Center for Healthy Living News
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Teachers hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic
Published: August 26, 2022
In the 2019-2020 school year, 4 million schoolteachers served approximately 60 million children in the United States. Historically, teachers have experienced lower wages, greater imbalances in effort and reward, unhealthy lifestyles, higher levels of food insecurity, greater work stress, and more signs of poor physical and mental well-being. However, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers have been subjected to a different level of financial crisis, exhaustion and burnout. As part of the Sharma Doctoral Fellowship, in partnership with Brighter Bites non-profit organization, two Sharma fellows, Fangyu Li and Nivi Parthasarathy, assessed the impact of social determinants of health on schoolteachers’ food insecurity and stress.
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August Healthy Summer Challenge: Why Sleep is Important
Published: August 19, 2022
Sleep has always been one of the cornerstones of good health. Despite data showing the benefits of sleep, our Internet-connected world provides content around the clock, making it difficult for adults and children to get enough sleep. However, a recent study shows that the effects of lack of sleep might be more damaging than previously thought.
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Dietician shares brain-boosting breakfast ideas to start the school year off right for your children
Published: August 11, 2022
Dolores Woods, MA, RDN, talked to KHOU-TV Channel 11 about preparing a healthy breakfast for your children as kids are heading back to school.
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Lunch is in the Bag! (English)
Published: August 09, 2022
Dr. Deanna Hoelscher spoke with Mas Mujer Austin about packing healthy lunch for kids for back to school.
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El Almuerzo esta en la Lonchera (Español)
Published: August 09, 2022
Dr. Deanna Hoelscher spoke with Mas Mujer Austin about healthy lunches for kids for back to school.
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Children infected with a mild case of COVID-19 can still develop long COVID symptoms
Published: August 08, 2022
Center faculty Drs. Messiah, Kohl and Kelder were featured in an article from UTHealth on long COVID and children.
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August Healthy Summer Challenge
Published: August 01, 2022
Each month this Summer, the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living has been focusing on ways to stay healthy while school is out. In June, we shared nutritious challenges and healthy food substitutions for a balanced diet. In July, we challenged you to incorporate more physical activity into your day. For the month of August, we’re focusing on promoting good sleep habits and mental health with our Healthy Summer Challenge calendar. This is the perfect month to build healthy sleep habits before the school year begins, as good sleep is essential to good health!
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How Much Protein Do You Actually Need?
Published: July 27, 2022
When it comes to basic nutrition, there’s arguably no more important building block than protein. Protein, most people know, is essential for repairing and rebuilding muscle tissue, but it also serves other crucial purposes. You need protein to make organs and skin. You need protein to produce hair, blood, and connective tissue. Protein produces enzymes and neurotransmitters. It also keeps your immune system in top shape. Center faculty Dr. Wesley McWhorter spoke with GQ about how much protein to include in your diet. Illustration by Michael Houtz
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Texas Research-to-Policy Collaboration (TX RPC) Released Foundations of Community Health Report
Published: July 25, 2022
Factors that influence your health, collectively known as foundations of community health, are the "conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that contribute to health outcomes.” By improving community conditions (through laws, policies, and community partnerships), we can improve health. All Americans should have the opportunity to make the choices that allow them to live a long, healthy life, regardless of their income, education, or ethnic background. The Foundations of Community Health framework encourages working together with communities across sectors to improve community foundations and health benefits.
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Get to Know Center Faculty: Dr. Lindi Chuang
Published: July 22, 2022
Dr. Ru-Jye (Lindi) Chuang is a Faculty Associate at the UTHealth School of Public Health in Houston and a member of the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living. Her journey to public health began in Taiwan, where she grew up and majored in public health in college. Her true interest started when she did an internship with the Health Department at her hometown during her senior year of college.
