SWCOEH Response
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Webinars
UTHealth Publications
Adios Corona: Discussing Fears and More with Front Line Doctors
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD
November 17, 2021COVID-19: Vaccine Mandates and Employer Legal Concerns
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler, MD, MPH of Houston Area Safety Council
September 9, 2021College of the Mainland Gulf Coast Safety Institute Center for Risk Management: Safety Professionals Involvement with the Next Pandemic
Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM
June 18, 2021Texas Cares: A COVID-19 antibody project. How bad is COVID-19 in Texas, and how should schools respond?
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD, Harold W. Kohl, PhD, MPH, Steven H. Kelder, PhD, MPH
May 18, 2021Colonias & COVID-19 Informative Sessions
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD
March 15, 2021COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar for community health workers and promotoras in New Mexico: Spanish-speaking town hall.
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD
Office of Health Equity, New Mexico Department of Health
February 17, 2021
COVID-19 & The Vaccine and Slide Deck
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler, MD, MPH of Health and Safety Council
January 13, 2021
Safety & Health Battling COVID-19
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD, David I. Douphrate, PhD, MPT, MBA, CPE, CSP, Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM, Kristina Mena, MSPH, PhD, Janelle Rios, MPH, PhD, and Tommy Hysler, MD, MPH of Health and Safety Council (Webinar moderator)
UTHealth, HASC, and El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
December 1, 2020Returning to Work Safely Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and Slide Deck
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD, David I. Douphrate, PhD, MPT, MBA, CPE, CSP, Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM, Kristina Mena, MSPH, PhD, Janelle Rios, MPH, PhD, and Tommy Hysler, MD, MPH of Health and Safety Council (Webinar moderator)
UTHealth, HASC, and Charlotte Regional Safety and Health School
November 17, 2020COVID-19 & the Flu: An Employer's Outlook on the Potential Impact and Slide Deck
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler, MD, MPH of Houston Area Safety Council
September 24, 2020Living and Working with COVID - How to Create a Safe, Healthy, and Functional Work Environment While Protecting Your Employees and Customers from COVID-19
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD, David I. Douphrate, PhD, MPT, MBA, CPE, CSP, Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM, Kristina Mena, MSPH, PhD, Janelle Rios, MPH, PhD, and Tommy Hysler, MD, MPH of Houston Area Safety Council (Webinar moderator)
American Society of Safety Professionals Region VI PDC
September 16, 2020Strategies for Keeping Your Health & Safety Program on Course in a Sea of Constant Change - Preparing for the next Pandemic
Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM
American Society of Safety Professionals Region VI PDC
September 15, 2020On COVID-19 and heat exposure for outdoor workers
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD and Anabel Rodriguez, MPH, PhD
Facebook Live session hosted by the Workers’ Defense Project (out of Austin); part of “Workers Defense FB Live: Worker Safety Training” series
July 28, 2020COVID-19: Employer Testing Options, Slide Deck, and Webinar Q&A
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler, MD, MPH of Houston Area Safety Council
July 22, 2020Reopen Texas: Return to Work the Right Way – Webinar Series
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD, David I. Douphrate, PhD, MPT, MBA, CPE, CSP, Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM, Kristina Mena, MSPH, PhD, Janelle Rios, MPH, PhD, Michelle McDaniel BS, CHES (SWCOEH Outreach facilitator), and Tommy Hysler, MD, MPH of Houston Area Safety Council (Webinar moderator)- May 20, 2020 - Retail Industry
- May 27, 2020 - Restaurant Industry
- June 3, 2020 - Construction & Manufacturing Industries
- June 10, 2020 - Places of Worship
- June 17, 2020 - Promoting Mental Health and Employee Resilience
- June 24, 2020 - Personal Care Establishments
- July 1, 2020 - Other Healthcare Settings
More information on weekly guest panelists, presentation recordings and slide decks available at https://bit.ly/2WUTTAr
Campus Health, Safety, and Environmental Management Association “Preparing College and University EH&S Programs for the Impending Financial Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic” Nationwide webinar
Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM
Scott Patlovich, DrPH, CIH, CBSP, CHMM, CPH
June 25, 2020Workplace Learning Systems/Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health “Returning to Work with COVID-19: Adapting to a New Normal” Webinar to nationwide audience
Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM
Scott Patlovich, DrPH, CIH, CBSP, CHMM, CPH
May 1, 2020COVID-19: Industry Impact and Moving Forward and Webinar Q&A
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD, Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM, and Tommy Hysler, MD, MPH of Houston Area Safety Council
April 28, 2020Buffalo Bayou Partnership “Options for Returning to Operations Post COVID-19” Webinar
Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM
Scott Patlovich, DrPH, CIH, CBSP, CHMM, CPH
April 28, 2020
Brighter Bites Food Coalition “Basic Considerations for Restoring Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Webinar to 5 state regions
Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM
Scott Patlovich, DrPH, CIH, CBSP, CHMM, CPH
April 27, 2020El Paso Texas Medical Society “Options for Re-Processing Protective Respiratory Equipment in the COVID-19 Environment.” Webinar to El Paso professional community
Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM
Scott Patlovich, DrPH, CIH, CBSP, CHMM, CPH
April 24, 2020Construction and COVID-19: Staying Safe on the Job Site
Kristina D. Mena, MSPH, PhD, Michelle R. McDaniel, BS, CHES, David I. Douphrate, PhD, MPT, MBA, CPE, CSP, Janelle Rios, MPH, PhD, William Brett Perkison MD, MPH, FACOEM, and Tommy Hysler, MD, MPH, PhD (OEM Trainee alum/Houston Area Safety Council Medical Director), in partnership with El Paso Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce and Sundt Construction
April, 16, 2020Developing Relationships in Agricultural Industry to Enhance Education, Communication, and Increase Access to Care
Bethany Boggess Alcauter, MPH, David I. Douphrate, PhD, MPT, MBA, CPE, Anabel Rodriguez, MPH, PhD, for “COVID-19 Webinar Series: Resource Sharing and Discussions from the Frontline” from the National Center for Farmworker Health
April 15, 2020Work Safe, Stay Healthy at Home: Ergonomics, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Mental Health guidance while working remotely from home during COVID-19
Michelle R. McDaniel, BS, CHES, David I. Douphrate, PhD, MPT, MBA, CPE, CSP, R. Sue Day, MS, PhD, Francisco I. Perez, PhD, for the SWCOEH
Tuesday, April 14, 2020Occupational risks during the COVID-19 pandemic (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD
March 27, 2020Industry Impact of COVID-19 Webinar and Webinar Q&A
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD and Tommy Hysler, MD, MPH of Houston Area Safety Council
March 26, 2020Media
Return-to-work guidelines for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rueda-Garrido JC, Vicente-Herrero MT, del Campo MT, Reinoso-Barbero L, de la Hoz R, Delclos G, Kales S, Fernandez-Montero A.
Occupational Medicine 2020 [In press].Impact of meteorological factors on the COVID-19 transmission: A multi-city study in China
Liu J, Zhou J, Yao J, Zhang X, Li L, Xu X, He X, Wang B, Fu S, Niu T, Yan J, Shi Y, Ren X, Niu J, Zhu W, Li S, Luo B, Zhang K.
Sci Tot Env. 2020; 726: 138513What dairy farmers must know about COVID-19 [Also in Spanish]
Douphrate D, Rodriguez A.
Hoard's Dairyman 2020; April 10; 213.Steps you can take to prevent the introduction and spread of COVID-19 on your dairy
Douphrate D, Rodriguez A.
E-Newsletter from the New Mexico State University Cooperative Dairy Extension Service 2020; (Vol. 54, March)Training and Fit Testing of Health Care Personnel for Reusable Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirators Compared With Disposable N95 Respirators
Pompeii L, Kraft C, Brownsword E, Lane M, Benavides E, Rios J, Radonovich L.
JAMA. 2020; 323(18):1849-1852Other Activities
Risk of contagion with coronavirus in Houston remains at low to moderate levels, according to experts
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
May 22, 2022Why did the CDC update its recommendations on wearing masks indoors?
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
February 27, 2022
Expert says that COVID-19 cases due to the omiron variant are expected to rise rapidly
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
January 2, 2022COVID Help Desk: Will the U.S. authorize a pill to treat COVID-19 anytime soon?
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD in Houston Chronicle
November 11, 2021COVID Help Desk: Is Texas faring better or worse than the rest of the country in pandemic deaths?
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD in Houston Chronicle
September 23, 2021Action 13 uncovers answers on new COVID variant and the latest on booster shots
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on KTRK-13
September 7, 2021
COVID-19 booster shots are coming, but doctors say you don't need one right now
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on KHOU-11
September 6, 2021Baylor College of Medicine is looking for volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine boosters
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
September 3, 2021COVID-19 Update: UTHealth Surgery Grand Rounds
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD, Luis Ostrosky, MD
September 2, 2021El Paso health workers look to school vaccine clinics to boost rates among adolescents
Kristina Mena, PhD in El Paso Matters
August 27, 2021How to talk to your loved ones about getting the COVID-19 vaccine
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD in Houston Chronicle
August 3, 2021Children and the COVID-19 vaccine
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Fox 26
June 9, 2021New Masking Guidelines
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD
June 6, 2021'A breath of fresh air': Masks no longer mandated for vaccinated people
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD in Houston Chronicle
May 13, 2021Texas, Mississippi lift COVID-19 mask mandate amid criticism
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on CNA (Channel News Asia)
May 2, 2021El Paso’s young adults - especially men - slow to get COVID-19 vaccines
Kristina Mena, PhD in El Paso Matters
April 29, 2021
Texas opens vaccination for those over 16 years old
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Telemundo
March 29, 2021Survey: Nearly 30% of El Pasoans may have COVID antibodies
Kristina Mena, PhD in El Paso Inc.
March 21, 2021Could vaccination prevent another spike in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Texas?
