Center for Healthy Living News
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Harlingen vies for All-America City Award
Published: October 30, 2019
Five years ago, Harlingen became one of Texas’ few cities to launch a Mayor’s Wellness Council. Soon, Healthy Harlingen was born to combat one of the state’s highest rates of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.
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Garden for Health program invites the community to get their hands dirty
Published: October 24, 2019
The UTHealth community has an opportunity to dig into the ground and learn gardening basics... READ MORE.
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Not All Sugar Is Created Equal
Published: October 23, 2019
Science is clear that consuming too much sugar comes with some significant risks: A high-sugar diet contributes to health issues like obesity, diabetes, tooth decay, and even heart disease.
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Austin Parks Department gets grant to study health, climate change
Published: October 14, 2019
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department has received a $341,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to study the physical and emotional health effects of worsening extreme heat due to climate change.
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Austin Parks Department gets grant to study health, climate change
Published: October 14, 2019
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department has received a $341,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to study the physical and emotional health effects of worsening extreme heat due to climate change.
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The Epidemiologist in the Living Room
Published: October 01, 2019
The UTHealth School of Public Health is meeting students where they are with a new online MPH degree in epidemiology.
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Food for thought: Medical schools lack adequate nutrition education
Published: September 25, 2019
A new study shows that medical students lack the knowledge, skills and confidence to counsel patients on nutrition.
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Pilot Food as Medicine Program in Texas Shows Promise, Challenges
Published: September 20, 2019
Residents of North Pasadena, Texas, struggling with food insecurity who obtained “prescriptions” for healthy food from their clinic providers were able to boost their intake of fruits, vegetables, lean protein, beans, and whole grains, in another example of the food as medicine movement that also illustrates some of the challenges with these efforts.
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Study Shows Texas Leads in Worksite Lactation Support Initiatives
Published: September 19, 2019
Texas is ranked in the top quarter of the U.S. for its worksite lactation support initiatives, according to research led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health.
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Trump administration plans to ban flavored e-cigarettes
Published: September 16, 2019
The Trump administration announced Sept. 11 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is readying to ban flavored electronic cigarettes from the market in light of cases of sickness and death related to the devices.
