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April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. This is a day to call attention to how young people are impacted by HIV.
Author Archives: Brian Block
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Apr
The YWCA released their 2016 honorable nominations this past week regarding Houston’s Outstanding Women. These nominations recognize immense leadership in fields throughout Houston and our very own Dr. Ann Barnes was one of the recipients. The Houston Chronicle profiled the nominees this week and offered their congratulations to all the winners. Dr. Barnes will be …
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Apr
Apr
Our first show’s guests are the Honorable Ed Emmett, the Republican Harris County judge, who discusses his support for Medicaid expansion in the state, and the Texas Tribune’s health reporter Edgar Walters who provides the latest on the Zika virus, presidential politics of health care, and more. Listen below and please share the interview via email or social media.
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Apr
We must continue to vaccinate every child to enjoy the protection that vaccines can provide.
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Mar
This week is LGBT Health Awareness, which is celebrated around the country by organizations and groups, community advocates, and elected officials. The annual event is in its 14th year and is focusing its efforts on whole health and mind.
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Mar
We are debuting a weekly radio program on health policy and politics on Houston’s 90.1FM beginning April 5. The show is called “The Pulse: Heartbeat of a Healthy Houston” and will air every Tuesday from 4:30-5:00 p.m. “Health care is one of those few kitchen-table issues, below the economy and terrorism, that Americans are consistently …
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Mar
Autism spectrum disorder is a lack of social interaction, combined with problems in communication, speech and non-verbal means, as well as problems with needing things to be routinized—expressing order, sameness or routines as part of their daily structure.
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Last week, Legacy jumped into advocacy on Zika virus funding on behalf of our patients. CEO Katy Caldwell sent letters to members of Congress urging them to stop dragging their feet on funding for the Zika virus, which is the mosquito-borne virus causing severe birth defects in thousands of infants in Latin America. It’s just …
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Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is one of the most common mental illnesses that we as mental health professionals treat on a daily basis. MDD differs from occasional sadness that most of us experience; it often includes a more pervasive sad mood and/or an inability to feel joy, hopelessness, physical symptoms, and a significant impairment in …
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“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book!” – Dr. Seuss At Legacy, we believe kids should be healthy in body and mind, and our pediatric providers are treating both when our youngest patients (6 months – 5 years old) come in for well- child visits. …
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