July 24, 2023
“If we can improve healthy relationships, then many other outcomes, in addition to improving sexual and reproductive health outcomes, such as improved mental health and reduced violence, can occur,” Peskin said.
July 19, 2023
CHPPR has launched a publicly-accessible library of evidence-based tools and resources designed to support a range of health promotion and prevention efforts pulled from the Center’s long history of research.
July 12, 2023
Houston nonprofit and CHPPR partner ProSalud has spent more than 20 years providing health education and healthcare access to Hispanic Immigrant communities in Houston, Texas. ProSalud trains Community Health Workers (CHWs) to serve as a bridge between these communities and the health care system by improving health awareness and access to local resources using print materials, presentations, health screenings, community events and other venues.
July 5, 2023
CHPPR has partnered with the Columbus Community Hospital and Wellness Center, an acute care medical and surgical facility in Columbus, Texas, to establish a National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP). Columbus Community Hospital adds the NDPP lifestyle change program to an array of services they offer to their rural community through their Wellness Center.
June 26, 2023
CHPPR investigators, in collaboration with the Houston Health Department and external research institutions, have initiated a pilot project to develop and evaluate the feasibility of a blockchain-based platform to facilitate easier access to PrEP care. This community-based, interdisciplinary project uses an implementation science framework to explore future development and implementation of the PrEPLINKer system, which will assist users in overcoming barriers to PrEP access and comprehensive HIV prevention, education, and wrap-up services as well as secure management of HIV testing (TestLinker system) and risk assessment information.
June 21, 2023
Since 2014, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers have conducted the annual UTHealth PRIDE Survey to assess tobacco use and nicotine addiction among LGBTQ+ identified individuals. Originally centered on Houston residents, the research initiative has been extended to encompass the entire state of Texas since the COVID Pandemic.
June 15, 2023
The Healthy Native Youth Implementation Toolbox is an online resource with tools, templates, and guidance to help tribal educators plan, implement and grow culturally-relevant and age-appropriate adolescent health programs for American Indian & Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth.
May 31, 2023
iCHAMPSS, a CHPPR-developed web-based implementation strategy and toolkit, has been updated to provide guidance for implementing sexual health education curricula in line with recent updates by the Texas State Board of Education and Texas legislature.
April 28, 2023
CHPPR’s Travelers' Health Project partners with Community Health Workers (CHWs) to engage international travelers along the Texas-Mexico border, providing them with COVID-19 education and services.
April 18, 2023
UTHealth Houston's All for Them vaccination project is finding new ways to connect with teens and young adults to spark interest in immunization clinics. At Goose Creek CISD, team members connect one-on-one with high school students to raise awareness about health topics, cancer awareness, and careers in public health.
