New Pilot Grant Supports Research on Social Adversity and Brain Aging
October 9, 2025
Assistant Professor Chelsea Liu, PhD, has been awarded a $20,000 pilot grant from the UTHealth Houston Institute on Aging.
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CHE Marks Second Year of the Summer Intensive Fellowship Experience
September 26, 2025
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Health Equity recently completed its second Summer Intensive Fellowship Experience, a six-week program designed to provide students with mentorship, hands-on learning, and opportunities to engage with local and national public health experts.
Health Impact in Motion: How Two Community Health Workers Are Changing Lives
August 21, 2025
Community Health Workers (CHWs) form a critical component of the public health workforce.
Bridging the Gap: CHWs at the Center of Care Coordination and System Change
August 21, 2025
Rosalia Guerrero, MBA, CHWI, Director of Vulnerable Populations for the Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute (TEPHI) and senior project manager at the Center for Health Equity (CHE), attended the “Community Health Workers Association Conference 2025: Care Coordination in Challenging Times” conference earlier this year.
School-Based Nutrition Program promotes Health Opportunities in Acres Homes Community
August 8, 2025
The Center for Health Equity (CHE) in collaboration The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has been awarded $74,970 to evaluate the impact of the Brighter Bites program.
UT Physicians, Brighter Bites, and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Receive $249,577 Grant to Address Health Disparities
July 17, 2025
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, UT Physicians, and Brighter Bites have been awarded a $249,577 grant from The Cigna Group Foundation through its Health Equity Impact Fund. This funding supports a new produce prescription program designed to combat food insecurity and improve diabetes management among Hispanic adults in Houston.
Innovative Research Sheds New light on the Role of Protein Consumption in Hypertension Risk
May 20, 2025
A new study led by recent doctoral graduate Ji Yun Tark, PhD, under the mentorship of Marcia Otto, PhD, FAHA, associate professor of epidemiology and faculty member at the Center for Health Equity, examined the role of protein consumption and diversity in hypertension risk.
Get to know the team: Chelsea Liu, PhD
April 22, 2025
With a background in both computational methods and population health, Liu brings a dynamic and interdisciplinary lens to her research in neuroepidemiology.
Enhancing Public Health Efforts with Real-Time Data Monitoring: The Center for Health Equity Launches the Data Visualization Studio
April 17, 2025
The UTHealth Houston School of Public Health’s Center for Health Equity (CHE) has extensive expertise in building interactive data visualization tools to enhance public health research and practice.
Study highlights opportunities for building a resilient CHW workforce
April 14, 2025
A recently published study highlights strategies to build a resilient Community Health Worker (CHWs) workforce to aid public health practices and outreach.
CHE in the Media
- As food insecurity rises in Texas, a Houston Dollar General will now offer a produce section
- How a burgeoning program at Harris Health uses food to address chronic illness
- Mobile farmers market takes fresh fruit and vegetables to Houston’s food deserts
- 'Food is medicine' initiative stresses importance of healthy foods for heart health
- Brighter Bites Participates in Harvard Agribusiness Seminar