Publication Date: 05/28/2025
Active commuting to school, like walking or biking, can play a role in increasing physical activity among children and adolescents.
Publication Date: 05/06/2025
The Nourish Program, in partnership with Avocados – Love One Today, presented on nutrition considerations for cardiometabolic health, offering practical tips and strategies and tools for applying this information in patient care. Check Part 3 on "Fiber - Role in Cardiometabolic Health and Tips for Patient Care"
Publication Date: 04/16/2025
The Nourish Program, in partnership with Avocados – Love One Today, presented on nutrition considerations for cardiometabolic health, offering practical tips and strategies and tools for applying this information in patient care. Check Part 2 on "Good Fats - Role in Cardiometabolic Health and Tips for Patient Care"
Publication Date: 03/26/2025
The Nourish Program, in partnership with Avocados – Love One Today, presented on nutrition considerations for cardiometabolic health, offering practical tips and strategies and tools for applying this information in patient care. Check Part 1 on "Personalized Food and Nutrition Strategies for Patient Care".
Publication Date: 02/20/2025
This webinar details current challenges and opportunities related to health promotion efforts for children living in rural settings in the United States.
Publication Date: 01/29/2025
Maternal Early Warning Signs (MEWS) is a critical tool in maternal healthcare for enhancing the early detection and management of maternal health complications. This webinar provided a deeper understanding of how MEWS can be a valuable tool for enhancing maternal care and safety across facilities, and evidence-based can advance maternal health protocols.
Publication Date: 11/21/2024
This webinar, co-hosted by the Texas Consortium for the Non-Medical Drivers of Health (TX NMDOH Consortium), explores innovative strategies to enhance the value of healthcare spending.
Publication Date: 11/18/2024
This webinar was part of a larger seminar series presented by the Institute for Implementation Science (IIS), co-hosted by the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living.
Publication Date: 10/16/2024
This webinar was part of a larger seminar series presented by the Institute for Implementation Science (IIS), co-hosted by the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living.
Publication Date: 09/30/2024
This webinar was part of a larger seminar series presented by the Institute for Implementation Science (IIS), co-hosted by the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living.
Publication Date: 08/23/2024
This webinar focused on a Food is the Best Medicine program for food-insecure postpartum mothers in Central Texas.
Publication Date: 07/24/2024
Bicycling is part of the solution to many of the chronic problems we face today, including public health, homelessness, climate change, and economic disparities. Learn how multi-use bike/ped networks are planned, funded and utilized from a leading national advocate.
Publication Date: 05/22/2024
The Texas Pediatric Brain Health Initiative is a multisector, multi-agency collaboration focused on the prenatal to three-year-old developmental window. The purpose of this initiative is to use the current science on pediatric brain development to help inform and support program that promote community resilience and optimal development in Texas' children.
This year’s web series is funded by The Department of Family & Protective Services through Prevention and Early Intervention.
Publication Date: 04/23/2024
Join CATCH Global Foundation for a panel discussion with youth nutrition education experts. Anyone who works with youth and supports healthy nutrition will want to be a part of this discussion.
Publication Date: 04/03/2024
Due to the dangerous rise of fentanyl and other substance use among youth, Texas and other states have recently enacted legislation mandating substance misuse prevention education in schools. This webinar covered provisions of Tucker’s Law in Texas, resources offered by CATCH Global Foundation to meet its requirements, and best practices in youth substance misuse prevention that are drawn from behavioral theory and practice.
Publication Date: 03/27/2024
Using examples from the Texas School Physical Activity and Nutrition (Texas SPAN) survey, this webinar presented findings from two recent studies, one that examines the associations between physical activity context and children meeting daily physical activity guidelines, and another that explores the differential effects of electronic media on sleep among 8th and 11th grade Texas adolescents.
Publication Date: 01/26/2024
Dive into the research and health promotion efforts, such as the Father’s Playbook App, that focus on promoting positive father involvement during pregnancy and the transition to parenthood.
