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Nov 27

The Health and Human Performance Institute offers health and wellness programs to the community – The Signal

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The UHCL Health and Human Performance Institute (HHPI) is a community-based research center to help individuals better their health and wellness through testing, nutrition and exercise. HHPI offers a variety of programs and services to the community.

UHCL is an ideal place for the institute because of the faculty, students, facilities and university collaborations, William Amonette, executive director of the Health and Human Performance Institute (HHPI), said.

Previously known as the Exercise and Nutritional Health Institute (ENHI), HHPI is housed in the UHCL Campus Recreation and Wellness Center (CRWC). The researchers use the general exercise area as well as three human performance laboratories to serve the members and train students in the exercise health sciences courses.

The Health and Human Performance Institute offers a number of unique exercise and nutritional programs for special populations, Amonette added. Since we opened originally in 2019 as the Exercise and Nutrition Health Institute, we provided clinical programs for individuals who are aging, have metabolic diseases, cancer, and select neurologic / neurodegenerative diseases / injuries. With the rebranding as the Health and Human Performance Institute, we will soon offer tactical strength and conditioning programs for police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders. We will soon launch programs focused on concussion rehabilitation as well.

HHPI clients are evaluated and enrolled in programs designed for them based on their evaluations. The website lists five programs and eight services currently available with more programs and services coming soon. The programs range from metabolic health to athletic testing and the services include different analyses and screenings. These are all included with HHPIs monthly registration fee of $50, which offers the full range of services. Services are included with the monthly HHPI membership, but those who do not pay for a membership can still obtain services at an additional cost.

HHPI is run by a team of scientists and health practitioners that come from a variety of different backgrounds such as Kirk English, assistant professor of exercise and health sciences, Meg Choate, UHCL alumna and graduate student in Exercise and Health Science with a concentration in Public Health, and Randall Sharp, UHCL alumnus and graduate student in Exercise and Health Science.

They are dedicated to improving the health of those in the community as well as advancing human performance studies. Students enrolled in the Fitness and Human Performance undergraduate degree and the Exercise and Health Science graduate degrees are offered learning opportunities from the HHPI.

HHPI increases the reputational capital of the campus, said Interim Dean of the College of Human Sciences and Humanities Samuel Gladden. Which means that weve become even more visible on a local, national and international scale. This will highlight the kind of innovative research that we are doing here that is part of HHPIs mission. And it will bring grants, and with those grants, in some cases, opportunities for students to work alongside faculty in doing research work and even in the case when there are grants that dont involve students or research that doesnt involve students, the visibility of UHCL this will enhance is good for campus and therefore good for students.

Gladden added that the institute offers many opportunities for students. Last year, over 20 students involved in the research were published in conference proceedings. Additionally, HHPI offers employment and internship opportunities for students. Currently, there are four paid student research assistants and one intern exercise physiologist with the plan to add more opportunities for students in the College of Human Sciences and Humanities as well as the other colleges.

The Human Health and Performance Institute is open Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Those interested in signing up for an HHPI membership can do so here. For more information, contact HHPI at HumanPerformance@uhcl.edu or 281-283-3381.

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