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Meet the Class of 2024

Students in the first cohort of the executive-style MPH in Healthcare Management program in El Paso will graduate in May 2024. Celebrate with us as we share their journeys and explore how they are making an impact on their community.?
Read more From C-Suite to Classroom
Nearly $4 Million Awarded for Adolescent Cancer Research

Assistant Professor Paula Cuccaro, PhD; Professor Ross Shegog, PhD; and Associate Professor Lara Savas, PhD, were awarded $3,996,163 from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to develop adolescent cancer prevention research. These awards were part of a $100 million grant to continue Texas's initiatives to build cancer research and represent the country's most significant state initiative to combat cancer.
Read more Nearly $4 Million Awarded for Adolescent Cancer Research
School of Public Health Ranked Top 25 Best Public Health School by U.S. News

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has achieved top 25 ranking among 209 graduate schools of public health, according to the U.S. News & World Report.

Among publicly-funded institutions offering graduate-level degrees in public health, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health ranks No. 9 nationally, and holds its position as No. 1 in Texas

Read more School of Public Health Ranked Top 25 Best Public Health School by U.S. News
Brighter Bites: A Model for Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Health

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Health Equity and Brighter Bites have recently hit the national spotlight through two initiatives- the Harvard Agribusiness Seminar and the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.
Read more Brighter Bites: A Model for Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Health
PhD Candidate Explores Link Between Protein Intake and Health Outcomes

Ji Yun Tark, MPH, a PhD candidate in epidemiology at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, is investigating the associations between protein consumption and hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). For Tark, the complex link between nutrition and health outcomes is critical for public health research.
Read more PhD Candidate Explores Link Between Protein Intake and Health Outcomes
CHPPR and Healthy Futures of Texas Collaborate to Evaluate Impact of Opt-In Sexual Health Education Policy in Texas

CHPPR investigators and Healthy Futures of Texas collaborated to conduct a first-of-its-kind evaluation of a diverse, bipartisan sample of Texas school representatives to determine the impacts of Texas’s new sex education opt-in law, which requires written parental consent for sex education or abuse prevention instruction.
Read more CHPPR and Healthy Futures of Texas Collaborate to Evaluate Impact of Opt-In Sexual Health Education Policy in Texas
The Buzz on Genome Editing

Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes such as malaria, Zika, and dengue pose significant global public health concerns. Researchers at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health are responding by launching a novel mosquito vivarium to develop genetic strategies for controlling these diseases.
Read more The Buzz on Genome Editing
Study assessing elementary school teachers’ health outcomes and dietary behaviors published

The study found that 32 percent of teachers reported being food insecure, indicating a chronic lack of access to enough food in their household. Teachers consumed less than recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, fiber, dairy, and calcium but consumed more sugar than daily recommendations.
Read more Study assessing elementary school teachers’ health outcomes and dietary behaviors published
CATCH Healthy Smiles: Transforming Children's Oral Health through Healthy Nutrition and Dental Care

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health's CATCH Healthy Smiles program transforms smiles through nutrition.
Read more CATCH Healthy Smiles: Transforming Children's Oral Health through Healthy Nutrition and Dental Care
Connecting Data Points in Healthcare Management: Juan Nañez

Students in the first cohort of the executive-style MPH in Healthcare Management program in El Paso will graduate in May 2024. Celebrate with us as we share their journeys and explore how they are making an impact on their community.?
Read more Connecting Data Points in Healthcare Management: Juan Nañez

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Apr 16 2024 Apr 16, 2024

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Manali Desai, MBBS, MPH: Analyzing HPV vaccine recommendation practices among healthcare professionals in Texas and racial disparities in the HPV vaccination among cancer survivors in the US

8:00:00 AM - 10:00:00 AM
Microsoft Teams
Apr 16 2024 Apr 16, 2024

Employer Info Session: DSHS Region 6/5S

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
RAS W-102B
Apr 16 2024 Apr 16, 2024

Best Practices in Youth Nutrition Education

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
Zoom
Apr 17 2024 Apr 17, 2024

Uplifting Contextual and Experiential Evidence: Strategies to Strengthen Evidence-Based Decision Making

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
Zoom
Apr 17 2024 Apr 17, 2024

SEADRIFT Free Film Screening and Panel Discussion with Director Tim Tsai

5:30:00 PM - 7:30:00 PM
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health - RAS Auditorium, 1st floor 1200 Pressler, Houston, TX 77040
Apr 18 2024 Apr 18, 2024

Greater Houston Maternal Behavioral Health Roundtable - "Supporting the Non-Clinical Workforce in Perinatal Behavioral Health"

10:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
DePelchin Children's Center, 4950 Memorial Dr. Houston, TX 77007
Apr 18 2024 Apr 18, 2024

Greater Houston Maternal Behavioral Health Roundtable :Supporting the Non-Clinical Workforce in Perinatal Behavioral Health

10:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
DePelchin Children's Center, 4950 Memorial Dr. Houston, TX 77007
Apr 18 2024 Apr 18, 2024

Cannabis Vaping among Youth and Young Adults: Prevalence, Trends, Need for Intervention

11:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
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Apr 21 2024 Apr 21, 2024

International Symposium on One Health Research: Improving Food Security and Resilience

8:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM
Galveston, TX
Apr 22 2024 Apr 22, 2024

Healthcare Utilization Patterns, Readmission Risks, and Medical Costs for Heart Failure-Related Admissions among Colorectal Cancer

10:00:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM
WebEx
Apr 22 2024 Apr 22, 2024

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Meenakshi Dasagi, BDS, MPH: A Quantitative Examination of Tobacco and Marijuana Consumption Techn

12:30:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
SPH Austin Campus Room 6.320
Apr 22 2024 Apr 22, 2024

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Kai Chen, MS: Bayesian Clinical Trial Design for Early Phase Dose Optimization

1:30:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM
Zoom
Apr 23 2024 Apr 23, 2024

Epi Exam Jam

11:00:00 AM - 1:00:00 PM
RAS Building, 6th floor lobby
Apr 24 2024 Apr 24, 2024

Employer Info Session: Healthcare Staffing Professionals

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
RAS W-102B/Webex
Apr 24 2024 Apr 24, 2024

Dissertation Proposal Defense, Margaret Moore: Examining the Impact of Family Functioning on Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing

3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
Microsoft Teams
Apr 30 2024 Apr 30, 2024

Physical activity, planetary health, and equity: building synergies to maximize impact

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
GoTo Webinar
May 10 2024 May 10, 2024

Training Program: UH Community Health Workers Initiative

8:00:00 AM - 2:00:00 PM
University of Houston’s Student Center South, 4455 University Drive Houston, TX 77204-3049
May 10 2024 May 10, 2024

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Chunhui Gu: Leveraging Multi-omics to Enhance High-throughput Proteomics via Graph Neural Network

2:00:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM
Zoom
May 20 2024 May 20, 2024

Texas Public Health Association 100th Annual Education Conference

8:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 AM
Galveston, TX
May 29 2024 May 29, 2024

Food as Medicine Strategy Summit

8:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM
The Westin, Washington, DC Downtown

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