By Ken Janda, for the Houston Chronicle August 15, 2016 Photo: Andriy Solovyov In a vacation season when many of us want a break from alarming news, the world seems not to be cooperating. And that includes the health care industry. (A shame, that: “Health” and “care” could be such soothing words.) We hear that […]
BACK-TO-SCHOOL HEALTH FAIRS WILL TAKE PLACE ACROSS EL PASO. El Paso, TX: El Paso First Health Plans will provide backpacks to 1,500 children in the area by hosting a series of Back-to-School Health Fairs throughout the El Paso region. The campaign was launched on July 16, 2016, with the first health fair where 400 […]
Parkland Community Health Plan – Care Management for Behavioral Health We would like to tell you about our Care Management program. We have trained staff who can help you with any special health care needs. They will give you information about ways to take care of your health. Here are some special needs that we […]
Some people choose not to get regular checkups, shots, and other important health tests. Sadly, they also do not go to the doctor until they are very sick. The truth is that the earlier you start treating an illness, the better chance you have to get and stay well. Here are a few examples of […]
Let’s obliterate a serious health care threat: Zombies. Yes, zombies. They have become a recognized peril. Even the U. S. Centers for Disease Control website instructs us how to prepare for a Zombie Apocalypse. Join the CDC task force, and you might earn a zombie T-shirt. The zombie I’m hunting is an undead political idea, […]
Community Health Workers-This Promotora or Community Health Worker (CHW is a lay Hispanic/Latino community member who received specialized training to provide basic health education in the community without being a professional health care worker. Ours are certified by the TX Department of State Health Services as CHWs and Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) educators. The […]
Reaching out to mother, child By Mary Dale Peterson Each year, nearly 9,500 moms-to-be in South Texas attend Driscoll Health System-sponsored Cadena de Madres (Network of Mothers) community baby showers. The free showers are open to any pregnant woman. We provide essential health information on how to prevent premature births, which can lead to infant […]
Local Nonprofit Selected as STAR Kids Program Managed Care Organization San Antonio’s only nonprofit health plan to serve local children on Medicaid San Antonio—Community First Health Plans, San Antonio’s only local nonprofit health plan provider, has been chosen to serve as a managed care organization for the STAR Kids Program in the Bexar County service […]