Center for Healthy Living Events

Ready.Set.Practice - Practice Day 2026

Join us on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. CST for the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Practice Day celebration, held in honor of National Public Health Week (April 6–12, 2026). This annual event recognizes students who have completed or are currently pursuing a practicum experience and who participated in this year’s Three Minute Thesis–style competition. During the program, the Practice Council will announce the top three award recipients, and all attendees will have the opportunity to celebrate the innovative, action?oriented work presented by our students.

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University-Community Partnerships for Advancing Active Living in Texas: Co-Learning about Needs, Assets & Opportunities with Under-Resourced Communities

Physical activity plays a critical role in improving both health and social outcomes, yet disparities persist in under-resourced communities. This session draws on findings from three community health assessments conducted in Houston and Austin, Texas to explore needs, assets, and opportunities for promoting active living. This webinar will highlight the value of university-community partnerships and participatory approaches for community-engaged co-learning for active living promotion.

Objectives

1. Describe current disparities in leisure-time physical activity in Texas children and adults
2. Identify helpful community assessment toolkits and participatory learning methods
3. Describe common barriers, facilitators and opportunities for active living promotion in under-resourced communities.

Speaker

Andrew Springer, DrPH
Associate Professor of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin

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