Welcome to Texas Health Institute!
Improving the health of Texans and their communities is the mission of Texas Health Institute (THI). As an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank, THI pursues solutions to accomplish quality, access, and cost effectiveness.
Improving the health of Texans and their communities is the mission of Texas Health Institute (THI). As an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank, THI pursues solutions to accomplish quality, access, and cost effectiveness.
Sue Bornstein, Dr. Robert Jackson,
Camille Miller
Through public participation and collaboration, THI works with communities on solutions. Believing community engagement is essential to this process, the wisdom of community stakeholders provides THI with the varied and individual perspectives that can result in successful interventions and improved outcomes. These insights serve to guide our efforts in health education, awareness, prevention, and policy.
We believe the best way to accomplish this is to “listen, tell, and guide.” Why? Because the best possible decisions are made when stakeholders: business, community leaders, government, consumers, insurers, providers/suppliers of health care, and the media, use fair and balanced information.
We believe the best way to accomplish this is to “listen, tell, and guide.” Why? Because the best possible decisions are made when stakeholders: business, community leaders, government, consumers, insurers, providers/suppliers of health care, and the media, use fair and balanced information.
These decisions affect our state’s health today and will shape it for generations to come.
THI forges partnerships that achieve tangible results. We welcome opportunities to work with community leaders and stakeholders on efforts that improve the health of Texans.
Eliminating “silos”, collaborating to share resources, and facilitating dialogue is essential for success in addressing quality, access, and cost issues in health care. We live by the words of Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
THI forges partnerships that achieve tangible results. We welcome opportunities to work with community leaders and stakeholders on efforts that improve the health of Texans.
Eliminating “silos”, collaborating to share resources, and facilitating dialogue is essential for success in addressing quality, access, and cost issues in health care. We live by the words of Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
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NEWS
THI Introduces 2017 Class of Summer Interns, click HERE.
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and the Office of Minority Health (OMH) are pleased to announce the release of a new health disparities data widget. The widget provides an easy way to find health disparities data related to the Healthy People 2020 objectives for the Leading Health Indicators (LHIs). .
Click on the HEALTH DISPARITIES button above for easy access to the latest available disparities data. 
Click on image to see full report
Texas Health Institute Releases Report Highlighting Benefits of Increased Insurance Coverage, Identifying Continued Barriers to Health Care Access in South Sacramento (September 2016). 
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Military Officers Association (MOAA) with research conducted by Texas Health Institute releases 2016 America's Health Rankings Health of Those Who Have Served Report.
THI's Health Equity Team has identified the Evolution of Health Insurance Marketplaces in Reaching and Enrolling Racially and Ethnically Diverse Populations. A variety of reports are available at:
http://www.texashealthinstitute.org/health-care-reform.html |
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Registration is Now Open!
Texas Health Institute, Georgia Shape and the Georgia Department of Public Health Invite you to participate in the 11th Annual Southern Obesity Summit In Atlanta, GA October 1-3, 2017 for the Largest Regional Obesity Prevention Conference in the Nation! Atlanta Marquis www.southernobesitysummit.org 
Presentations from the Advancing the Oral Health Movement in Texas, (a collaboration of THI and the Texas Oral Health Collaborative) recent meeting are now available by clicking HERE.
new rankings released!
The new 2017 County Health Rankings are now live on our website. You’ll find updated data for your county, along with new resources and tools such as:
Our 2017 Key Findings Report, which points to rising rates of premature death, notably among our younger generations. New data and features displayed for your county’s snapshot: • A new measure on Disconnected Youth that shows the percent of young adults who are not in school and don’t have a job. • A one-click method to find the leading causes of Premature Death in your county. • New data that show the differences among Children in Poverty by race. • New trend graphs for the Health Care Costs measure. Updates about the Data Sources and Measures used in the Rankings, Why Ranks Change, and what you can learn from each of our Ranked Measures. Easy home-page access to our action tools: • Roadmaps to Health Action Center - contains step-by-step guides on how to impact health where you live. • What Works for Health - helps you find evidence-informed policies, programs, systems, and environmental changes that can make a difference locally. Learn more about what we’ve added this year by registering for our upcoming webinars. See below for details. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas reflects on the 10 Annual Southern Obesity Summit. Go to:
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HOTLINE INFORMATION
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The Office of Minority Health has gathered important resources on our website to help communities support emotional well-being and recovery, and we encourage you to share this information with organizations in your community. Follow this link:
https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=17 If you or someone you know are experiencing emotional distress or need help dealing with these tragedies, you are not alone. Call the Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746 to get help and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Help is available in more than 150 languages. |
Transgender Suicide Hot-line is available in the U.S. The number is: 877-565-8860.
DSHS
A list of HOTLINES available in Texas for a variety of issues is published by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and available by following this link: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/mhsa-crisishotline/ |
Research & Conference Documentation
THI's web site is rich with resources, scholarly research, conference documentation and extensive links to a large number of valuable organizational and project web sites.
These resources are made available here for use by public policy makers, analysts, research scientists, educators, students, health industry professionals, and the lay person.
Please explore our Programs, Library and Links pages for access to this important information organized by program and topic area.
THI's Health Equity Research Team
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