DFC Leader’s Op-Ed on Palliative Care Featured in the Chronicle

May 22, 2015 by Leah Halley

Dr. Jill Ann Jarrell (DFC) and Dr. Colleen Keough’s article, featured on the Houston Chronicle’s Opinion’s page, describes palliative care and makes the case for why we need more palliative care services in Texas. May 6^th, a bill that would establish a palliative care advisory council – HB 1874 – was approved in the House, and is currently pending in Senate committee. Check out the article here:

http://blog.chron.com/chronopinion/2015/05/another-voice-living-and-dying-well/

April 21, 2021

Inequities in Texas Border Communities: A Public Health Summit
When: April 21, 2021 - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where: https://childrenatrisk.org/event/inequities-in-texas-border-communities-a-public-health-summit

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CHILDREN AT RISK, in Partnership with the University of Texas School of Public Health, presents Inequities in Texas Border Communities: A Public Health Summit.
The Texas – Mexico border region is home to over 1.4 million Texans, making it a unique, dynamic area where various cultures come together and interrelate across geopolitical boundaries. The border region poses particular challenges to the U.S. health care system: It is one of the fastest-growing in the nation, with a majority Hispanic population, in addition to having lower educational attainment, lower-income status, higher rates of unemployment and poverty, and a significant shortage of health care providers.
During this public health summit, experts in food inequity, education, infectious diseases, and public policy will address the very specific challenges border cities face and will end with a call to (View Full Event Description Here: https://childrenatrisk.org/event/inequities-in-texas-border-communities-a-public-health-summit/)

May 4, 2021

Social Media Training for Doctors For Change
When: May 4, 2021 - 12:00 am to 11:59 pm

Full details:
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