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  • Get to Know Center Faculty: Dr. Lindi Chuang

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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.

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  • Cities may need to be redesigned for extreme heat

    Cities may need to be redesigned for extreme heat

    Published: June 21, 2022

    Publication "Climate change and physical activity: ambient temperature and urban trail use in Texas" was featured in news article.

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  • June Healthy Summer Challenge Recipe

    June Healthy Summer Challenge Recipe

    Published: June 17, 2022

    Today, for National Eat Your Veggies Day, we’re sharing a recipe from the “How Good Food Works from Seed to Plate” cookbook, authored by our very own Center faculty. This delicious kale and apple salad is perfect for hot days and getting those veggies in!

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  • It’s Hot Outside — And That’s Bad News for Children’s Health

    It’s Hot Outside — And That’s Bad News for Children’s Health

    Published: June 16, 2022

    Center faculty member Dr. Kevin Lanza was quoted in Kaiser Health News' about his project, Green Schoolyards Project, and the impact of climate change on children's health.

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