National Public Health Week 2026
National Public Health Week is a time to recognize how public health improves daily life and to focus on practical steps that strengthen communities. UTMB SPPH will mark the week with panel discussions, a career mixer, a student symposium featuring Dr. Umair Shah as keynote speaker, and a community service day.
This page will be updated as details are finalized.
April 6–10, 2026
Apr 6 | Monday — Community Voices Panel 12:00–1:00 p.m. · HEC 1.202 · A conversation on community care access for chronic health conditions, centered on HIV/AIDS patients and care providers, with audience Q&A. Panelists are staff from Access Care of Coastal Texas (ACCT).
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Apr 7 | Tuesday — Career Connections Mixer 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. · HEC 3.222 · An informal career fair where each organization will have a table. Students rotate between tables to meet representatives, learn what skills and experience they look for, and explore internship and job opportunities across healthcare, government, nonprofits, consulting, industry, and more. Participating organizations include UTMB, Houston Methodist, Kelsey Seybold, Mental Health West Oaks, Equality Health, Episcopal Health Foundation, As One Foundation, American Heart Association, AHEC, CDC, DSHS, Galveston County Health District, City of Houston Health and Human Services, Harris County Public Health, Dallas County Health and Human Services, Harris County Library Services, City of Deer Park, Dow Chemical, ConocoPhillips, Eli Lilly, January Advisors, Ford Momentum, Qualtrics, and Conduent. |
Apr 8 | Wednesday — Public Health Symposium 1:00–4:30 p.m. · HEC · An afternoon symposium showcasing public health work through student poster presentations and a keynote address by Dr. Umair Shah. Alumni and students are also welcome to join a lunch and Dean's Reception in HEC 1.200 beginning at 12:00 p.m., one hour before the symposium. Please RSVP by March 31 if you plan to attend. Alumni visiting campus, please park in Garage #2 and bring your parking ticket to the lunch so we can help validate it. |
Apr 9 | Thursday — Making Preparedness Real: How a Biocontainment Unit Builds Safe Care for High-Consequence Infection 12:00–1:00 p.m. · HEC 3.200 · How do hospitals prepare for highly infectious diseases before a crisis arrives? This panel brings together researchers from UTMB's SPECTRE and the Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities to examine how safety is built through training, protocols, PPE, and coordination across clinical and biosafety teams. The session concludes with a live demonstration of donning and doffing gowns and biocontainment suits. Panelists
Alberto Aparicio, Corri Levine, Susan McLellan, Stephen Molldrem, Xiang Yu
Chair
Melissa Massey
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Apr 10 | Friday — Service Day Details Coming Soon UTMB SPPH will coordinate a community service opportunity as part of NPHW. Time, location, and any sign-up instructions will be posted once confirmed. |
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