Publication Date: 12/01/2023
November is National Diabetes Month. This webinar dives into the details of and results from two different health programs — one focused on combined cooking skills and nutrition education for adults with Type 2 Diabetes with elevated HbA1c; and the other adding cooking classes to individuals enrolled in the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
Publication Date: 10/20/2023
The Vaping Cessation Program is for students in grades 4-12 as well as parents and community members. It aims to provide knowledge, skills, and resources to make informed decisions about vaping, overcome addiction, and build strong coping strategies. The program includes a webinar that covers comprehensive education, mindfulness techniques, therapy resources, and peer support to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of vaping addiction.
Publication Date: 09/26/2023
This webinar presented results of an Implementation Science Research (2020 to 2023) study conducted by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India. Outcomes highlight facilitators and barriers influencing the implementation of the community-based Peer Education program — which is a central component of India's National Adolescent Health Strategy — and underscore the potential of peer educators in addressing the needs of adolescents and their communities.
Publication Date: 09/01/2023
This informative webinar is on the recent findings of an opt-in policy evaluation among Texas school stakeholders. In this session, Dr. Melissa Peskin and Jen Biundo spoke the recent opt-in legislation enacted in Texas and describe Texas school representatives’ attitudes and experiences implementing sex education under this new policy. Attendees discussed the key quantitative and qualitative findings and the associated policy recommendations.
Publication Date: 08/04/2023
This informative webinar addressed the profound implications of climate change on child health. In this session, Dr. Steve Kelder delved into how climate change impacts children's well-being, including increased respiratory illnesses, heat-related conditions, and mental health concerns.
Publication Date: 05/11/2023
The 2015 Zeevi et al. study in Cell presented a framework for AI (Artificial Intelligence) modeling in Precision Nutrition.
Publication Date: 05/01/2023
This webinar will address recent and current debates surrounding school food and highlight the importance of public health nutrition research to guide policymakers.
Publication Date: 04/04/2023
To celebrate the 2023 National Nutrition Month® theme, join the Nourish Program Dietitians to learn how to eat with sustainability in mind.
Publication Date: 03/13/2023
The final webinar in this 3-part series on Food Insecurity in Texas, this webinar discussed policy approaches to food and nutritional insecurity
Publication Date: 02/24/2023
The second webinar in this 3-part series on Food Insecurity in Texas, this webinar discussed approaches from different clinics and communities, and where sectors are collaborating.
Publication Date: 02/14/2023
Join the Nourish Dietitians and learn how you can create sustainable health goals this year. We will discuss tips for shopping and packing healthy lunches.
Publication Date: 11/02/2022
This talk will examine the growing body of evidence examining the relationship between improved health and wellbeing and time spent in nature.
Publication Date: 10/14/2022
Sedentary lifestyle choices and inactivity are very common among this generation of elementary aged children, which increases their chances of developing chronic diseases such as obesity, heart disease, asthma. This webinar will focus on how recess can be highly beneficial to the whole child when offered throughout the day every day.
Publication Date: 09/16/2022
Partnership for a Healthy Texas and the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living presented a health policy briefing as part of Texas Obesity Awareness Week. The focus of this health policy briefing was to provide data-driven information and facts on obesity in Texas to state legislators as they prepare their health policy priorities for the 2023 legislative session.
Publication Date: 08/31/2022
Updates on current COVID variants and their clinical and epidemiological impact. Update on treatment of COVID and vaccine situation with the projection of future vaccines. About Monkeypox, where it is in nature, the epidemic in human transmission and clinical features, current vaccine and treatment options.
Publication Date: 08/12/2022
This WebEx discussion session will review the strategies and tactics related to the Community Recreation, Fitness and Parks sector and describe some of the work committee members are doing related to these strategies.
Publication Date: 08/10/2022
This presentation will detail the distinction between causes and contributors to obesity and emphasize the importance of integrating strategies to address both in order to impact obesity at a population level.
Publication Date: 08/04/2022
Faith-based organizations play a large role in the lives of those living in the United States. Implementation of the faith-based sector’s strategies/tactics has the potential to greatly broaden the reach and impact of physical activity promotion by enhancing the capacity of faith-based organizations to deliver physical activity programs.
