To understand what a true food desert is like Maggie Gordon and Marie D. De Jesús 🇵🇷 tried to find 12 simple ingredients for a chili recipe in one such neighborhood. Here's what happened. houstonlanding.org/maggie-gordon-…

Congratulations Natalia Heredia, PhD, MPH! She and Kavon L. Young, MD received received a Community Health Initiated Research Partnership Fellowship Award for "Evaluation of Nutrición Con Corazón, a pediatric lifestyle program at El Centro de Corazón Federally Qualified Health Center."

March is #AmericanNationalNutritionMonth Here is a delicious recipe for Quinoa Salad recommended by Ermy Soto, El Centro de Corazón #SíALaVacuna Registered Dietitian. #HealthyRecipes

#DYK: More than two-thirds of all new cancers are diagnosed in adults 60 years and older? Know the warning signs, know how to prevent some #cancers and reduce your risk for others, and know when to get screened. cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/pr…

Here is a recipe to enjoy making with your family this weekend! #healthyfood #recipes

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Take care of your mental health! Get affordable behavioral health services at Eastwood, Magnolia, and John S. Dunn Health Centers with El Centro de Corazón #SíALaVacuna. Call 713-660-1880 to make an appointment. #mentalhealth #wellness

Full of life in our diverse #Houston. El Centro de Corazón #SíALaVacuna gives back to this community. Natalia Hernandez MD seeing #urogynecology patients. Happy #CincodeMayo2023 Houston Methodist MD Houston Methodist Urology and Residency Program Ricardo R Gonzalez MD Danielle Antosh Houston Methodist

Happy National Nurses Week to all of our amazing nurses at El Centro de Corazón who continue to provide excellent care to our patients! Thank you for Making a Difference! #NationalNursesWeek

El Centro recognized its Community Health Workers with a special lunch to celebrate Texas CHW Day and their dedication to serving our patients and providing outreach and community education for children, adults, and families in Houston’s East End. Thank you! #TexasCHWDay

Today is Mental Health Action Day! How are you supporting you mental health today, let us know in the comments? #MentalHealthAction

We’re joining @minorityhealth this #MensHealthMonth to advance Better Health Through Better Understanding for racial and ethnic minority boys & men. minorityhealth.hhs.gov/mens-health/ #MHM2023 To make an appt. with your El Centro provider call 713-660-1880.

🪇 This week we celebrate the achievements of the nation's 1,400 Community Health Centers. These community-directed, nonprofit healthcare providers make up the nation's largest #PrimaryCare network, serving 1 in 11 people in the U.S.! Follow #NHCW23 to learn why we #ValueCHCs!

Thank you CISH/WOW/La Raza @ Milby HS at Charles Milby High School for volunteering to assemble 1,000 backpacks full of school supplies for El Centro de Corazón #SíALaVacuna Back to School event (drive-thru) on Friday, August 11th, 9:00 am-12:00 pm at the Magnolia Multi-Service Center, 7037 Capitol, St., Houston, TX 77011.

Thanks to the generosity of our 2023 Back to School Family Expo sponsors, volunteers, and community partners, El Centro distributed 1,200 backpacks filled with school supplies for elementary-aged children from local schools in the East End. elcentrodecorazon.org/el-centros-202…

El Centro de Corazón #SíALaVacuna is honored to have received the 2023 Health Justice Award from The Root Cause Coalition. Thank you again for your support. To learn more about our services and to read the press release visit elcentrodecorazon.org

To raise awareness about heart disease, El Centro’s staff wore red to support the American Heart Association Association, Go Red for women. #GoRedforWomen

El Centro de Corazón #SíALaVacuna is honored to be a recipient of a 2024 Houston Methodist Community Benefits Grant for the work we’re doing to provide affordable health care services to individuals in Houston’s East End neighborhood. Your support helps to serve those most in need. @HMethodistCares.

Gracias Bank of America por su apoyo para brindar servicios de atención primaria, dental y de salud conductual asequibles y de calidad para los residentes desatendidos y sin seguro en el East End de Houston y los vecindarios circundantes, #BofAGrants

This funding is a significant step forward in ensuring the most vulnerable communities in Houston have access to the behavioral health care services they need. As the demand for these services continues to grow, this grant will help build a healthier community for all.