Center for Health Equity

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Upcoming Events:

May 14 2025

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

Location: Virtual Webinar

Time: 2:00 PM

Jun 3 2025

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

Location: Zoom

Time: 8:30 AM

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Blazing a Trail for a Safer World

Master of Public Health student Spencer Chichester, a NIOSH trainee with the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, is completing his degree with a focus in Industrial Hygiene.
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Championing Health Equity Through Resilience and Innovation

Herrera Morales strives to ensure that her focused research addresses real-world needs and uplifts the communities it serves.
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First UTHealth Houston Population Health Symposium Highlights Population Health Efforts Across UTHealth Houston

The UTHealth Houston Office of Population Health and the Population Health Council hosted the first ever UTHealth Houston Population Health Symposium this April, bringing together faculty, staff, and students from all seven schools at UTHealth Houston to discuss insights, strategies, and innovations aimed at improving population health.
Read more First UTHealth Houston Population Health Symposium Highlights Population Health Efforts Across UTHealth Houston
Driven by Data, Focused on Change

Over the last two years leading up to her graduation, Master of Science student Kennedy Zinn transformed her initial curiosity about biostatistics and data science into a thorough understanding.
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Springer named 2025 Minnie Stevens Piper Professor

A devoted professor and researcher, Andrew Springer, DrPH, has been named a 2025 Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award recipient.
Read more Springer named 2025 Minnie Stevens Piper Professor
From Policy to Pantry: Robinson Champions Community Health

Lawrence Robinson, MPH student in Community Health Practice, has sought to influence health systems and policies to improve the health of our communities. For Robinson, public health is a calling to use classroom-based lessons and evidence-based implementations to make a difference in population health.
Read more From Policy to Pantry: Robinson Champions Community Health
2025 Teaching Awards

The annual Teaching Awards, based =on nominations from students and voting open to all UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students, have been announced for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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Shelters at bus stops intended to provide relief from heat can actually result in higher temperatures, UTHealth Houston researchers discover

Some public transit shelter designs can actually do more harm than good when it comes to shielding from summer temperatures, according to a study led by UTHealth Houston.
Read more Shelters at bus stops intended to provide relief from heat can actually result in higher temperatures, UTHealth Houston researchers discover
Lama's Legacy to Lead Vulnerability as Strength

Lama reminds her peers of one certainty the science and study of public health: "Public health is foundational to any thriving society, and I believe that even in the face of uncertainty, our work remains more important than ever."
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Alumna's Pursuit to Enhancing Life Outcomes

Now more than ever, public health researchers are facing immense challenges developing solutions to diseases, social determinants of health, and the environment's impact on our populations.
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Center for Health Equity

Events

Upcoming Events:

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

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

Blazing a Trail for a Safer World

Championing Health Equity Through Resilience and Innovation

First UTHealth Houston Population Health Symposium Highlights Population Health Efforts Across UTHealth Houston

Driven by Data, Focused on Change

Springer named 2025 Minnie Stevens Piper Professor

From Policy to Pantry: Robinson Champions Community Health

2025 Teaching Awards

Shelters at bus stops intended to provide relief from heat can actually result in higher temperatures, UTHealth Houston researchers discover

Lama's Legacy to Lead Vulnerability as Strength

Alumna's Pursuit to Enhancing Life Outcomes

33rd Annual Steele Lecture with Robert Steffen, MD

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

Institute on Aging Dyer Lecture: Consuelo Walss-Bass, PhD

Fostering Mental Well-Being: Strengthening Support Systems at Home, School, and Beyond

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Chishinga Callender, MS: Factors Influencing Dietary Behaviors Among Pre-Adolescent Black Girls

Active Travel, Active Lives: A Public Health Perspective on School Commutes for Children

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

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

2025 TCHMB Summit

Institute on Aging Lecture Series: Vivian Kaul, MD