Publication Date: 07/28/2022
Media and communications campaigns are designed to increase awareness and knowledge, influence attitudes and beliefs, and eventually result in behavior change. These types of campaigns have been used to influence health behaviors at the community, state, and national level. Given the power of the media and communications sector in the daily lives of the entire population, successful implementation of the strategies and tactics outlined in the National Physical Activity Plan has the potential to become a powerful and promising avenue to inform, educate, and motivate the U.S. population to be active.
Publication Date: 07/28/2022
The Education Sector of the National Physical Activity Plan developed strategies aimed at: 1) adopting policies that support implementation of the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program model, 2) providing high-quality physical education programs, 3) encouraging afterschool, holiday, and vacation programs for children and youth to adopt policies and practices that ensure participants are physically active, 4) adopting physical activity standards for childcare and early childhood education programs, 5) promoting opportunities and incentives for college and university students to adopt and maintain physically active lifestyles, 6) providing pre-service professional training and in-service professional development programs, and 7) developing and advocating for policies that promote physical activity among all students.
Publication Date: 07/25/2022
The US National Physical Activity Plan provides a societal sector road map for improving physical activity in the US. The goal of this discussion series is to highlight each societal sector’s recommended strategies and tactics and to provide contexts for adapting the US National Physical Activity Plan to create Active Texas 2030 - a state plan for all Texans.
Publication Date: 06/28/2022
This webinar will provide an overview of the structured day hypothesis and present recent results from two studies looking at the impact of COVID-19 on children's obesogenic behaviors.
Publication Date: 05/19/2022
Pediatric mental illness is at an all-time high. The pandemic has worsened the mental health crisis, and resources for providers and patients can be hard to navigate, let alone find. According to a recent survey in the Annals of Family Medicine, 85% of primary-care practices have difficulty accessing evidence-based mental health care for children.
Publication Date: 03/24/2022
Food+Tech is the nascent area in food sector focused on bringing technology processes around product and market management to the food product development process. Instead of only valuing the creative cook and “unicorn” success, food+tech looks to offer the food entrepreneur an achievable path to product iteration, market launch, and sustainable business growth, whether bootstrapped or funded. And…it allows an entrepreneur to create a business that more deeply reflects their values, their food, and their community impact in the process.
Publication Date: 03/04/2022
Join Live Smart Texas for a Summit in observance of World Obesity Day!
Publication Date: 02/03/2022
This webinar will introduce the dPAD scope of work, highlight examples of digital tools and methods currently being used for research and describe ways for investigators to contribute and be involved in this initiative.
Publication Date: 01/12/2022
Join It's Time Texas to learn more about how they use their statewide 8-week health competition to motivate 40,000 Texans to activate individual behavior change and create a shared value for healthy living.
Publication Date: 11/04/2021
In this webinar, we will discuss the work of the Partnership, policy wins in the 87th legislative session, the work happening between legislative sessions, and what the landscape looks like for future efforts.
Publication Date: 10/21/2021
How bad is COVID-19 and the Delta Variant in Texas and how should schools respond?
Publication Date: 08/26/2021
This webinar discussed the current evidence of origin of COVID-19, including: how variants form, the impact of DELTA variant on the unvaccinated, vaccines and the DELTA variant, DELTA variant impacts in children, Lambda and beyond.
Publication Date: 07/08/2021
Tobacco exposure is detrimental to early-life growth and the developing brain. Few epidemiological studies have examined prenatal and postnatal exposures within the same study.
Publication Date: 04/29/2021
In coordination with the approaching Bike to School day on May 5, 2021, this webinar will highlight the importance of active travel to school, and a current Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiative.
Publication Date: 04/06/2021
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, City of Austin's Office of Sustainability called upon partners to investigate the anticipated growing food needs and how these needs exist at the local level. Two Austin-based institutions stepped in to fill gaps in understanding utilizing their experience with existing data systems and methodology: UTHealth School of Public Health, and Dell Medical School.
Publication Date: 05/21/2025
Mental well-being is fundamental for individuals, families, and communities to thrive. As we navigate different life stages, the ways we manage maintaining positive mental well-being changes, requiring us to actively engage and adapt to our needs and those of society.
Publication Date: 05/01/2025
Project HOMES provides housing for Texans in recovery from an opioid or stimulant use disorder. As part of the evaluation, researchers at UTHealth Houston are conducting a cost-benefit analysis.
