MISSION

To improve the quality of life through addressing public

health needs and critical education issues.

VISION

To continuously create a collaborative model which enables

and empowers community to achieve an ever improving

quality of life.

The Institute for Public Health and Education Research, Inc.

is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the

quality of life for the residents of Comal and Guadalupe

counties located in South Central Texas. In addition, the

organization focuses on an internship program that mentors

and trains future public health professionals by partnering

with higher education institutions.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:

1. Improve understanding of the community health workers

proposal for Comal County.

2. Identify a role for health promotion collaborators,

Community Health Workers (CHWs), to extend the reach

of highly trained professionals and engage all facets of

the community.

3. Enhance understanding of health literacy concepts.

4. Improve understanding of the effect that community

resources, such as transportation, have on community

health and patient care.

5. Expand information about culinary medicine in medical

education curriculum.

6. Identify one misconception and one role of proteins in

nutrition

7. Describe the Courageous Cooking Method as a practical

approach to prepare recipes in anyone's kitchen.

TIPHER Summit 26' - Moving Towards a Healthier Direction