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Staying Well
Houston's health community is 2,000+ people strong
From community health workers to major medical centers, from food banks to mental health counselors — Houston's health ecosystem includes hundreds of organizations and thousands of people working to keep our communities well.
Resources
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Events
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Organizations
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Aging & LongevityGrowing older in Houston — the programs, clinics, and communities helping people stay active, connected, and cared for.Allergies & AsthmaRespiratory conditions and allergy management — especially in a city where air quality and mold are constant factors.Autism ServicesDiagnosis, therapy, education support, and community for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families.
The journeyLearn → Engage → Connect → Act
Choose a starting point
Start with the story
See what's happening, who's working on it, and why neighbors are paying attention.
Find one way in
Pick something real: show up, join in, call your rep, or connect with a group already moving.
Look around your neighborhood
Across Houston — from your block to the whole city. Find nearby places, resources, events, and neighbors building community close to home.
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Who’s doing the work
Spring Branch Community Health Center
Spring Branch Community Health Center increases the number of healthy families by providing high-quality, comprehensive health services through seven clinics and two mobile units serving Spring Branch, West Houston, Katy, and Cy-Fair with family medicine, pediatrics, dental, and behavioral health.
HOPE Clinic
4 things in this ecosystem
Avenue 360 Health and Wellness
1 thing in this ecosystem
Mental Health America of Greater Houston
3 things in this ecosystem
Ibn Sina Foundation
Ibn Sina Foundation ensures community health through integrated preventive and primary care, offering medical, dental, diagnostic, specialty, and behavioral health services through their Avicenna Medical Clinics. The nonprofit has served Greater Houston for over two decades regardless of patients ability to pay.
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~902,700 without insurance
Uninsured population
Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)
19%
Uninsured rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)
4,700,447 total
Population for insurance coverage
Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)
303
Local organizations mapped
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Good things
In their own words
Chemical plant explosions and we get a text 6 hours later.
Community reports612 neighbors flagged this
The water smells like chemicals some mornings.
Community reports612 neighbors flagged this
Our cancer rates are higher and everyone knows why.
Community reports612 neighbors flagged this
We live next to refineries and nobody monitors the air.
Community reports567 neighbors flagged this
My whole family has breathing problems.
Community reports567 neighbors flagged this
Flaring at night. The sky turns orange.
Community reports567 neighbors flagged this
The bigger picture
Staying Well doesn't exist in a vacuum. Everything is connected.