Publication Date: 03/31/2025
View the recording to see the status of child health in the Lone Star State since COVID-19: Results from the Texas SPAN 2021-2023 Survey.
Publication Date: 03/18/2025
Family meals offer numerous benefits that go beyond nutrition—they help develop close-knit relationships, nurture emotional well-being, and create a foundation for healthy, balanced living. Whether it's a simple dinner or a more elaborate weekend gathering, the act of sitting down together is an invaluable practice in any household.
Publication Date: 02/13/2025
This webinar discusses a model of care developed in Malawi to address maternal and child health issues.
Publication Date: 12/18/2024
While Austin may fare better than other cities, not all residents of Austin and its home base of Travis County have the same supports and opportunities to engage in leisure-time physical activity. This webinar presented findings from the Travis County Physical Activity Landscape Assessment, a rapid community assessment aimed at identifying needs and opportunities for physical activity promotion in Travis County.
Publication Date: 11/19/2024
This webinar was part of a larger seminar series presented by the Institute for Implementation Science (IIS), co-hosted by the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living.
Publication Date: 11/06/2024
Co-hosted by The Cook's Nook, panelists share key findings from their research, including information about communities that will benefit most from Food As Medicine, translation of insights from studies into practical applications, and creation of systems that integrate this knowledge into continuous care.
Publication Date: 10/16/2024
This webinar was part of a larger seminar series presented by the Institute for Implementation Science (IIS), co-hosted by the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living.
Publication Date: 09/03/2024
This webinar provides an overview of the evidence linking urban form and policy to physical activity and health-related outcomes, and introduces the audience to the development and application of a first-generation of indicators to assess the degree to which cities across the globe are promotive of health and sustainability.
Publication Date: 08/09/2024
Join Emma Saving, BA, MPH student, in an exploration of the links between community gardens and farms and health, from treating patients to improving nutrition in different communities. Learn about different efforts of community gardening and farming and their health impacts in the Houston area.
Publication Date: 06/05/2024
The Texas Pediatric Brain Health Initiative is a multisector, multi-agency collaboration focused on the prenatal to three-year-old developmental window. The purpose of this initiative is to use the current science on pediatric brain development to help inform and support program that promote community resilience and optimal development in Texas' children.
This year’s web series is funded by The Department of Family & Protective Services through Prevention and Early Intervention.
Publication Date: 05/09/2024
The Texas Pediatric Brain Health Initiative is a multisector, multi-agency collaboration focused on the prenatal to three-year-old developmental window. The purpose of this initiative is to use the current science on pediatric brain development to help inform and support program that promote community resilience and optimal development in Texas' children.
This year’s web series is funded by The Department of Family & Protective Services through Prevention and Early Intervention.
Publication Date: 04/19/2024
Vaping has become the most common method of cannabis use among youth and young adults in the US. Using data from national and Texas-based studies, Dr. Dale Mantey discussed the shifting trends and patterns of cannabis use before addressing the ongoing development of a school-based, cannabis vaping prevention program.
Publication Date: 03/29/2024
This webinar presented findings from a pilot implementation of a nutrition-focused community health worker (CHW) intervention in permanent supportive housing to reduce food insecurity and improve nutrition outcomes.
Publication Date: 03/26/2024
March is National Nutrition Month®! This year's theme was "Beyond the Table," which addresses the farm-to-fork aspect of nutrition. This webinar demonstrated how to make compostable plant pots from repurposed items and taught the basics on how to start vegetables from seed.
Publication Date: 12/01/2023
Culinary medicine is an interdisciplinary approach to nutrition that combines health science and culinary arts to translate recommendations into practical skills and promote the self-efficacy required for sustained behavior change. Teaching kitchens are the educational spaces where health and culinary professionals practice culinary medicine and people participate in experiential and hands-on learning. Starting and scaling a culinary medicine program can support the health of children; adults; employees; students; and various other community members. These programs can also help prevent and/or manage their chronic diseases. Join the webinar to learn six steps that can start as soon as tomorrow.
