School of Public health professor Natalie Johnson will have her infant respiratory disease research supported by a $2 million grant. (Health Science Center) By Tamim Choudhury, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Natalie Johnson, PhD, assistant professor at Texas A&M School of Public Health, has received the Outstanding New Environmental…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University School of Public Health Workers in high-risk industrial settings such as petrochemical and oil and gas operations routinely handle tasks that are complicated, and if not done properly, dangerous. In the 1980s, chemical disasters showed the need for procedures designed to keep people…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell Texas A&M University School of Public Health The border region between the United States and Mexico is home to more than 14 million people, split on both sides of the 2,000-mile border. Although living in different nations, these populations have many social, cultural and…
By Michael Morrisey, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, for The Conversation The Trump administration’s executive order changing some elements of the Affordable Care Act’s administration are creating uncertainty as open enrollment for the health insurance marketplaces is set to start Nov. 1. How will the executive order…
Crews clean up debris in a neighborhood flooded by Hurricane Harvey in Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman) By Jennifer Horney, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, for The Conversation Two months after Hurricane Harvey submerged much of metropolitan Houston, recovery is under way across the city. Residents and…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Effective and efficient disaster recovery is necessary for individuals, the community and businesses to return to normal functioning from large-scale disasters like Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. In recent years, unmanned robots have been used to facilitate rescue,…
By Richard Nira, Texas A&M University College of Agriculture Leading U.S. healthcare experts will discuss how technology can improve healthcare delivery and contain costs in a nation with shifting healthcare demographics and economics in the Fall 2017 Architecture-For-Health Lecture Series at the Texas A&M College of Architecture. This…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Although disparities between the health of rural residents and city dwellers is well studied, researchers are finding health and life expectancy differences between populations that are much closer in proximity—say, for instance, in neighboring ZIP codes. A baby born…
By Katherine Hancock, Texas A&M University Health Science Center The Ergonomics Center at the Texas A&M School of Public Health is studying if there’s a way to disrupt one of the 21st century’s health epidemics—sedentary work environments—and using volunteers at their own university as test subjects. Researchers have recruited…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Texas is highly susceptible to both natural and technological disasters due to the substantial concentration of industrial facilities and extensive coastlines. The combined threats of natural hazards, climate change and coastal population growth has led Jennifer Horney, PhD, interim…
