Author Archives: Ashley Guidry

Your Child’s Health: What Parents Need on Their Back-to-School Checklist

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NEWS RELEASE Media Contact: Sandra Fernandez sfernandez2@legacycommunityhealth.org (713) 568-5604   Legacy Community Health encourages families to schedule annual wellness visits, required immunizations, and sports physicals before the school year begins   HOUSTON, TX (August 5, 2026) — As Houston and Galena Park -area families prepare for a new school year, Legacy Community Health is reminding …

How Legacy Is Turning Fresh Food Into Better Health with FoodRX

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At Legacy Community Health, we’ve always believed that real health goes far beyond what happens inside the exam room. Comprehensive care means seeing the full picture of a person’s life, because factors like what you eat, where you live, and what resources you can access all shape your health just as much as any diagnosis …

Meet Yanett Hodgson, the Legacy Lactation Consultant Helping Families Feed With Confidence

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Feeding a new baby can be one of the most special parts of early parenthood. It can also be exhausting, painful, and confusing. For parents who choose to breastfeed, many never get enough support, and that gap is where a good lactation consultant changes everything. At Legacy Community Health, that person is often Lactation Consultant …

Legacy Community Health Celebrates National Health Center Week by Expanding Access to Care for Women, Children, and Families

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Sandra Fernandez sfernandez2@legacycommunityhealth.org 713.568.5604 HOUSTON (August 3, 2026) — Cost, lack of insurance, transportation challenges, and other obstacles can prevent families from getting the care they need. During National Health Center Week (August 2-8, 2026), Legacy Community Health is highlighting the role Community Health Centers play in connecting women, children, …

Legacy’s Camarell Anderson Helps Families Build Futures Before Challenges Begin

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When Legacy Community Health talks about “Health Beyond Care,” we mean it’s what we’ve been doing for decades. Legacy has always been about more than clinical visits. We show up in classrooms and at community gatherings. We meet Texas families where they are. Then we partner with them through every stage of life. One of …

Navigating Pregnancy During Perimenopause

For many women in their 40s, pregnancy and perimenopause do not arrive one after the other. They come at the same time. Understanding how these two transitions interact matters whether you are planning a pregnancy or trying to prevent one. So how did we get here, and what does it mean for your care? More …

Harris County’s TB Rate Is Nearly Double the Nation’s. What Houston Parents Can Do.

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Texas already has one of the highest tuberculosis rates in the country, and Harris County’s is higher still. A recent Harris County Public Health report shows 5.5 active TB cases per 100,000 people in 2024, compared with 4.1 across Texas and 3.1 nationally that same year. With a new school year on the horizon and …

1,000 Free Backpacks Available at Beaumont Back-to-School Festival July 25

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Photo caption: Beaumont Team 2025 MEDIA ALERT Media Contact: Joshua Davis jdavis@legacycommunityhealth.org (409) 998-0056   Hosted by Legacy Community Health, the free event offers health screenings, community resources and family activities at South Park Middle School   BEAUMONT, TX (July 20, 2026) – As Southeast Texas families prepare for a new school year, Legacy Community …

When Worry About Your Health Becomes Too Much

You notice a headache that lingers a little longer than usual. Your heart skips a beat, and suddenly your mind races to the worst possible outcome. You hop online to search your symptoms, and before you know it, you just know something is seriously wrong. Sound familiar? You are not alone. Health anxiety affects millions …

Meet Dr. Kelly Gabler, the Program Director Behind the Residency at Legacy Pasadena Southmore

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Twelve physicians-in-training now call Legacy Pasadena Southmore their clinical home, seeing patients, building relationships, and learning what it means to practice medicine in one of Houston’s most underserved communities. Behind that program is Dr. Kelly Gabler, and she has been working toward this moment for nearly two decades. A native Houstonian who grew up in …