Center for Healthy Living Events

Decisions are Your Destiny: Smart prioritization of interventions and research CAN change the world

Even in the best of times, there is seldom enough time, attention, or money to do everything that is worth doing. Uncertainty plus a lack of resources have been magnified by changes in US Government policy and funding.

Portfolio analysis and management provide a means to realize the maximum benefit from a set of interventions, projects, or research programs. It is common for effectiveness to increase by at least 30%.

We’ll cover the five critical success factors, with a focus on portfolio analysis methods. This talk will show you the path to make the decisions that drive the best results for your efforts.

Speaker

Tony Kenck
President and Founder, Practical Portfolio Management LLC
Author, Strategic Business Portfolio Management

Moderator

Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, LD, CNS, FISBNPA
Austin Regional Dean and John P. McGovern Professor of Health Promotion
Director, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin

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Ready.Set.Practice - Practice Day 2026

Join us on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. CST for the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Practice Day celebration, held in honor of National Public Health Week (April 6–12, 2026). This annual event recognizes students who have completed or are currently pursuing a practicum experience and who participated in this year’s Three Minute Thesis–style competition. During the program, the Practice Council will announce the top three award recipients, and all attendees will have the opportunity to celebrate the innovative, action?oriented work presented by our students.

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