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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 …
Tag Archives: Public Health
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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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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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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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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.
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Americans getting treatment for a mental health condition is difficult for many, and may be even worse for young African Americans and Hispanics
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Mental health is just as important as physical health. Over the past few years, incidents involving bullying have escalated across campuses throughout the US.
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This past weekend kicked off the start of Legacy Community Health’s Back to School events across three major campuses.
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The Washington Post has this write up of the 21st Annual AIDS Conference in South Africa this week. Legacy’s leading policy advocate for HIV/AIDS, Venita Ray, is attending the conference. From the Post: Not many years ago, the idea of defeating the resilient virus that causes AIDS was far-fetched. But as 18,000 people gather this …
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