
Healthy children
in a healthy world
We advance health and healthy living for children and families through cutting-edge research, innovative community-based programs, and dissemination of evidence-based practices.
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Family and Child Health Expertise Joins UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
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The Best Foods for Gut Health
National Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
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Good or bad? What to know about your palm oil
The Truth About Keto Diet Pills: Do They Really Work?
Meet our Newest Center Faculty Member, Dr. Chris Pfledderer!
13 Investigates: Couple 'miserable' as heat index reaches 109 inside their home
August Healthy Summer Challenge
July Healthy Summer Challenge
June Healthy Summer Challenge 2023
National Women's Health Week with Anna Wilkinson, PhD
Kelly Bloodworth, Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Interview with Marlene Schwartz, PhD
Moving Toward Transportation Justice
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About the Center
Our Center
The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living was founded in 2006 with a vision of healthy children in a healthy world and a mission to advance health and healthy living for children and families through cutting-edge research, innovative community programs, and dissemination of data-driven practices.
Our Work
We seek new discoveries in child and family health through research-focused programs related to obesity prevention, nutrition, physical activity, tobacco use, and health policy. Our annual key events and webinar series offer trainings to students, partners, and the community.
Our Goals
Our intentions are threefold: create new research ideas and trainings for public health students; communicate evidence-based products and outcomes to researchers and legislators; and connect with communities and other public health organizations.
Between July 2021-June 2022, Center faculty research and initiatives have impacted nearly 10 million lives
The Center played a critical role in assisting the City of Austin with placement of emergency food distribution during COVID using innovative geospatial analytical techniques
Center research led to the placement of refrigerators in Early Childcare and Education Centers to keep foods at a safe temperature.
Center Project CATCH has improved diet and physical activity in millions of children in the U.S. and many other countries.
The Center’s Nourish Program offers the first ‘seed to plate to prevention’ dietetic internship training in the U.S.
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