UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research

Dedicated to addressing health inequities in Texas and across the world by uniting the social sciences and biomedical sciences

[UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research @UTSA_IHDR]

Check out our newest blog post, "Understanding and Addressing LGBTQIA Healthcare Disparities", written by IHDR summer intern, @nathanpunay. Click the link to read the blog post on our official IHDR website!

https://t.co/qMXppkk9ox

[UTSA College for Health, Community and Policy @hcaputsa]

HCAP's @JeffreyTHoward1 has published a new article in @JAMANetworkOpen examining trends in binge drinking & alcohol consumption among pregnant women from 2011 to 2020. The work is coauthored by 3 UTSA students, Kassandra Flores, Joe Nocito & Caleb Leong.
https://t.co/uMURl4oAfm

[UTSA College for Health, Community and Policy @hcaputsa]

New program for HCAP students! This is an opportunity for students to gain hands on experience and be recognized as an “Engaged Scholar!”

[UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research @UTSA_IHDR]

IHDR has posted their Summer Newsletter! It contains information about our current projects and introduces important people, including our new director, @riosmenf ! Click the link below to view the newsletter on the IHDR website! #UTSA #IHDR

https://t.co/Ht5ixNLsbL

[UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research @UTSA_IHDR]

UTSA Institute of Health Disparities Research is pleased to announce the appointment of our new director, Dr. Fernando Riosmena!
Please give @riosmenf a warm welcome!
#UTSA #UTSAIHDR

[Fernando Riosmena @riosmenf]

Slightly-belatedly: this Fall, I will join @UTSA as Professor of @UTSA_Demography & @UTSASociology and director of @UTSA_IHDR. I will miss many colleagues in Colorado, but excited about this opportunity to work with folks on campus and across the city and region.

[San Antonio Food Bank @safoodbank]

More than 200,000 students living in low-income households in the San Antonio Area rely on school meals programs for free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch.

Help us fill the summer meal gap by donating any of the following most wanted foods!
#SummerMealsForKids

[UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research @UTSA_IHDR]

It is always important and never too early to learn more about your risk factors for heart disease and cardiovascular disease. Check out this article from the AHA on the gender disparities in some heart risk factors among young adults. #HeartHealth #AHA
https://t.co/v6lpTASbtr

[Health Disparities @NIMHD]

Read the @AmJPrevMed article, co-authored by #NIMHD Director, Dr. Pérez-Stable, & scientific staff, Drs. Mujuru and Jean-Francois, highlighting the NIMHD Centers of Excellence (COE) program for #healthdisparities and obesity-related research.
Learn more: https://t.co/Jj6V2kkYrH

[UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research @UTSA_IHDR]

"LGBTQ people may celebrate as one during Pride Month. But when the topic is health, experts say it's crucial to acknowledge differences."

In celebration of #PrideMonth , check out this article from the American Heart Association on LGBTQIA health.
https://t.co/tCZFzmGbj7

[Latin American Doctors for America @AmericaDoctors]

1/ 🆕#Tweetorial
with @AidaRodriguezMD

#MentalHealthActionDay
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

🚩People from racial/ethnic minority groups are less likely to receive mental health care. It is a #mentalhealth disparity (MHD) that should have our attention. Let’s talk about:👇🏼

[Latin American Doctors for America @AmericaDoctors]

✅Read our following #Tweetorial about - How to Reduce Disparities in Mental Health - with @AidaRodriguezMD, @AmericaDoctors ambassador.

📌Thursday, May 19, 2022
⏰7:30 PM ET

#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

[UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research @UTSA_IHDR]

Check out our newest blog post "Understanding Children with Chronic Illness & Improving their Learning Environment" written by IHDR student intern, Autumn Herrera!
https://t.co/qMXppkk9ox

[UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research @UTSA_IHDR]

April is National Minority Health Month! NIH celebrates every year by bringing awareness to the disproportionate burden of disease faced by minority populations and encouraging action through health education.
Learn more about this year's theme
https://t.co/JMsQiog3rS
#NMHM2022

[UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research @UTSA_IHDR]

Happy Earth Day! We would like to take today not only to appreciate all that our Earth provides to us, but also to remember that climate change can exacerbate existing health disparities. It's important that we consider environmental justice when planning for our future on Earth.

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Do junk food companies spend more money on advertising in low income communities?

Check out this article that highlights how grocery store marketing in different socioeconomic areas contributes to health disparities.

https://t.co/3AXSjTvr5N

[UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research @UTSA_IHDR]

Topics discussed include the role of structural racism in driving health disparities, importance of education in navigating the US healthcare system and the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to address disparities.

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Drs Esteban Lopez, Ian Thompson and moderator Rebecca Clay-Flores at the Dean's Community Lecture Series event yesterday.

[UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research @UTSA_IHDR]

IHDR interns and student volunteers had a great time presenting about heart health at our local SAISD middle school Health Club meeting this morning! We discussed heart disease, disease prevention and addressed factors that contribute to heart health disparities.

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Panelists included Dr. Ian M. Thompson Jr., president of Santa Rosa Foundation and the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio Foundation and Dr. Esteban Lopez, Market Lead – Healthcare and Life Sciences, Americus and Google Cloud and Founder of Hopscotch Health.

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HCaP Dean’s Community Lecture Series presented:“Leading Causes of Health Disparities” today on main campus, with discussion moderated by Precinct 1 Commissioner, Rebecca Clay-Flores.

Learn more about this discussion and upcoming events here: https://t.co/iMjjWjXVXk