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USEFUL
LINKS
Helpful documents and websites
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Health and Human Services Commission has
established a new link which enables families to:
- Renew their CHIP (Children Health Insurance Program)
- Complete an unfinished CHIP application
- Check on CHIP application status
You can talk to a Customer Care
Representative by calling toll-free 1-877-543-7669 (877-KIDS-NOW) Monday
through Friday between 8 am and 8 pm Central Time (except holidays).
Click to view
listing:
Clinics that provide low cost or free services to patients in the Houston
Metro Area.
Support Groups:
This document provides different
support groups and services for the families whose member is fighting with
Cancer
Prevention and screening:
This is a guide to all Clinics and
facilities that provide Screening and Prevention programs.
Free Prescription Drugs:
Helping People Get Free or Low-Cost
Rx Drugs
HEB
Walmart
Target
Kroger
Lists of Generic Drugs available for $4 at
above area stores
http://www.projectmend.org:
Project MEND is a non-profit agency
dedicated to helping low-income people with disabilities obtain medical
equipment and assisting with financial support to for the purchase of
prosthetic and orthotic devices.
Click to view video:
A video about
Type II Diabetes produced by Shifa Community Clinic.
November 29, 2007
Click to view video
Hepatitis B Educational YouTube Video
Click to
view "Parents' Guide to Childhood Immunizations
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center
for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD).
-The Parents' Guide to Childhood Immunizations is a 68-page booklet
introducing parents to the 14 childhood diseases and the 10 vaccines that
can protect children from those diseases.
(http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/parents-guide/default.htm)
Ben Taub Medical Specialties
Denver Harbor Clinic:
WOW Program
Services
Pregnancy testing, Prenatal care for low risk pregnancies,
Obstetrics/Continuity of care- Your clinic doctor will deliver your baby
at the Methodist Hospital Laboratory exams, Family Planning Services
Women Oral health Works Program (WOW) – Grant Funded Program for pregnant
women and their babies under one year of age, that provides preventive
oral health.
WOW program includes:
* The mother receives 3 to 5 care appointments and 3 educational
appointments
* Services: scaling and dental cleaning appointments , oral health
education and health education (nutrition)
* It also provides the first dental home examination during the babies
first year
Harris County Hospital District Services
Good Neighbor Health Care
Center
Good Neighbor proudly partners with area service providers, providing our
patients with new technology, skilled and experienced providers while
bringing 'hands on' training in a clinical setting to medical, dental and
optometry students.
Texas Health and
Human Services Commission
The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) provides leadership and
direction, and fosters the spirit of innovation needed to achieve an
efficient and effective health and human services system for Texans.
Children's Defense Fund
Children's Defense Fund’s Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure
every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and
a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of
caring families and communities.
Children's Defense Fund
Texas
CDF Texas provides information about the condition of Texas children,
connects children and families to programs and services.
Sri Sathya
Sai Institute Higher Medical Sciences
Little hearts can keep beating free of cost. For most parents, the cost of
surgery is unaffordable. Good news. An institute in India performs any
kind of heart surgery, free of cost.
The Rose: A non profit
Breast Cancer Organization
The Rose is Houston area's preeminent 501(c)(3) non-profit breast health
care center providing cancer screening, diagnosis and support to all women
regardless of their ability to pay.
Y-Me National Breast Cancer
Organization
The mission of Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization is to ensure,
through information, empowerment and peer support, that no one faces
breast cancer alone.
Gateway to Care
Gateway to Care is a 501(c)(3) collaborative comprised of 167 public and
private safety net health systems, coalitions, advocacy groups and social
service providers working together to assist the approximately 2.2 million
medically indigent residents
St.
Luke's Episcopal Health Charities
It provides the Houston community and communities within the 57-county
Episcopal Diocese of Texas with a much-needed resource: a charity devoted
exclusively to assessing and enhancing community health, not just for
ill-care, but for lifelong health.
RediClinics
RediClinic is high-quality, affordable healthcare that fits how we live
today. No appointments, no waiting – and routine treatment and preventive
care in about 15 minutes. RediClinic's staff provide convenient and
affordable treatment.
$4 Prescriptions
Wal–Mart offers over 300 different drugs at only $4 per prescription fill
or refill (up to a 30-day supply).* The program is available at most Wal–Mart,
Sam's Club and Neighborhood Market pharmacies.
The Commonweath
Fund
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high
performing health care system that achieves better access, improved
quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most
vulnerable, including low-income people.
Centers For Medicaid and
Medicare Services
CMS's mission is to ensure effective, up-to-date health care coverage and
to promote quality care for beneficiaries.
San Jose Clinic
San José Clinic is a safety-net provider of primary and specialty medical
and dental care services for low-income, uninsured individuals and
families in the Greater Houston area.
Assoc. of Muslim Health
Professionals
AMHP represents a diverse body of health professionals and students. In
addition to fostering collaboration among health professionals, AMHP is
also committed to increasing awareness of the importance of public health.
American
Cancer Society
American Cancer Society is a Cancer Action Network web site which is
geared toward all cancer issues.
CHIP
Children's Medicaid
Texas families with uninsured children may be eligible for health
insurance through Children’s Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health
Insurance Program). Both programs provide a wide range of benefits,
including regular check-ups and dental care.
Donor Houston
DonorHouston is an online resource designed to provide an unmatched level
of information about Houston-area nonprofits.
Center for Disease Control
and Prevention
Center for Disease Control and Prevention is an online resource for
credible health information.
Medical Terminology Reference
Manual:
This manual is dedicated to the health care
professionals and community advocates who tirelessly dedicate their
linguistic and cultural expertise towards facilitating understanding and
communication between people from different cultures
Bone Density Information:
In Arabic
In
English
Mammogram Instructions
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In Arabic
In Urdu
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