{"id":8709,"date":"2018-06-22T18:11:17","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T18:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=8709"},"modified":"2018-06-22T18:11:17","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T18:11:17","slug":"10-million-going-toward-health-services-in-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=8709","title":{"rendered":"$10 Million Going Toward Health Services in TX"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8710\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/gr-62825-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8710\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8710\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/gr-62825-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"About 17 percent of people in Texas don\u2019t have health insurance, the highest rate in the nation. Photo: Delia Truta\/Twenty20\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/gr-62825-1-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/gr-62825-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/gr-62825-1-1-405x304.jpg 405w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/gr-62825-1-1-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">About 17 percent of people in Texas don\u2019t have health insurance, the highest rate in the nation. Photo: Delia Truta\/Twenty20<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>by Katherine Davis-Young<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>HOUSTON \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the nation, according to census data. So one nonprofit is launching a big effort to try to get more Texans access to health services.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.episcopalhealth.org\/en\/news\/releases\/ehf-invests-10-million-strengthen-health-system-community-based-clinics-texas\/\" target=\"parent\">Episcopal Health Foundation<\/a>\u00a0is investing $10 million in dozens of health programs in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>According to Brian Sasser, communications director for the foundation, too many Texans suffer from health issues that should be preventable. He says a major goal is to invest in preventive care along with treatments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main point of these grants is not only to strengthen the systems of health,\u201d says Sasser. \u201cMeaning we get them in a system that takes care of all their well-being, not just one part of it; but also, to become more accessible for people and more fair and equal for people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The grants range from about $130,000 to $1 million. They will fund homeless services, women\u2019s health clinics, and groups working in low-income or minority communities. The grantees also include several programs that help people enroll in health insurance and follow up to make sure they receive care.<\/p>\n<p>Sasser says the grants are meant to approach health from all angles. He says one grant program that does that well is CommUnity Care in Austin, where teams of professionals work together to address patients\u2019 health issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does that both with medical procedures and with things outside of the doctor\u2019s office, like exercise and nutrition,\u201d says Sasser. \u201cAnd by working with the team together, they\u2019ve already shown improved health outcomes, and it\u2019s also led to substantially lower health-care costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the five-year program, Sasser says the Episcopal Health Foundation hopes to see similar results around the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Katherine Davis-Young HOUSTON \u2013\u00a0Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the nation, according to census data. So one nonprofit is launching a big effort to try to get more Texans access to health services. The\u00a0Episcopal Health Foundation\u00a0is investing $10 million in dozens of health programs in Texas. 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