
What is UH Health?
UH Health is the platform to integrate the university’s mission and values focused on identifying and responding to the economic, social and cultural issues affecting health in Houston, Texas, and beyond.
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Greater Houston Impact
With nine of its 16 colleges involved with UH Health and more than one in every four students headed for a health care-related degree, small wonder the economic impact is very healthy itself, accounting for $939 million annually in Greater Houston.
Patient Services
The University of Houston offers affordable community health care for UH students, faculty and staff as well as the surrounding community. Our clinics offer low cost options and have flexible options for those who are uninsured. Our location is convenient and provides a general medical service plus several specialty clinics as well as optical services, substance abuse programs, psychological services and more.
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Health Programs Available at UH
Download comprehensive guidebook of health-related programs.
Health Research at UH
UH conducts innovative research that addresses biological, behavioral, psychological, and social determinants of health affecting Houston and beyond. Through equitable partnerships with community stakeholders, elected officials, and university-wide research initiatives (see HEALTH Research Institute & TORC), we are taking a multilevel approach (e.g., individual, interpersonal, community, societal) to developing new technologies, discovering novel treatments, and disseminating prevention strategies aimed at increasing the quality and length of life for all.
UH Health Research in Academic Units
Innovative health research at UH is also being led by interdisciplinary research teams housed in the College of Education (Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences), College of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering), College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (Health & Human Performance; Psychology), College of Medicine, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Biology & Biochemistry; Chemistry), College of Nursing, College of Optometry, College of Pharmacy, Graduate College of Social Work, and the Law Center.
Health Programs Guidebook
UH Health News
Stem Cell Cloning Experts Unraveling Cystic Fibrosis
May 24, 2022
Fertitta Family Pledges $50 Million to UH College of Medicine to Propel ‘New Era of Health Care’
May 19, 2022
Deciphering the Brain and How the Visual System Processes Information
May 18, 2022
Trauma of Migrant Separation Lingers Long After Reunification
May 16, 2022
Air Pollution Dropped During Pandemic Lockdowns
May 09, 2022
Advancing Diagnostics for Lupus Nephritis
May 04, 2022
UH Health in the News
Houston Chronicle
Tilman Fertitta donating $50 million to UH medical school, which will be renamed after him
May 19, 2022
KPRC, NBC 2
‘New Era of Health Care’: UH College of Medicine renamed in honor of Tilman Fertitta after $50M pledge
May 19, 2022
KRIV, FOX 26
UH honoring nurses, encouraging aspiring students for National Nurses Week
May 11, 2022
Daily Mail
Children grow faster during the school year: Year 1s gain extra 4mm between September and April, study finds
May 11, 2022
Houston Chronicle
Sponsor: Innovative nursing education leads to high-level practitioners, administrators
May 8, 2022
The Verge
Mental health app privacy language opens up holes for user data
May 4, 2022
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