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
March 19, 2021Study finds COVID-19 antibodies in 29% of El Pasoans
Kristina Mena, PhD in El Paso Matters
March 16, 2021Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine and FDA Emergency Use Authorization
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Telemundo
February 27, 2021Study: AstraZeneca Vaccine Offers Minimal Protection Against South African Covid-19 Strain (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Telemundo
February 7, 2021
"I motivate you all to get vaccinated": the message of several political leaders from Texas and Houston who got immunized (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
December 30, 2020Coronavirus: "This wave is much worse than the first", concern in Houston for increased hospitalizations (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
December 29, 2020
What can people with chronic conditions expect from the COVID-19 vaccine? (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Telemundo
December 28, 2020COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD
December 19, 2020What is the difference between Pfizer's vaccine and Moderna's? We explain (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
December 17, 2020UTHealth Town Hall COVID-19 Vaccine Update
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD, President Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, and members of UTHealth leadership
December 17, 2020Houston hospitals plan distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Telemundo
December 11, 2020Family is everything, let’s reduce the risk at home and protect our elders
Kristina Mena, PhD, in El Paso Times
December 4, 2020CDC recommends avoiding travel during the holidays (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
November 22, 2020COVID-19 and getting ready for Labor Day (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
Sept 03, 2020COVID-19, flu and getting ready for the winter (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
Sept 03, 2020Flu and COVID-19 (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
August 16, 2020COVID-19: the trends on mortality, new cases and positivity rate (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Voice of America
July 13, 2020The “UTHealth School of Public Health SWCOEH & Houston Area Safety Council (HASC) Reopen Texas: Return to Work the Right Way – Webinar Series” how to provide best health and safety practices for Texas business owners in various industries as they reopen after COVID-19 closures
Kristina Mena, PhD on KVIA-TV in El Paso
May 20, 2020
Interview appeared during the 6 and 10 p.m. broadcast and the story was shared on the station's websiteOn a coordinated effort to assess needs and create a process for personal protection equipment for frontline health care workers
Kristina Mena, PhD, quoted in Telemundo El Paso
May 13, 2020Helping guide El Paso in safety and identifying needs as more businesses open
Kristina Mena, PhD in El Paso Herald-Post
May 9, 2020On how antibody test would determine whether you had COVID-19 (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Telemundo, Houston Channel 47
May 4, 2020What are antibody tests and why they seek to be performed on patients with coronavirus (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision 45
April 18, 2020Air Quality Has Improved Since Houstonians Have Been Forced Indoors. But Some Fear EPA Rollbacks
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Houston Public Media / NPR
April 10, 2020On cloth masks for COVID-19 (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Telemundo
April 4, 2020On cloth masks for COVID-19 (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision
April 4, 2020COVID-19 just a problem for elderly people, right? Think again
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on the UT Physicians website
March 27, 2020COVID-19 Could Be a ‘Double Whammy’ for Those in Pollution Hotspots
William Brett Perkison, MD, MPH on The Texas Observer
March 25, 2020Answering questions on COVID-19 (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision 45 Houston - Facebook Live Q&A
March 19, 2020Millennials without fear of catching COVID-19 (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Telemundo
March 18, 2020Answering questions on COVID-19 (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision 45 Houston - Facebook Live Q&A
March 12, 2020
Answering questions on COVID-19 (IN SPANISH)
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD on Univision 45 Houston - Facebook Live Q&A
March 4, 2020UTHealth School of Public Health - Coronavirus Expert Panel
George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD, UTHealth, HCPH, and TMC public health officials
February 7, 2020
Institutional and TMC Roles related to COVID-19 responseGeorge Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD
- Medical Director, UTHealth Employee Health
- Member, UTHealth Executive Emergency Operations Team
- Member, UTHealth Advisory Strike Force on Path Forward
- Member, Texas Children’s Hospital Workforce Health Committee
William Brett Perkison MD, MPH
- UT Physician Faculty Provider – providing clinical care for UT Physician patients including testing and evaluating for COVID19 testing and treatment
SWCOEH Occupational Medicine Residents
- Covering weekends, screening UTHealth employees for COVID-19 testing and management
Safety Advisory Meetings related to COVID-19 response
Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM
Scott Patlovich, DrPH, CIH, CBSP, CHMM, CPHTexas Department of Emergency Mgmt. (TDEM) use of KN95 respirator – performance testing in San Antonio – fit testing Brennan Mulligan SKYOU, Inc.
July 8, 2020Neste Corporation – an open workspace “green” energy company, headquartered in Finland but with major office in Houston – strategies for re-opening
May 20, 2020Texas State Legislature – recommendations about safe handling of paperwork, office supplies
May 7, 2020Houston Community College – possible re-opening of library facilities
May 6, 2020Alabama Power Company “Return to Work Policies” review of policies documents
April 28, 2020King Abdulla University of Science and Technology – EH&S’s role in COVID-19 response especially focused on occupational health aspects
April 24, 2020TECO Texas Medical Center Energy Cooperative – advice regarding notifications, return to work
April 6, 2020City of Houston Public Health – PPE use and possible re-processing
March 27, 2020Harris County Public Health – interpretation of IAQ samples in NRG Center (after Rodeo for establishment of a surge hospital) and review of protocols for Juvenile Detention Center
March 13, 2020
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