Media Relations
Call 713-500-3030 if you would like to schedule an interview with faculty, students, or staff.
Style Guidelines:
In print publications and on the web, the appropriate references are:
- UTHealth Houston
- Second Reference: ‘UTHealth Houston’ or ‘the university’
- Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
- Second Reference: ‘Center for Healthy Living’ or ‘the Center’
- UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin
- Second Reference: ‘School of Public Health in Austin’ or ‘Austin location’
Note: UTHealth Houston has no space between “UT” and “Health.”
Quick Facts:
The Center was founded in
2006
29
The Center comprises 29 faculty members.
16.29 million children and families
As of the 2022-2023 school year, the Center directly reached an estimated 16.29 million children and families through school-based health promotion research projects and interventions.
The Center has experts across eight topics:
- school-based health programs;
- nutrition, food access, obesity
- family & child health
- tobacco, e-cigarette
- physical activity
- health policy
- heat safety
- road safety
Media Inquiries:
AUSTIN
Kirsten Handler
Communication Specialist
Email: [email protected]
Ali Linan
Communication Assistant
Email: [email protected]
HOUSTON
Deborah Mann Lake
Director of Media Relations and Social Media
Office: 713-500-3304
Email: [email protected]
Jeannette Sanchez
Manager of Media Relations
Office: 713-500-3042
Email: [email protected]
Sydney Lowther
Media Relations Specialist
Office: 713-500-3173
Email: [email protected]