Publication Date: 11/16/2023
Dr. Jaimie Davis spoke about the findings from her recently completed NIH-funded grant that evaluated the effects of a school-based nutrition, gardening, & cooking intervention on health and academic outcomes primarily in low-income Latinx children and their families. She also covered strategies for sustaining and scaling school garden programs across Texas and other parts of the country.
Publication Date: 10/13/2023
This webinar examined the collaborative approach of involving communities in research efforts related to nutrition and health disparities.
Publication Date: 09/08/2023
Dr. Augusto De Moraes dove into the world of lifestyle behaviors, environmental influences, and the remarkable role of prediction models to reduce health disparities.
Publication Date: 08/29/2023
Immunizations are one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century and have prevented countless illnesses as well as saved lives. Required school vaccinations protect both the child who is immunized and the community at large, including those who can’t be vaccinated. This webinar discussed how vaccines work, the safety record of vaccines, myths and misinformation, current coverage rates, and public health law as it relates to required school immunizations.
Publication Date: 05/16/2023
Most people who lose weight voluntarily are not able to maintain that weight loss over the long-term. The International Weight Control Registry (IWCR) was established to learn more about factors that impact weight loss and weight loss maintenance. The IWCR is an online registry that enrolls persons with overweight and obesity who are have previously attempted to lose weight (either successfully or unsuccessfully), who are in the process of losing weight, or who intend to lose weight in the future. Information is collected on biological, behavioral, environmental, and psychosocial factors.
Publication Date: 05/10/2023
This webinar explored the latest advancements in using Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency in the development of nutrition-related content. Attendees can expect to discuss the benefits of using these technologies, including automating of certain tasks, expediting the process of content creation, and providing more personalized support.
Publication Date: 04/26/2023
This presentation shares data on the current state of maternal mortality and maternity care deserts in Texas including contributing factors and evidence-based solutions. We will also focus on the increasing mental health crisis facing children and adolescents, exacerbated by a shortage of providers and the COVID-19 pandemic. Both short and long-term solutions are explored to improve the health of mothers and children in Texas.
Publication Date: 03/27/2023
This webinar will highlight digital tools used by the Swartz lab to improve physical function and health-related quality of life in cancer patients and survivors.
Publication Date: 03/03/2023
Live Smart Texas annually hosted World Obesity Day with a summit on the impact of obesity and how to work together to address its many root causes.
Publication Date: 02/17/2023
As the first webinar in a 3-part series on Food Insecurity in Texas, this webinar will discuss the problem of food and nutritional security in Texas from a public health and health care professional perspective.
Publication Date: 01/17/2023
The goal of this webinar is to provide an introduction to count data regression models in the medical and social sciences.
Publication Date: 10/25/2022
With funding from the Recovery Research Institute’s pilot grant program, we conducted a preliminary cost-effectiveness analysis of long-term, post-treatment peer recovery support services for substance use disorder.
Publication Date: 09/20/2022
Recently, Hutchinson identified a connection between iron and excessive adiposity. To this combined effect, the scientists characterize as “Double Burden of Malnutrition” (DBM), which consists of the coexistence of undernutrition (deficiencies) and overnutrition in the same population across the life course. The DBM concept also recognizes that undernutrition early in the life course contributes to an increased propensity for overnutrition in adulthood.
Publication Date: 09/13/2022
Food Prescription (Food Rx) programs are gaining popularity and increasing attention from funders, policy makers, healthcare systems, social service
agencies, and researchers, as a strategy to both improve health outcomes and address social determinants of health among those most vulnerable.
Publication Date: 08/18/2022
This webinar will:
- Describe some of the key strategies and tactics for the public health sector of the Physical Activity Plan
- Present ways the Physical Activity Plan can collaborate with local and state health practitioners
- Identify strategies and tactics to enhance capacity to promote physical activity among physical activity practitioners
Publication Date: 08/11/2022
A just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) is a smartphone-based intervention design that aims to provide tailored support in the moments it is most needed. This webinar will provide an overview of JITAIs, including their purpose, design considerations, and implications for health behaviors including diet and physical activity.
