Program Our Health Promotions and Health Education program is directed by Karen Calabro, RD, LD, MPH, Health Promotion and Health Education Coordinator.
Interventions are in place that are being evaluated by scientific criteria.
Acquisition of grant funding for interventions related to the health needs of students and employees is an on-going process. Students are invited to collaborate with current research in the areas of smoking cessation, nutrition, injury control, increasing physical activity participation, infection control techniques, development of mass media campaigns and health education materials, and clinical obesity control. Students from the University of Texas Houston School of Public Health MPH Dietetic Internship program are scheduled to rotate through the UTHS Clinic. All other interested students are encouraged to inquire about internship opportunities. Coordinator of Health Promotion and Health Education Karen Calabro, MS, RD, LD, MPH, is both a professional health promoter and dietitian.