The University of Texas School of Public Health



Austin Regional Campus

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The Austin Regional Campus was established in 2007 to offer graduate level training in public health to the Austin and central Texas region. The ARC offers a graduate Certificate in Public Health, a 16 hour program of study consisting of five courses covering the core disciplines of public health. The Masters in Public Health (MPH) degree started in fall 2008, the dual Master of Science in Social Work & MPH degree (MSSW-MPH), the Doctor in Public Health (DrPH) in Health Promotion, and the PhD in Epidemiology starts in fall 2009. The Austin Regional Campus offers a general MPH (no formal specialization) and has faculty members with research interests in Child and Adolescent Behavior and Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Prevention, and Public Health Policy. The UT School of Public Health is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) and has academic responsibility for the program.

Courses are offered onsite by resident faculty. Interactive video (ITV) courses are also available and originate from and connect all six of the school’s campuses. Students interested in learning more about the Austin regional campus academic programs may e-mail Maria Eva Fernandez, Academic Affairs Coordinator at austinregionalcampus@uth.tmc.edu or dialing 512-482-6176.

 

ARC Primary Research Areas

  • Adolescent Behavior and Epidemiology
  • Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Public Health Policy

 Affiliated Centers & Institutes

 

News

 

Check out recent media coverage about ARC faculty, including a new story about Dr. Melissa Stigler's global initiatives!

The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus (ARC)  is now offering a Doctor in Public Health (DrPH) in Health Promotion and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Epidemiology!

 Please visit UTSPH Houston website for further information.

Some Recent Publications:

Published

Springer AE, Lewis K, Kelder SH, Fernandez ME, Barroso CS, Hoelscher DM.  Physical activity participation by parental language use in 4th, 8th and 11th grade students in Texas, USA.  (Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Epub April 2009). 

Perry, Cheryl L, Stigler, Melissa H, Arora, Monika, and Reddy, K. Srinath. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People in India: Project MYTRI Am J Public Health, May 2009; 99: 899 - 906.

Dave J, Evans A, Saunders R, Watkins K, Pfeiffer K. Association of food insecurity, acculturation, and children’s fruit and vegetables intake among Hispanic children. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2009;109:697-701.

Harrist RB, Dai S. Analytic Methods in Project Heartbeat! Am J Prev Med, July 2009; 37(1S)

In Press

Hoelscher DM, Barroso C, Springer A, Castrucci B, Kelder S. Prevalence of physical activity and sedentary behaviors among 4th, 8th, and 11th grade Texas public school children:  Findings from the School Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Study. J Physical Act Health. In press.

Pruitt SL, Springer AE. Employment and physical activity among Black and White 10th and 12th grade students in the United States.  (Journal of Physical Activity & Health.  In press).

Brown S, Evans A, Mirchandani G, Hoelscher D, Kelder S.  Are all social norms created equal? Evidence from Texas classrooms. (Obesity, In press).

Recent Grants Funded:

NHLBI - HL89472, "Genotypes, Haplotypes, and Blood Pressure Change from Childhood to Adulthood") Michael Hallman, CO-I: RB Harrist (will be funded out of "stimulus funds")

Kelder S (PI), CATCH Middle School. Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living. Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. $2,816,000 direct costs. 12/08 - 11/12.