The TTU System Health Policy and Public Health Think Tank is the first-ever
system-wide think tank that has student and faculty representatives from each of the 5
institutions. We strive to develop, promote, and implement best practices in health equity
and access to care through fostering collaborative research and volunteerism, engagement
with communities to develop policy recommendations, and assistance with the
implementation of best practices. Initially, the Think Tank started through the West Texas
3D COVID-19 Relief Consortium, where the Texas Tech’s Honors College, College of
Engineering and the Health Sciences Center collaborated to create 3D printed personal
protection equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this, the benefit of
collaboration across disciplines and across the region was observed. Currently, the Think
Tank consists of a Faculty, Student, and Community Board that has representation from all institutions.
The most prominent goal of this Think Tank is to bring together faculty and students from
across the system—who are experts in health policy or interested in different facets of
public health, healthcare, and health policy—to work on approaching health disparity issues
from a policy, service and research standpoint. If you are interested in joining the think
tank, we are looking for students interested in public health, health policy, research, media
and public relations, and more!