Center for Healthy Living News
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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.
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Preparing Healthy Lunches for Kids
Published: July 20, 2022
Nutrition Supervisor Dolores Woods, MA, RDN, talked to FOX 26 News about preparing healthy lunches and snacks for kids before they return to school.
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July Healthy Summer Challenge: Stretching
Published: July 15, 2022
This month for our Healthy Summer Challenge, we’re focusing on Physical Activity. Today’s challenge is “stretch with a friend.” Make sure to bring plenty of water to stay hydrated if you plan on stretching outside!
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Intuitive Eating Is Not a Diet—and Here's How to Do It
Published: July 15, 2022
Dr. Wesley McWhorter was quoted in GQ about dieting.
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Cap Metro Pitches in as Mobile Cooling Center
Published: July 07, 2022
Dr. Kevin Lanza was quoted in the Austin Chronicle about his research on the impact of shade on bus ridership in Austin.
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July Healthy Summer Challenge
Published: July 01, 2022
This Summer, the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living challenges you to complete fun activities with your kids to build healthy habits while school is out. Each month we’re focusing on a new set of challenges, and July’s focus is on physical activity.
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Association of masking policies with mask adherence and distancing during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic
Published: June 29, 2022
Dr. Deanna Hoelscher, Raja Malkani, and Kathleen Manuel from the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living collaborated on the Systematic Observation of Mask Adherence and Distancing (SOMAD) Project. Using the SOMAD protocol created by Kaiser Permanente, Studio Ludio, San Diego State University (ret), and RAND Corp, 16 faculty members and their students across the United States observed individuals in public spaces to determine the quantification of the impact of local masking policies to the SARS-COV-2 pandemic.
