There are many factors that are associated with community-level maltreatment risk, including child and family poverty, crime, enrollment in school, health behaviors, and child safety.
High severe maternal morbidity rates cluster in certain ZIP Codes, new analysis finds
Severe maternal morbidity varies dramatically in Texas by both race/ethnicity and geographic region, according to a new report and searchable maps.
11 Recommendations for Catalyzing Telemedicine Adoption in Texas
In order to catalyze the expansion of telemedicine in Texas, the Texas Health Improvement Network (THIN) has released 11 recommendations to policymakers in the areas of telemedicine infrastructure, start-up challenges, regulatory issues, and legal issues.
Dr. Lisa Hollier and Dr. Elliott Main to Keynote 2019 TCHMB Annual Summit
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Dr. Karen DeSalvo to keynote 2018 Healthier Texas Summit
Maternal risk factors in Texas vary dramatically from one zip code to the next, according to new study
Infant mortality rates in Texas vary dramatically from one zip code to the next, according to new study
Texas Ranks 47th in Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccination Coverage
In 2016, less than a third of Texas adolescents were up-to-date on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations, according to a new report from researchers at The University of Texas System and UT Health Northeast. Only Wyoming, Mississippi, South Carolina and Utah had HPV vaccination coverage levels lower than Texas.
Texas Health Improvement Network Proposes Five Interim Charges for 86th Legislature
Join Us November 6-7 for the Healthier Texas Summit
Population Health Is Hiring
The University of Texas System Population Health Initiative has one opening: Director of Health Economics and Outcome Research. Learn about the open position and apply.
Eliminating Tobacco on our Campuses
Suicide rates for white Texans more than triple rates for black and Hispanic Texans, UT analysis shows
3,403 Texans died from suicide in 2015, the most recent year for which there are numbers. This is more than double the number killed by homicide, and was the second leading cause of death for ages 15-24, after unintentional injuries (e.g. car accidents). Suicide was the fourth leading cause of death for ages 15-64.
Office of Health Affairs Launches the Texas Health Journal
UT System hosts annual Eliminate Tobacco Use Summit
Lakey and Keller in the Dallas Morning News: Texas needs to reform its mental health hospitals
UT System takes lead in becoming tobacco free
Lakey and Martinez on TribTalk: "Texas has a serious mental health problem"
National March of Dimes president to keynote UT System conference on maternal and infant health
Jennifer Howse, Ph.D., president of March of Dimes, will keynote Healthy Beginnings 2016, a two-day educational conference for perinatal health professionals in Texas. The conference will be held Nov. 15-16 and is being hosted by the Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies (TCHMB), a joint initiative of The University of Texas System and the Texas Department of State Health Services.