD, and Vibhu Sharma, the endowment recognizes the significance and implications of the environment of community health.
April 25, 2024
In partnership with the City of Houston Health Department, the Coalition for Connected Care launched an initiative to strengthen the region’s Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce in 2022.
April 4, 2024
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Healthy Communities (CHeC) and Brighter Bites have recently hit the national spotlight through two initiatives- the Harvard Agribusiness Seminar and the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.
March 22, 2024
The study found that 32 percent of teachers reported being food insecure, indicating a chronic lack of access to enough food in their household. Teachers consumed less than recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, fiber, dairy, and calcium but consumed more sugar than daily recommendations.
March 22, 2024
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health's CATCH Healthy Smiles program transforms smiles through nutrition.
February 14, 2024
Ramphul, who works as a spatial epidemiologist brings extensive experience in geospatial mapping, GIS (geographic information systems) analysis, and urban planning.
January 29, 2024
American Heart Association (AHA) has awarded $447,480 to Produce Prescriptions with high-risk pregnant moms at Harris Health System. This is a collaboration among Harris Health, Brighter Bites, and Planet Harvest to supply fresh fruits and vegetables for expecting mothers at high risk for poor birth outcomes.
January 22, 2024
Community engagement, trust, and collaboration play a key role in the Center for Healthy Communities' vision of a world populated by healthy people across flourishing communities developed through research.
January 9, 2024
Brighter Bites, in partnership with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has received $483,612 in federal funding as part of USDA GusNIP grants. This grant will help examine, assess, and address nutritional needs through the Brighter Bites’ home-delivery Produce Prescription Program. The program utilizes DoorDash to deliver fresh fruits and vegetables to students and their families at four school-based health clinics in Galena Park ISD, Texas.
