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HOMES with HEART: Work begins for UTHealth Houston recovery housing project expansion
October 14, 2026
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Partnership with UT Physicians Brings CHPPR’s SCAN Diabetes Nutrition Program into Clinical Practice
Researchers at the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR) have partnered with UT Physicians to implement a nutrition-based diabetes intervention into clinical practice. This marks the first time the university-developed Sustainable Culturally Adapted Nutrition (SCAN) program has been translated into a clinic setting.
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CHPPR Expands Successful SCAN Program to Support Diabetes Management
SCAN (Sustainable Culturally Adaptive Nutrition), a successful UTHealth Houston Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR) program that helped people with pre-diabetes make lasting lifestyle changes, has now been expanded to support individuals already living with diabetes. The updated program is being tested at clinics throughout Houston, Texas.
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New public health building opens!
For students at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Aug. 31 will mark more than the start of a new semester. It will usher in a new era as they prepare to learn and connect in a newly constructed state-of-the-art facility designed with their education and future careers in mind.
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UTHealth Houston Researchers Join National Conversation on Addiction Recovery Science
Researchers from the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research recently attended a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) scientific meeting on addiction recovery science to represent UTHealth Houston and help lead the national conversation about the future of the field.