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UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in San Antonio
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We're tackling complicated public health issues impacting our communities. Come pursue a degree with us while fighting for a healthier, safer future—for everyone.
👶🏻 🎀 BIG congratulations to San Antonio Dean Jack Tsai, PhD, and Associate Professor Vanessa Schick-Tsai, PhD, who welcomed baby girl ✨ Haven Rose ✨ to their family in late August!

💕 We love her already and can't wait to see her hanging out with her parents on campus one day soon! ✨
September 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🏆 Jiaming Liang, PhD, has been awarded the Regional Award (North America) for Excellence in Publication in Behavioral Medicine by the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 👏
Read more: bit.ly/3TTgn2P
July 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
💔 Our hearts are broken and our thoughts are with our fellow Texans in the Hill Country.
Sending our love to all who are experiencing unimaginable loss. 🧡
July 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Stay safe out there today! 🇺🇸

#publichealth
July 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
🎥 @cbseveningnews.bsky.social interviewed SPH alum Robyn Stassen, DrPh, whose research 📚📈 uncovered a severe lack of publicly available information on how dangerous heat can be for pregnant moms. 🥵🤰🏽

Full story: bit.ly/44cTb5G
Stassen's study: bit.ly/3GtBN3n

@utsaroadrunners.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Our own faculty member, Dr. Carol Huber, is a San Antonio Business Journal Healthcare Hero this year! 🎉 It's a well-deserved honor!👏
Huber was recognized as an Outstanding Hospital-Based Health Care Executive for her role as VP at University Health's Institute for Public Health. 🙌
bit.ly/3YYtbba
May 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Happy Earth Day! 🌎 🌱
Did you know taking care of the Earth is public health? Clean water 💧, air, food 🥦 and green spaces 🌿 all make humans healthier! 💪

How are you taking care of the Earth? Check out our Earth Day Action Bingo and drop a comment 👇 to tell us how you're fighting climate change!
April 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
📍 St. Mary's University
🗓️ April 25-26
🕓 gates open until 8 p.m.
🎖️ win swag and Fiesta medals*
👩🏽‍🎓 #fiesta medals for all UTHH SPH students /grads

*while supplies last, so come early!

#publichealth
@stmarysu.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Happy #WorldHealthDay! Today we focus on all the different aspects of health that make us happy humans:
🤝 social time
🌿🌼 nature
🧘‍♀️ 💪 moving
🍎 🥦 fruit and veggies

Check back here all week long for National Public Health Week info! 🙌

#nationalpublichealthweek #worldhealthday #publichealth
April 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
✨ Dr. Laura McKieran received a Spurs Women's Leaders & Legacies Award last month! 🏀 🙌

McKieran's nonprofit, @cinow.bsky.social, collects local data on demographics and disparities has been used to make important policy decisions on a city and county level. 👏

📊 dive.cinow.info

#publichealth #data
April 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It's almost time to #fiesta, San Antonio!! Like always, we're gonna help kick off the festivities with our booth at @oysterbake!

And, yes, there will be #fiestamedals!

Stay tuned and check this space for more details about how to get one of our gorgeous medals!

#publichealth #fiesta2025
April 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Meet Michael Lemke, PhD, one of the newest assistant professor in San Antonio brings a unique background to his research into occupational health hazards. 🚛 👷🏾👷🏻‍♀️

Read more about his public health perspective at #linkinbio or at: bit.ly/4c0HIsa

#publichealth #sanantoniotx #occupationalhealth
March 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Learn how to make your LinkedIn profile work for you with great tips and info from faculty member Dr. Ginger Raya!

FREE ✨headshots ✨ immediately following the webinar on the San Antonio campus!

🗓️ Register for webinar: go.uth.edu/linkedinspri...
📸 Sign up for headshots: bit.ly/41TlcxL
March 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Happy International ✨Women's ✨Day! 🙋🏻‍♀️🙎🏽‍♀️💁🏿‍♀️🦸‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️
We’re honoring women today and sharing stories of women past and present who inspire and motivate the women of the
San Antonio campus every day. 🙌
Click to read about why these women inspire us. ✨

#internationalwomensday #equality #publichealth
March 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
bet you never knew so many celebrities cared so much about #publichealth 😌

Thanks 🙌 to the ✨#oscars✨ for all these great public health expressions. 🤩

Remember - application deadline is April 1! Join the world of public health, where we're fighting for a healthier, safer future for everyone! 💯
March 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Alexander Testa, PhD, received a grant to continue researching solutions for the high rate of gun thefts from vehicles in Texas.
@everytown.bsky.social data shows San Antonio ranks 5th among U.S. cities for vehicle gun thefts.

Read more: bit.ly/4gRoSEK

#publichealth #gunsafety #firearms
February 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Belinda Hernandez, PhD, spoke to the Houston Landing about how she navigates the sensitive subject of sex education in Texas schools, as she works to help districts implement evidence-based programs.

Read the full story at: bit.ly/4bb8AFw

#publichealth #publicschools #texas #evidencebased
February 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It's #AmericanHeartMonth! ❤️
We celebrated ✨#WearRedDay ✨ last week with a brisk walk around our campus, with encouragement from lots of cute lil' hearts! 💕 Thanks to our awesome staff for making this extra fun and beautiful! 🙌 👏

#PublicHealth #HeartHealth #keepmoving
@americanheart.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We're wearing red for American Heart Month! @americanheart.bsky.social

Join students, staff and faculty on campus this Friday at 1 p.m. for a short walk, snacks and drinks.

Let's get moving for heart health!

7411 John Smith Dr., Ste. 1100, San Antonio 78229

#americanheartmonth #publichealth
February 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It was our 3rd annual Cowboy Breakfast at the San Antonio campus today! There were breakfast tacos and swag for all, which included little boot-shaped koozies! And Josh tried out his best cowboy poses for the photos. 🤠 🌮

#tacos #cowboy #publichealth
January 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Join us for food and some sweet swag!
We love seeing all of our San Antonio students, so swing on by this Friday, Jan. 24 between 9:30 and 11 a.m.

On campus at 7411 John Smith Dr., Ste. 1100, San Antonio 78229.
January 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
when you work for a school of public health, but you're also just a chill guy making memes
January 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
public health improves when we take care of ourselves - and each other. ✨
let’s do both this year. 🙌
January 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
ICYMI: Dr. Testa @testaalex.bsky.social spoke with Megan Reyna at KENS5 in San Antonio about the dangerous trend of gun thefts from vehicles, which is a growing problem in San Antonio and across the state of Texas.
Read more: bit.ly/4giFAxe
December 18, 2024 at 3:54 PM