Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research

Conducting research to develop, evaluate and disseminate health promotion and disease prevention programs in diverse settings and populations.

A CDC Prevention Research Center

The Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR) is proud to be the only CDC Prevention Research Center (PRC) in the state of Texas. As one of 26 PRCs nationwide, CHPPR is part of a collaborative network of research centers focused on the study of how people and communities can avoid or counter the risks for chronic illnesses, particularly among underserved populations.

Our mission is to conduct research to develop, evaluate, and disseminate health promotion and disease prevention programs in diverse settings and populations. We leverage the substantial experience and expertise of our faculty and staff and employ cutting edge models and frameworks to accelerate the adoption and implementation of sustainable evidence-based interventions.

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Daisy Morales-Campos, PhD, is a new faculty member at the San Antonio location of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

Daisy Morales-Campos, PhD, is one of the newest faculty members to join the San Antonio location of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, bringing a wealth of experience in public health, anthropology, and community-based participatory research.
“Own Every Piece” Campaign Promotes Reproductive Wellness and Birth Control Access to More than 3 Million Women

The Own Every Piece campaign was created by researchers at the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and CHPPR to improve women’s access to birth control in Houston.
Researchers Aim to Evaluate Implementation Strategies for an Intervention to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates Among Latino/a Adolescents in Federally Qualified Health Centers

A five-year, federally-funded research project now at UTHealth Houston will investigate implementation strategies for an intervention to increase Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates in Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Craig advancing cancer research through early implementation of healthy lifestyles

Dr. Derek Craig, a new faculty member in the UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science and the School of Public Health, is a School of Public Health alumnus and a former postdoctoral fellow of UTHealth Houston’s NCI T32 Cancer Control Research Training Program.

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Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research

Conducting research to develop, evaluate and disseminate health promotion and disease prevention programs in diverse settings and populations.

A CDC Prevention Research Center

Featured News

Meet Aubree Shay, PhD, a faculty member in San Antonio and co-founder of the AYA STAR lab

$2.93 million Grant Aims to Increase Adoption and Implementation of Sexual Health EBPs in Texas Schools through Web-based Implementation Strategy

Improving health outcomes of underserved patients living with cancer focus of $4.8M grant to UTHealth Houston

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Kingsley C. Iheanacho, MBA, M.Sc.: Exploring the influence of foreign ownership of tertiary hosp

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Kempson Onadeko, MBA, MPH: A Comprehensive Analysis of School and Out-of-School Programs

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Jennifer Thompson, MPH: Peer Support Use and Mental Health Risk Factors Among Police Employees

Dissertation Defense by Jinni Tang, MPH, CHES: Evaluating Continuity of Care for Congenital Syphilis Prevention in Houston, TX

SWCOEH Occupational Health Journal Club

Thesis Presentation by Leah Nadel Leibow, JD: Identifying Critical Maternal Health Zones of Need: Addressing Postpartum Depression Following the Expansion of Postpartum Medicaid Coverage in Texas

Development of system based digital support app (Pocket Ark) for construction workers deployed natural disasters

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Rakima D. Parson, MS : University Faculty Mental Well-Being and Attitudes Toward Mental Health

Thesis Presentation by Anahi Puebla: Social Characteristics Associated with the Discontinuation of LARCs Among Women in Harris Co

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Tia Thomas, BS: Rank-based Information Borrowing from Subgroups and Surrogate Outcomes in Surviv

The Implementation and Sustainability of Substance Use Recovery Homes for People Taking Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

Thesis Presentation by Kaylan Hill, BS: Exploring the Relationship Among Retirement, Financial Well-Being, and Health Outcomes

Dissertation Defense by Matthew Roth, MPH: Laboratory Testing Delays Association with Emergency Department Length of Stay

Drs. Faiyaz Ali & Mariam Maribel Bhojani Visiting Scholars Endowment Lecture Series

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Kai Jiang, MS: Bayesian Methods for Microbiome-Metabolome data Integration

Dissertation Defense by Jesse Gavin, MA: Association Between Distress and Corporate Wellness Program Utilization: A Cross-Sectiona

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Qian Wang, MPH: Enhancing Recurrent Event Risk Prediction Using Boosting and Transfer Learning

Fuel Up For Finals - Coffee Truck

2024 Annual Texas NMDOH Consortium Conference: Advancing Research, Policy and Practice

ACTion Lab Film Series

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Priya B. Thomas: MENTAL HEALTH HELP-SEEKING AND TREATMENT UTILIZATION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Yue Gu: Double-CRISPR Knockout Simulation Scheme to Compare Genetic Interactions Detection Method