April 2026
Texas Health Lens: The Cost of Care and the Cost of Preventable Illness
April began with National Public Health Week. As the month closes, Texas is turning to another health issue that deserves equal attention: affordability.
April 2026
Community Health Professionals: A Critical Part of Public Health Infrastructure
CHPs offer an essential perspective and play many roles in strengthening communities and systems.
March 2026
Texas Health Lens: Community Health Workers, Billing, and Infrastructure
Across Texas, we are witnessing an important evolution in community-centered care. Community Health Workers (CHWs) have long played a critical role in supporting maternal health, chronic disease management, care coordination,
March 2026
The Responsive Trust Network: Turning Community Trust into Health System Capacity
Trust is one of the most critical, yet one of the most underdeveloped components of our health and research systems.
February 2026
Texas Health Lens: Heart Health, Oral Health, and the System
February is observed as both American Heart Month and National Children’s Dental Health Month. In Texas, placing these two side by side offers more than a calendar coincidence.
January 2026
Texas Health Lens: Underinsurance and Affordability
January brings renewed attention to insurance coverage and to major new investments aimed at strengthening rural health systems.
November 2023
A New Approach to Health Integration
Addressing the complex health needs of communities and populations is increasingly important.
July 2023
Our Experience at the NNPHI Annual Conference
The National Network of Public Health Institutes convened public health leaders from across the country for its annual conference in Washington, D.C., May 9-11.
December 2022
Why THI?
Texas Health Institute (THI) is committed to healthier people and healthier communities. To us, this means using research, evidence, and science to find out what Texans need and working across
July 2022
Reflections on the NNPHI Annual Conference
For the first time since 2019, the National Network of Public Health Institutes held its annual conference in New Orleans, LA, May 17-19. Texas Health Institute had one of the