October 30, 2023
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health doctoral candidate Che (Qi) Xue was selected as the 2024 Sharma Fellow, supported by the Shreela and Vibhu Sharma Endowed Fund for Excellence in Community Nutrition, Health, and Wellness.
October 17, 2023
The grant, “Longitudinal mixed-methods study of firearms among ethnically diverse adolescents and young adults,” will allow a groundbreaking study aimed at addressing firearm injury and violence among adolescents and young adults.
October 16, 2023
Food is Medicine in recent history is being defined as a set of interventions that include the provision of healthy food to prevent, manage, or treat specific clinical conditions in partnership with healthcare organizations, health plans, or both.
October 16, 2023
“I am simply honored to be a champion of The Network of Behavioral Health Providers' efforts and Pathways HUB development for our region. This is a cornerstone systems approach to improving care coordination, access to health and social services, as well as improving health equity."
October 12, 2023
“I have always been very passionate about social justice and equity as a whole, but through this internship, I learned that working in the health equity and policy field is definitely something I should take into consideration."
October 12, 2023
This fall, the center will introduce the initiative “Produce Rx in High-Risk Pregnant Mothers at Harris Health,” which will provide pregnant mothers with a Produce Prescription Program (FoodRx) to analyze the impact of healthy food on gestational weight gain, birth outcomes, and improve care for low-income mothers in Harris County.
October 5, 2023
Assistant Professor with the Department of Epidemiology at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Jemima John, PhD, has been awarded a three-year $388,000 k01 grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
October 2, 2023
MPH student Wes Gibson was inspired to pursue his MPH in Health Services Organization at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health by his work with the Health Equity Collective and the Houston Food Bank's Food for Change initiative.
February 1, 2023
The Center for Health Equity will create, advance, and sustain research opportunities spanning the continuum of care to improve understanding of disease and health disparities, including the structural, behavioral, environmental, social, economic, and health literacy factors related to the prevention and control of chronic disease across the lifespan.
