August 20, 2024
Brett Perkison, MD, MPH, is leading a new study to evaluate the effectiveness of cooling vests in protecting construction workers from heat stress, part of a broader effort to develop better practices for protecting at-risk workers from heat-related illness.
July 30, 2024
Recent research published in Frontiers in Environmental Health shows significant improvements in knowledge and access to health and safety resources for workers responding to flooded environments using a mobile web application and eHealth tool.
July 24, 2024
Dr. William "Brett" Perkison appeared on the July edition of the UTHealth Houston Well Connected Podcast. Listen as Dr. Perkison shares insights on "The Importance of Men's Health".
July 24, 2024
Youngjin Kim, a SWCOEH NIOSH-funded Trainee in Industrial Hygiene at the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH), is spending the summer of 2024 as an intern at the Freeport-McMoRan copper mine in Safford, Arizona.
July 23, 2024
Nhu Nguyen, a NIOSH-funded Trainee in Industrial Hygiene at the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) is spending the summer of 2024 as an intern at the Freeport-McMoRan copper mine in Morenci, Arizona.
July 19, 2024
Shannon Guillot-Wright, PhD, associate professor with the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) at UTHealth Houston, led research that shows how under-regulated, dangerous, and physically demanding work performed largely by migrant and refugee workers in the Gulf of Mexico had adverse health impacts.
July 17, 2024
A large contingent of trainees, faculty and alumni from the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) attended the AIHA Conference in Columbus, Ohio in May.
July 3, 2024
Brett Perkison was a guest speaker on the “Workplace Health Without Borders” (WHWB) Webinar on June 13.
June 27, 2024
William “Brett” Perkison, MD, MPH, was the first author on a study of heat illness prevention in outdoor workers. The study examined the effects of removing the medical surveillance component from a heat illness prevention program (HIPP) for outdoor workers in Central Texas.
June 27, 2024
Jooyeon Hwang, PhD, an associate professor in industrial hygiene for the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) at the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, was principal investigator on a study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in firefighters. The study found an association between PAH exposure and changes in blood cell components in firefighters, emphasizing the need for improved decontamination protocols and protective measures, particularly for volunteer firefighters.
The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health is part of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
