dPAD Office Hours

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June 7
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Thuan Le
Tale@mdanderson.org

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Meet with the Joint Center on Geospatial Analysis and Health team! Learn more on how JCoGA&H can, -help support you in state of the art geospatial data analysis and visualization -customize geospatial support using the latest technology

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Meet the Class of 2024

Students in the first cohort of the executive-style MPH in Healthcare Management program in El Paso will graduate in May 2024. Celebrate with us as we share their journeys and explore how they are making an impact on their community.?
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Nearly $4 Million Awarded for Adolescent Cancer Research

Assistant Professor Paula Cuccaro, PhD; Professor Ross Shegog, PhD; and Associate Professor Lara Savas, PhD, were awarded $3,996,163 from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to develop adolescent cancer prevention research. These awards were part of a $100 million grant to continue Texas's initiatives to build cancer research and represent the country's most significant state initiative to combat cancer.
Read more Nearly $4 Million Awarded for Adolescent Cancer Research
School of Public Health Ranked Top 25 Best Public Health School by U.S. News

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has achieved top 25 ranking among 209 graduate schools of public health, according to the U.S. News & World Report.

Among publicly-funded institutions offering graduate-level degrees in public health, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health ranks No. 9 nationally, and holds its position as No. 1 in Texas

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Brighter Bites: A Model for Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Health

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Health Equity and Brighter Bites have recently hit the national spotlight through two initiatives- the Harvard Agribusiness Seminar and the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.
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PhD Candidate Explores Link Between Protein Intake and Health Outcomes

Ji Yun Tark, MPH, a PhD candidate in epidemiology at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, is investigating the associations between protein consumption and hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). For Tark, the complex link between nutrition and health outcomes is critical for public health research.
Read more PhD Candidate Explores Link Between Protein Intake and Health Outcomes
CHPPR and Healthy Futures of Texas Collaborate to Evaluate Impact of Opt-In Sexual Health Education Policy in Texas

CHPPR investigators and Healthy Futures of Texas collaborated to conduct a first-of-its-kind evaluation of a diverse, bipartisan sample of Texas school representatives to determine the impacts of Texas’s new sex education opt-in law, which requires written parental consent for sex education or abuse prevention instruction.
Read more CHPPR and Healthy Futures of Texas Collaborate to Evaluate Impact of Opt-In Sexual Health Education Policy in Texas
The Buzz on Genome Editing

Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes such as malaria, Zika, and dengue pose significant global public health concerns. Researchers at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health are responding by launching a novel mosquito vivarium to develop genetic strategies for controlling these diseases.
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Study assessing elementary school teachers’ health outcomes and dietary behaviors published

The study found that 32 percent of teachers reported being food insecure, indicating a chronic lack of access to enough food in their household. Teachers consumed less than recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, fiber, dairy, and calcium but consumed more sugar than daily recommendations.
Read more Study assessing elementary school teachers’ health outcomes and dietary behaviors published
CATCH Healthy Smiles: Transforming Children's Oral Health through Healthy Nutrition and Dental Care

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health's CATCH Healthy Smiles program transforms smiles through nutrition.
Read more CATCH Healthy Smiles: Transforming Children's Oral Health through Healthy Nutrition and Dental Care
Connecting Data Points in Healthcare Management: Juan Nañez

Students in the first cohort of the executive-style MPH in Healthcare Management program in El Paso will graduate in May 2024. Celebrate with us as we share their journeys and explore how they are making an impact on their community.?
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Nearly $4 Million Awarded for Adolescent Cancer Research

School of Public Health Ranked Top 25 Best Public Health School by U.S. News

Brighter Bites: A Model for Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Health

PhD Candidate Explores Link Between Protein Intake and Health Outcomes

CHPPR and Healthy Futures of Texas Collaborate to Evaluate Impact of Opt-In Sexual Health Education Policy in Texas

The Buzz on Genome Editing

Study assessing elementary school teachers’ health outcomes and dietary behaviors published

CATCH Healthy Smiles: Transforming Children's Oral Health through Healthy Nutrition and Dental Care

Connecting Data Points in Healthcare Management: Juan Nañez

International Symposium on One Health Research: Improving Food Security and Resilience

Healthcare Utilization Patterns, Readmission Risks, and Medical Costs for Heart Failure-Related Admissions among Colorectal Cancer

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Can Li, Towards Equity in Healthcare:Bias Mitigation in Clinical Research via Predictive Modeling

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Meenakshi Dasagi, BDS, MPH: A Quantitative Examination of Tobacco and Marijuana Consumption Techn

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Kai Chen, MS: Bayesian Clinical Trial Design for Early Phase Dose Optimization

Epi Exam Jam

Houston Seminar: Dynamic Variability Analysis of Self-Reported Data from Mobile Devices

Employer Info Session: Healthcare Staffing Professionals

Federal Government Practicum Opportunities: Public Health Internship at SAMHSA

Dissertation Proposal Defense, Margaret Moore: Examining the Impact of Family Functioning on Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing

Physical activity, planetary health, and equity: building synergies to maximize impact

Training Program: UH Community Health Workers Initiative

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Chunhui Gu: Leveraging Multi-omics to Enhance High-throughput Proteomics via Graph Neural Network

Texas Public Health Association 100th Annual Education Conference

Food as Medicine Strategy Summit