Our Work
Communication happens across all levels of our lives and communities — from doctor-patient interactions to organizational communication, and broad-based public health and advertising campaigns. The Center for Health Communication integrates faculty and staff expertise across communication levels and channels. Our team's subject matter expertise covers a number of pressing public health issues, including opioid overdose prevention, tobacco control, cancer prevention, maternal and child health, sexual health, and vaccine promotion.
Explore case studies from current and past projects created on behalf of our partners.
Featured Projects
Texas Prescription Monitoring Program
Mitigating opioid risks through effective use of a statewide electronic database that collects and monitors data about controlled substances dispensed in Texas.
Eliminate Tobacco Use Initiative
Addressing tobacco use across college and universities and more effectively contributing to actions that create a tobacco-free culture.
Suicide Prevention Video for Texas Colleges
Reaching students at Texas colleges and universities with relatable messages about suicide awareness and prevention.
Tiempo de Vacunarte
Reducing the burden of HPV-related cancers in West Texas by providing HPV education and HPV vaccines at no cost.
Alcohol & Consent Project
Creating a health communication campaign for the University of Texas System academic campuses to address the intersection of alcohol and sexual consent.
Other Projects
Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium
Raising awareness, enrollment, and utilization of services designed to improve maternal, child, and youth mental health care and increase access to care.
Father's Playbook
A mobile app developed for soon-to-be dads to help them understand pregnancy, support their partner, and prepare them for after the baby comes.
Texas Targeted Opioid Response
Tackling the opioid crisis by expanding access to prevention, early intervention, and treatment, along with providing recovery support to Texans with opioid use disorder.