April 15, 2026
At the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, education in Occupational and Environmental Health does not stop at textbooks, lectures, or classroom discussions. One of the most dynamic and memorable learning experiences in the Occupational Health curriculum is the Occupational Health Field Trips course, a program designed to take students directly into the environments where workplace health and safety decisions truly matter.
September 30, 2025
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health hosted a kickoff event to celebrate the launch of a $5 million, multi-year initiative focused on reducing cancer risks and health impacts of environmental exposures for firefighters.
September 11, 2025
Three UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students have been selected as the 2025 Shreela and Vibhu Sharma Endowment for Excellence in Community Nutrition, Climate Health, and Sustainability fellows.
August 29, 2025
Shannon Guillot-Wright, PhD, was recently awarded $400,000 by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the expansion of the Docside Clinic: Connecting Docs to Docks initiative.
July 25, 2025
On July 2nd, Lukas Richards, MD, a resident physician from UTHealth Houston’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) Residency program, presented on behalf of the Docside Clinic: Connecting Docs to Docks.
June 6, 2025
Alumni from the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health gathered for a special reception at the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Connect 2025 in Kansas City, MO.
April 24, 2025
As part of the Occupational Health Field Trips (PH 2260) course, students in the Industrial Hygiene (IH) and Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) training programs recently visited the Houston Fire Department (HFD).
April 24, 2025
Jooyeon Hwang, PhD recently spoke to CNN about the long-term health risks for firefighters battling wildfires in Southern California.
April 18, 2025
The SWCOEH commemorates Workers Memorial Day, an international day of observance for individuals killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell in the course of their work. It serves as a tragic reminder of the preventable nature of workplace fatalities, injuries, and illnesses and underscores the need for ongoing efforts to improve workplace health and safety.
March 7, 2025
Michael Lemke, PhD, became one of the newest faculty members at the San Antonio location of the school this past year and his research contributes to the work of the Southwest Center for Environmental and Occupational Health. His research areas focus on occupational health hazards for truck drivers who tend to have exceptionally poor health and safety outcomes.
