March 16, 2023
Projects spearheaded by the School of Public Health researchers focus on promoting healthy habits to prevent cancer, facilitating communication and implementation strategies to promote the HPV vaccine, and utilizing early detection strategies to detect and prevent breast and cervical cancer in underserved Latina communities.
March 3, 2023
We are pleased to announce Maria E. Fernández, PhD, as vice president of Population Health and Implementation Science, and Lisa D. Cain, PhD, as associate vice president of Faculty Affairs and Development at UTHealth Houston.
February 16, 2023
The Community Scientist Program allows researchers to obtain feedback on the cultural appropriateness and relevance of their projects from trained community members representing diverse populations.
February 1, 2023
San José Clinic provides a wide variety of primary and specialty healthcare services to uninsured and underserved communities in Houston. The Clinic has partnered with CHPPR to provide Diabetes Prevention Program referrals and with the UTHealth Houston Cizik School of Nursing to offer opportunities to Doctor of Nursing Practice students.
December 8, 2022
CHPPR and Epilepsy Foundation Texas are testing a web-based epilepsy management support tool as a Community Health Worker delivered intervention in clinics. Health workers can use the tool to support patients' epilepsy self-management while also providing linkage to additional services.
December 6, 2022
Lifestyle Change Programs are a key component of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, which CHPPR is helping Texas clinics to implement. These programs rely on Lifestyle Coaches to help participants make and maintain the lifestyle changes that can help prevent type 2 diabetes.
November 28, 2022
The Epilepsy Foundation Texas is a leader in the treatment and support of people living with epilepsy, offering a variety of services including medical clinics, support groups, summer camps, and community education throughout the state. They also partner with CHPPR to implement MINDSET, a decision-support program for epilepsy management, in clinics.
November 17, 2022
The CHPPR e-Learning program Project STOP is a smoking cessation program for health care providers. As one of the aims of this project, the team designed a smoking cessation smartphone application, DECISION-t (D-t), will help providers make quicker, better decisions about smoking cessation treatment approaches for their patients.
October 31, 2022
UTHealth Houston is leading efforts to close the “research-to-practice” gap with the launch of the UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science.
October 28, 2022
The Project HOMES (Housing for Opioid MAR Expanded Services) study is working with local community partners across Texas to operate and evaluate state-certified, no cost, recovery residences for people who used opioids and are taking buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone to recover.
