Sylvester Turner was a true servant leader and a strong supporter of Legacy Community Health. From his earliest days as a State Representative, he recognized the impact of HIV on Houstonians and fought to garner funding for Legacy programs that served people with AIDS. Throughout his years of public service, he consistently worked by Legacy’s …
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Both Legacy and the City of Houston are sponsoring community events this spring. By Barrett White Throughout February and into the springtime months, Legacy will be hosting our own community events, as will the City of Houston. With the season just a couple months ahead, so what better time to start penciling fun community events …
by Ashley Guidry, Communications Associate Fellow Texans, September 20th is National Voter Registration Day! That means those of us who havenāt registered are headed to their local county offices or hopping online to fill out a voterās application. At Legacy, we are doing our part to place voter registrars at several of our clinics to …
If you are a Legacy patient at our Baytown clinic, we want to hear from you. On Saturday, February 15, 2020, Legacy will host its Patient Story Program at our Baytown Clinic, providing patients with FREE family photos, or business head shots, as a āthank youā for sharing your Legacy success story. At Legacy, we …
By Carolina Boyd The New Year brings a first for Legacy Community Health. Texasā largest Federally Qualified Health Center is hosting its first-ever HIV Day in Washington, DC on March 29-31, 2020. The event is being held in conjunction with AIDS Unitedās AIDSWatch 2020. Three Legacy patients will be selected to attend the event through …
Itās been 50 years since the birth of the modern LGBTQ liberation movement. How two citiesāone that has celebrated Pride for five years, and one for over fortyāare showing up for equality. By Barrett White Incredibly, itās been 50 years since the modern movement toward LGBTQ rights was kicked off at the Stonewall Inn …
On day two of the conference, experts in their fields debated the cost-effectiveness of PrEP. How did they come to their conclusions, and how can states leverage that cost without the patients paying the price? By Barrett White According to the CDCās website, PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is a medication regimen that āwhen taken …
By Barrett White Over the past week, the CDC hosted the annual National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta. At the podium were familiar faces such as Drs. Anthony Fauci, David Malebranche and the director of the CDC, Bob Redfield. Over the course of the conference, panelists tackled tough topics like HIV stigma, PrEP access for …
By Barrett White Both inside and outside the halls of government, Legacyās public affairs practice moves public policy at the state and federal levels to improve the lives of the patients and communities we serve. Today marks the beginning of the 86th Texas legislatureāthis session, Legacy will be tackling topics at the state and …
By Barrett White Each week, Legacy brings you health news, tips, and patient stories. Now that weāre a week into 2019, we took a look back on what you enjoyed the most based on your likes, shares, click-throughs, and comments. Here are a few of your favorite stories from 2018. 1. Seven Ways to …