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March is National Nutrition Month. We have some healthy recipes for you to try at home.
Tag Archives: Public Health
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Mar
Mar
If you or someone you know is over the age of 50 and haven’t been screened for colon cancer, now is the time to do so.
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Texans Don’t Want to Repeal Obamacare without a Replacement
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Feb
Feb
As we wrote in a recent note to our patients, Legacy is aware of the understandable confusion and anxiety around the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. What all Houstonians should know is that health insurance plans have not yet changed, and those who have insurance will continue to receive the benefits of their individual plan.
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Jan
Jan
Legacy will continue to provide health care to all who need it, regardless of their ability to pay.
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Jan
Jan
A good read on the benefits – and future of the Affordable Care Act — from the Houston Chronicle This article originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle on January 24, 2017 “Beverly Bryant believes the ACA [Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare] saved her life. The 64-year-old worked for two decades for the plant company …
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Jan
Jan
Both in and out of the exam room, Legacy Community Health had an impact on our patients and communities we served in the last year.
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Dec
Dec
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) today awarded the State of Texas a $5 million grant for Public Health Preparedness and Response (PHPR) in order to combat the Zika virus. The grant comes as part of the supplemental Zika funding awarded by Congress to increase public health preparedness and response funding to protect Americans from …
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Nov
Nov
Texas ranks 50th in the nation in percentage of adults with a high school education. On average, there is only one book for every 300 children in low-income areas.
One out of five of the 50 million public school kids exhibit signs of a mental health disorder, including depression, and anxiety. Mental disorders dramatically affect a child’s ability to learn.
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Sep
Sep
Hillary Clinton rolled out a comprehensive plan to address mental health services earlier this week. The plan focuses on an early diagnosis and intervention, enforcing mental health access regardless of income, and provide training to law enforcement officers on how to handle situations where people are struggling with mental health problems.