Author Archives: Barrett White

February is School-Based Health Care Month

Legacy clinics are co-located in 27 schools in the Houston region, serving hundreds of students across multiple service lines. By Barrett White   For any parent, nothing else matters when your baby is sick. Unfortunately for working parents, that can mean lost hours on the job, complicated scheduling, and undue anxiety to ensure that your …

Legacy Honors the 22nd Annual Black HIV Awareness Day

February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Get a free rapid HIV test at Legacy Beaumont this Friday or at Legacy Montrose or Legacy Southwest this Saturday to be entered for a chance to win $100. By Barrett White   February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to help stop HIV …

Managing Mental Health as We Remain at Home

For nearly a year, we’ve endured social isolation, family stress, and job insecurity. How can we cope? By Barrett White   We have collectively been through a lot since March. For nearly a year now, we’ve been in varying states of lockdown, dealt with social distancing, and have probably had to turn the car around …

Legacy’s Little Readers Receives Hefty Donation from Ford

Ford Motor Company donated 1,500 children’s books to Legacy’s childhood literacy program. By Barrett White   Ford Motor Company committed to helping Legacy drive health change on Monday, December 7. The auto industry giant stopped by three Legacy locations over the course of the day to drop off their hefty donations totaling 1,500 books for …

Legacy Honors World AIDS Day 2020

Legacy’s annual observance will take place virtually this year. By Barrett White   It’s no secret that Legacy’s roots were planted right at the onset of the AIDS crisis of the 80s and 90s. While HIV is no longer a death sentence when treated appropriately, we all must remain vigilant and fight complacency. According to …

Legacy Honors Monica Roberts During Transgender Awareness Week

November 13 through November 19 is Transgender Awareness Week, followed by Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. During this time, Legacy honors the transgender community who have helped pave the way for LGBTQ+ equality. By Barrett White   The LGBTQ+ community has seen much progress over the last 50 years. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and …

Wellness Bar by Legacy Now Open in Montrose

The new facility on Westheimer offers a list of preventative care services in a spa-like setting. By Barrett White   What do you think of when you think about preventative health care? Stuffy exam rooms, drab queue areas, and long wait times? Perhaps, but certainly not if you’re a patient at Legacy. The same community …

Are you enrolled for 2021 ACA coverage?

Enrollment for 2021 runs from November 1, 2020 until December 15, 2020. By Barrett White   Are you one of the millions of Americans to access health care through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare? The marketplace enrollment began on November 1 and will work like it has in previous years. The …

At-Home HIV Testing Available Through Legacy

At-home testing is free, fast, easy, and discreet, and comes with the same patient navigation you get with an in-person visit. By Barrett White   Considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it’s no wonder that some people would rather stay home than walk into a clinic. COVID-19 isn’t the only virus out there though, and viruses …

Medicare Enrollment for 2021 is Here

By Barrett White Medicare open enrollment for 2021 began October 15, 2020, and will end on December 7, 2020.   With highs in the 80s this week it may not feel like autumn, but rest assured – it’s the end of the year and open enrollment is here already! At long last, 2020 is nearly …