November 2022
Meet Black Mamas ATX
In 2022, Texas Health Institute had the opportunity to be the fiscal sponsor for a small but vital nonprofit in Central Texas: Black Mamas ATX, headed by Executive Director Kelenne
September 2022
CJA National Conference 2022
Bridging Communities to Achieve Equity for All. 20+ years of improving health, increasing access, and eliminating disparities
May 2022
Advancing Health and Opportunity in South Texas
Historically, border areas have been neglected in many, if not all, aspects of health care and public health. Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, communities along the southern border of
May 2022
Addressing Health Disparities with CHR&R: Webinar
Turning Data Into Action: Addressing Health Disparities with County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2022 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) is an easy-to-use snapshot that compares counties within states. For the
April 2022
New Rankings Show Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties in Texas
Madison, Wis.—Collin ranks the healthiest in Texas and Brooks is the least healthy county in the state, according to new County Health Rankings data from the University of Wisconsin Population
March 2022
Central Texas County CHNAs
THI conducted CHNAs for SDF for three counties in Central Texas and one qualitative report.
August 2021
August Provides a “Twofer” for Vaccine Information and Education
The Immunization Partnership Staff August is National Immunization Awareness Month and we are featuring a guest blog from The Immunization Partnership, who distributes resources to promote adult and child vaccinations
February 2021
Regional Sense-Making in Community Health
Translating evidence and ideas, or “sense-making,” is a core competency of Texas Health Institute (THI) as the state’s public health institute. The Community Health team’s work over multiple projects in
September 2020
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Planning Initiative
The purpose of the initiative is to strengthen and expand the capacity of rural communities to engage high risk populations and improve Substance Use Disorder/Opioid Use Disorder prevention, treatment, and
June 2020
Co. Health Rankings: Health Equity and COVID-19
2020 County Health Rankings: Applying a Health Equity Lens to Inform COVID-19 Response and Action