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Legacy Community Health Services in Harris County, and Lone Star Circle of Care in Williamson County each received more than $2 million. The EPHC program aims to:
• Increase the number of women re- ceiving primary and preventive care services;
• Increase early detection of breast and cervical cancers;
• Avert unintended Medicaid births; • Reduce the number of preterm births; and
Texas Medical Association Foundation* harnesses the volunteer and philanthropic spirit of TMA and TMA Alliance members to:
• prevent disease and injury • help Texans take greater responsibility for their health
• improve science literacy • ensure physicians for the future
TMAF, the philanthropic arm of TMA, supports key health improvement initiatives of TMA and the family of medicine that create a Healthy Now and a Healthy Future for all Texans.
Learn more about how the foundation supports TMA’s Vision: to improve the health of all Texans and how you can get involved at
www.tmaf.org or call (800) 880-1300, ext. 1664.
*TMAF is a 501 (c) (3) organization and your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
the results of a study that analyzed the number and rate of motor-vehicle deaths among children aged 12 and younger from 2002 to 2011. The report shows car crash deaths among children decreased by 43 percent in the 10-year period. CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, says
more than 9,000 children died in crashes during 2002–11. In a press briefing after the release of
Texas Medical Association Foundation* harnesses the volunteer and philanthropic spirit of TMA and TMA Alliance members.
• Reduce the number of preventable hospitalizations related to hyperten- sion and diabetes.
As part of the EPHC program, low-
cost health services are available at 222 clinic sites across the state. Services in- clude pelvic exams, sexually-transmitted disease screenings and treatments, HIV screenings, diabetes screenings, immu- nizations, hypertension screenings, cho- lesterol screenings, clinical breast exams, mammograms, Pap tests, diagnostic ser- vices for women with abnormal breast or cervical cancer test results, cervical dysplasia treatment, prenatal medical and dental services, sterilizations, and contraceptives. Eligible women are 18 and older and
fall at or below 200 percent of the feder- al poverty level. Texas also offers wom- en’s health services through the DSHS Family Planning Program and the Texas Women’s Health program administered by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. For more information about the ex- pansion, visit
www.dshs.state.tx.us/ephc.
TMAF, the philanthropic arm of TMA, supports key health improvement initiatives of TMA and the family of medicine that create a Healthy Now and a Healthy Future for all Texans.
Learn more at
www.tmaf.org or call (800) 880-1300, ext. 1664.
*TMAF is a 501 (c) (3) organization and your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
the Vital Signs report, Dr. Frieden said, “Our roads have gotten safer, and there are fewer people getting killed on the road, but still there are far too many deaths.” The report also found one in three
children who died in crashes in 2011 did not have their seat belts fastened. According to Vital Signs, 45 percent of all African-American and 46 percent of all Hispanic children who died in crashes had not fastened their seat belts, com- pared with 26 percent of white children. Erin Sauber-Schatz, MD, head of
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CDC’s transportation safety team, says health care professionals play a role in getting children to buckle up. “They can keep up to date on child passenger safety issues, and they can counsel parents and caregivers at each wellness checkup to use age- and size- appropriate car seats, booster seats, and seat belts on every trip,” she said. Dr. Sauber-Schatz says the study did
not examine why African-American and Hispanic children are less likely to buck- le up.
“However, we do know from previous
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research that socioeconomic status can play a role in whether a family has a car seat and it’s buckled,” she said. CDC recommends rear-facing car seats for children younger than 2, for- ward-facing car seats for children aged 2 to 5, and booster seats for children older than 5, until a seat belt fits properly. CDC used data from the Fatality Anal-
Texas Medical Association Foundation* harnesses the volunteer and philanthropic spirit of TMA and TMA Alliance members.
Children are significantly less likely to die in car crashes than they were a de- cade ago, a new study shows. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in February released
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TMAF supports key health improvement initiatives of TMA and the family of medicine that create a Healthy Now and a Healthy Future for all Texans.
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Learn more at
www.tmaf.org or call (800) 880-1300, ext. 1664.
Kara Nuzback is a reporter for Texas Medicine. You can reach her by telephone at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1393, or (512) 370-1393; by fax at (512) 370-1629; or by email at
kara.nuzback@
texmed.org.
*TMAF is a 501 (c) (3) organization and your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
ysis Reporting System, collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin- istration, in this study. To read the report, visit
www.cdc.gov/
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Texas Medical Association Foundation* harnesses the volunteer and philanthropic spirit of TMA and TMA Alliance members.
TMAF supports key health improvement initiatives of TMA and the family of medicine that create a Healthy Now and a Healthy Future for all Texans.
Learn more at
www.tmaf.org or call (800) 880-1300, ext. 1664.
*TMAF is a 501 (c) (3) organization and your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
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