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What is keeping the COVID-19 death rate in Texas low?

Published: July 01, 2020

Texas has been hit particularly hard by COVID-19. Doctors say the numbers are moving in the wrong direction – except when it comes to deaths. The death rate been declining statewide for the last month. Data from Texas Health and Human Services showed the death rate in Texas peaked on May 26 at 2.7%.

In some Houston school districts, half of parents say they won’t send their kids back to school

Published: June 25, 2020

King Davis was stunned when he saw how many parents wanted to keep their children home from Sheldon ISD schools in the fall. Across grade levels and campuses, more than 48 percent of the 2,324 parents who responded to a survey said they wouldn’t send their kids back to in-person classes on campus.

APHA's Center for Climate, Health and Equity announces members of its inaugural advisory board

Published: June 03, 2020

APHA's Center for Climate, Health and Equity announces the 35 members of its inaugural advisory board. Selected by the center's steering committee to serve a two-year term, members include representatives from APHA partner organizations, including academic partners, grassroots organizers, community representatives and environmental justice leaders.

As Restaurants Reopen, Gloves and Masks are the New Key Ingredients

Published: May 28, 2020

When Datz Restaurant Group, based in Tampa, Fla., reopened five of its six restaurants over Mother’s Day weekend, employees pitched tents in parking lots to expand outdoor seating, and in compliance with state regulations, limited their dining room capacity to 25 percent.

Can we get ahead of the next surge of coronavirus cases? There’s an app for that.

Published: May 22, 2020

Researchers at UTHealth hope more than 1 million Texans will use mobile app to help track symptoms before outbreaks occur.

Would A Coronavirus Vaccine Be Free For All Americans? It’s Complicated

Published: May 13, 2020

Although a coronavirus vaccine has yet to be approved for the masses, experts are looking to the future, and talking details.

App helps scientists track COVID-19 symptoms

Published: April 27, 2020

A new free research app aims to record users’ COVID19 symptoms, so scientists can learn more about the new virus, understand how it’s spreading and determine hotspots so states would be better suited to focus their resources.

CATCHING FIRE: UTHealth Program Reduces E-Cigarette Use Among Youth

Published: April 08, 2020

It’s time to catch your breath. Actually, that would be CATCH My Breath, a UTHealth School of Public Health program on the frontline of the battle to reduce or eliminate the use of e-cigarette products in schools.

CATCHING FIRE: UTHealth Program Reduces E-Cigarette Use Among Youth

Published: April 08, 2020

It’s time to catch your breath. Actually, that would be CATCH My Breath, a UTHealth School of Public Health program on the frontline of the battle to reduce or eliminate the use of e-cigarette products in schools.

Healthy meals can be easy for Galveston County parents feeding children stuck at home

Published: March 29, 2020

Galveston County parents are working from home, and children are doing schoolwork online because of the coronavirus outbreak, which means parents and children are eating more meals together.