Community Health Services - Public Health Region 11
Vision:
We envision a Texas where all mothers, infants, children, youth, and their families are healthy and thriving.
Mission:
Address local maternal and child health needs and to build the local public health infrastructure relative to those needs. Improve the health status of women, children, and their families.
Purpose:
Provide an array of health services to women, children, and families in Texas. Efforts of concentration are on the low-income population.
Services/Activities:
- Car seat Inspections & resources
- Child Fatality Review Team
- Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
- Bike Helmet Fittings
- Youth Health Conferences
- Tobacco/Vaping Prevention & Cessation
- Prenatal/Postpartum Education
- Nutrition and Physical Education
- Safe Sleep Education & Resources
- Breastfeeding Education
- Mother Friendly Worksites
- Health and Safety Presentations
- Trainings (CHWs, Health professionals, parents, youth)
Related Links:
- Maternal & Child Health
- Maternal Health Care Bureau, Title V Information System
- Adolescent Health in Texas
- Breast and Cervical Cancer in Texas
- Epilepsy Services
- Family Planning in Texas
- Genetic Services
- County Indigent Health Care Program
- Primary Health Care in Texas
- Spinal Screening Program
- Texas Mother-Friendly Worksite
Contact Us
Lucy Cabrera-Connor
Regional Manager, Community Health Improvement
Phone: (956) 423-0130
lucy.cabreraconner@dshs.texas.gov