Publication Date: 08/10/2022
This webinar will focus on the strategies and tactics of the Transportation, Land Use and Community Design Sector. We will discuss the importance of walking and bicycling for transportation as a part of the National Physical Activity Plan and examine strategies for creating safe opportunities for all. Specifically, we'll address planning, laws/legislation, funding, data and programming for supporting active transportation.
Publication Date: 08/03/2022
This webinar covers the high-level strategies of the business and industry sector and highlight some recent resources we’ve created to support employers in promoting physical activity, including our forthcoming release of our CEO Pledge.
Publication Date: 07/28/2022
In this webinar, Dr. Kevin Lanza will share his work in Central Texas to determine the association between outdoor temperatures and physical activity, and to evaluate different strategies to promote safe physical activity in warm climates.
Publication Date: 07/26/2022
Student development of and participation in healthy behaviors such as physical activity, healthy eating, and mental health programs are important components of comprehensive school programming. Engagement in these activities can also be predictive of academic and health outcomes. Schools and school districts can prioritize health behaviors in a variety of ways, including in their policies and in their district wide health agendas.
Publication Date: 07/21/2022
The Military Sector recognizes that physical inactivity is more than a public health epidemic, it is also a significant threat to U.S. national security. Physical activity is vital to increasing the health and military readiness of our nation’s warfighters, and improving the quality and length of life among Veterans, civilian employees of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and families of service members.
Publication Date: 05/31/2022
Research shows that social support is strongly associated with increased engagement in physical activity in women, yet findings are mixed regarding whether interventions that intervene with social networks are more effective than those focused on individuals. This webinar will describe a randomized controlled trial that leverages existing mobile technology and is testing a dyadic health coaching intervention designed to foster support within dyads of inactive, predominantly Black and Latina women.
Publication Date: 04/28/2022
The uptake of informatics solutions in clinical care (e.g., Electronic Health Record systems) combined with the ubiquity of smartphones and wearable devices has led to an exponential growth of digital health solutions. Digital health is broadly defined as the development of, and use of IT, software, hardware, and other mobile health (mHealth) technologies, and their integration, to improve care, access to care, and health more generally.
Publication Date: 03/15/2022
Machine learning algorithms are currently used in several areas to improve decisions, but none will be as important as in healthcare. Its greatest potential impact will be in poorer and remote areas that have difficult access to medical specialists and other health professionals. This talk will present results from a research group at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, on the development of machine learning algorithms to improve decisions in disadvantaged areas.
Publication Date: 02/15/2022
This webinar will discuss the cookbook: How Good Food Works from Seed to Plate. The authors Laura S. Moore and Dr. Wesley McWhorter will talk about the challenges of healthy eating and how flavor plays such a major role in changing the way people eat.
Publication Date: 01/26/2022
Dr. Susan Fisher-Hoch and Dr. Joseph McCormick covered the new COVID-19 variants and their epidemiology. They also discussed the variants implications for the future, vaccines, and other public health measures for 2022.
Publication Date: 11/17/2021
Walk Across Texas!, a community-based physical activity promotion program, just turned 25 years old – and it’s still going strong.
Publication Date: 11/03/2021
Did you know that tooth decay is the most common childhood disease? In addition to causing serious discomfort, poor oral health in childhood can lead to disfigurement, infections, and impaired language development.
Publication Date: 09/23/2021
As COVID-19 rates fall and vaccinations are being administered, many people are returning to in-person physical activity. This webinar reviewed the latest safety guidelines.
Publication Date: 07/20/2021
This webinar explored the design method of health promotion interweaving into settings and environments, defined as weaving or blending health promotion strategies, practices, programs, and policies to fit within and build from existing context.
Publication Date: 05/19/2021
As Texas schools close for the spring session, and prepare for summer and fall, experts at the UTHealth School of Public Health will provide information on a statewide COVID-19 antibody study called Texas Cares.
Publication Date: 04/27/2021
We will discuss how the current vaccines are made, how they induce immunity, their side effects, their effectiveness, their distribution, why people should get vaccinated.
Publication Date: 03/22/2021
In this webinar, the Food Retail: Evaluation Strategies for a Healthy Austin (FRESH Austin) research team presented empirical and simulation-based findings on the impact of COVID-19 on food security, food purchasing, cooking, and consumption habits among central Texas residents during mid-2020.
