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.

Our Mission

Our mission is to conduct research to develop, evaluate, and disseminate health promotion and disease prevention programs in varied settings and populations.

At the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR), 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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UTHealth Houston awarded $25 million to expand recovery housing for Texans recovering from opioid use disorder

Researchers with UTHealth Houston have been awarded $25 million by the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council to expand and enhance recovery housing resources across Texas for those recovering from opioid use disorder. The grant aims to strengthen recovery support systems and help individuals transition toward independent living while maintaining long-term recovery.
Karla Unger-Saldaña, MD, DSc Joins UTHealth Houston with Extensive Experience from Work in Mexico

Karla Unger-Saldaña, MD, DSc is the newest faculty member joining both the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and Institute for Implementation Science, bringing extensive experience from years working as a medical doctor and health systems researcher in Mexico.
CHPPR Researchers Aim to Improve Diabetes Self-Management Through Behavior Change and Comprehensive Food Curriculum

Researchers at the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research have launched a pilot of an enhanced version of the established and effective SCAN (Sustainable Culturally Adaptive Nutrition) Program integrated with Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support services.
Breast Cancer Veterans and Survivors Call to Move from Awareness to Action This October and Beyond

Breast cancer advocates attest that there is much more that can be done to meaningfully support patients and survivors than what we typically see promoted in advertisements or on social media.

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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.

Our Mission

Featured News

New Study by CHPPR Researchers Assesses Nutrition and Chronic Disease Needs and Assets in Paso del Norte Region

Collaborative Communication Training Equips Clinics with Strategies to Improve Hypertension and Heart Health

UTHealth Houston Receives $2.9 Million CDC Award to Expand Colorectal Cancer Screening Across Texas

Dissertation Defense by Yunyi Wang, MS: Transfer Learning in Survival Analysis Using Intermediate Events and Disease Cause

Dissertation Defense by Yunyi Wang, MS: Transfer Learning in Survival Analysis Using Intermediate Events and Disease Causes

Dissertation Defense by Kaiya Farris, MS: Patient-Provider Race Concordance Intention in Women Searching for an Obstetric Provider

Dissertation Defense by Soo Kyung Park, MPH: Statistical Methods for a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Chronic Pancreatitis

National Public Health Week: Conversation with Dr. Eric Boerwinkle

Thesis Presentation by Christian Mark Palma, BS: Transitions In Tobacco Usage Among Youth in PATH Study (Waves 1-7.5)

National Public Health Week: Ready. Set. Yoga!

Dissertation Defense by Bohong Guo, MPH: Efficient multi-trait genetic association studies for high-dimensional brain imaging data

Dissertation Defense: Obesity Severity, Discrimination, and Sleep Health in United States Adults

Thesis Presentation by Ben Black, BS: Frailty as a measure of physiologic reserve at tuberculosis diagnosis

National Public Health Week: Practice Day

Dissertation Defense by Gretchen Rodriguez: Occupational Data Quality in Public Health Surveillance

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Nadia J. Siddiqui, MPH: Legacy of Historic Redlining & Present-Day Food Insecurity in Urban Areas

Dissertation Defense by Nompumelelo Mzizi, MSPH:Economic Evaluation of Tuberculosis Algorithms for Screening and Diagnosis

Dissertation Defense by Yesmel King, MA: Understanding Protective Health Behaviors Among Latino Day Laborers During COVID-19

Thesis Presentation by Kevin Dang, BS: Occupational Risk Factors and Their Associations with Mental Health Outcomes in Firefighter

Thesis Presentation by Miranda Kapfhammer, BS: Assessing physical function trajectories in CAR-T Therapy

Thesis Defense by Yuze Liu: Automated Identification of ICD Symptom Codes Using Machine Learning

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Kyung Serk Cho, MA: Multiscale statistical and machine learning methods for modeling TLS

Dissertation Defense by Jacob Siahaan, MS: Incorporating AI Adoption in ED-CDSS: Policy, Initiatives, and Leadership

National Public Health Week: Community Networking Hour

Dissertation Defense by Qi Miao, BS: Mass Cytometry Data Compensation and Panel Integration

Dissertation Defense by Mackenzie Senn: Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Diet Quality, Eating Behavior, and BMI

34th Annual Steele Lecture featuring William E. Secor, PhD

Dissertation Defense by Tia Thomas: Rank-based Information Borrowing from Subgroups and Surrogate Outcomes in Survival Analysis

Dissertation Defense by Feng Wang, MS: Manifold Embedding of Undirected Networks using Intrinsic Dimensional Latent Space Model

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Joseph Baar Topinka, JD, An Analysis of Success Factors for Veterans Treatment Courts in Texas

Thesis Presentation by Matthew Sze, BS: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression Among TB Patients in the Mexican–Texas Border

Dissertation Defense by Lama Bakhamis, BA, MS: Evaluating the Feasibility of a Culturally Adapted Patient Priorities Care

Dissertation Defense by Brooklyn Adams Baker, MPH: Underlying Influences of Birth Weight Status

Dissertation Defense by Valerie Valenzuela, MBA, : Assessment: Role of Employment in the Relationship Between Violence And Wellbei

National Public Health Week: SPH Day of Service

15th Annual SIC Crawfish Boil 2026

Spring 2026 Fleming Center Healthcare Management Case Competition

Thesis Presentation by Maihemuti Maihediya, MS:Identifying Laboratroy Tests Associated With Physical Disability of AYA Using ML

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Kaitlin Brand, MPH, RD: Understanding Severe Maternal Morbidity in Texas

Thesis defense by Allyson Flippo: RSV Wastewater Genomic Trends and Clinical Implications

Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Region 6/5S Info Session

Dissertation proposal defense by Brooke Sherry, MPH: Parental Support for Diet and Physical Activity Among Texas Adolescents

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Qidi Xu, MS: Human Cognition Inspired Multi-Agent Large Language Model Frameworks

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Stacie Hill Anderson, MPH: Evaluation of emergency department patient navigation intervention

Dallas County Health and Human Services Info Session

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Xiaoyang Li, MS: Dynamic Prediction for High-Dimensional Longitudinal Biomarkers

Carmel Dyer, MD Lecture Series - Improving Advance Care Planning for Patients with Serious Illness

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Joshua Strauss, MPH: Telomere Biology and Genomic Instability in Pediatric CNS Malignancies

Dissertation Defense by Jennifer Thompson, MPH: Mental Health and Willingness to Utilize Peer Support Among University Police

Reuel A. Stallones Memorial Endowed Lecture & Building Commemoration

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Hossaena Ayele, MSc

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Eboni Pettus, MBA: Education, Neighborhood Deprivation, and Preventable Cancer Mortality in Texas