Healthy Families. Healthy Communities.
By travelling beyond our clinic walls, the Community Health Department drives our Healthy Families Healthy Community Mobile Clinic into underserved areas of Spring Branch and West Houston to improve access to high-quality, culturally sensitive, and affordable healthcare. By serving uninsured and under-insured individuals facing barriers to healthcare services, the Mobile Clinic provides health screenings, wellness checks and education about health issues, including social and environmental factors that can affect health.
Outreach and education in underserved areas contribute to early detection of the risk factors for health problems, lowering disease rates, reducing healthcare costs, and enhancing the quality of life for people living these neighborhoods. When patients are equipped with good information, they not only can improve their own health and wellness, but they can directly impact their families and contribute to a healthier community. The Mobile Clinic improves access to care, increases the use of preventive services, and increases awareness of the importance of prevention in order to overcome such barriers as the lack of health insurance, cost, and transportation, thereby bolstering prevention and chronic disease management and so reduce overall costs of the healthcare system.
Mobile Clinic staff can schedule an appointment for each patient based on their chief complaint or the health education provided, referring patients to the SBCHC clinic location most convenient for them.
Request a Visit by the Mobile Clinic
The Mobile Clinic is available on request to participate in health fairs, patient meetings, school carnivals, food distribution, and other community events to provide health screenings and education and select medical services. Check the calendar for upcoming events or submit a request for the Mobile Clinic at your next community event.
Services Offered
BMI Screenings
Body mass index or BMI, compares your height to your weight and is often used by healthcare professionals as a convenient way of assessing whether your weight is healthy. BMI testing does not require you to remove any clothing, other than your shoes when you weigh yourself, which makes it ideal for users who might otherwise be put off by a more invasive procedure. A high BMI can put you at increased risk for death, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea and breathing problems, depression, some cancers (endometrial, breast, colon, kidney, gallbladder, and liver) and more. If you are concerned about your weight, talk to your doctors, or click here to get more information.
Glucose Screenings
Glucose is a type of sugar found in the blood that comes from the food you eat, and is your body’s main source of energy. Blood Glucose test helps identify diabetes —a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke — as well as monitor blood sugar levels for those already diagnosed with the disease. Your results can help your doctor find out if your insulin hormone is being distributed properly or if you have signs of being pre-diabetic. Getting a glucose screening can also identify hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
It is important to know where your glucose levels stand. Most people with type 2 diabetes live with it for years without realizing that they have it, until it causes complications, such as heart disease, stroke, eye damage, nerve damage, and kidney disease. People aged 45 and over should get screened every three years, as well as anyone who has risk factors for diabetes, or has high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol levels. If your glucose levels are high our physicians can help formulate a dietary and medication plan specifically for your needs. Click here for more information and to see if you are at risk for diabetes.
Blood Pressure Screenings
Blood pressure screenings measure how much force a person’s blood is putting on the artery walls as the heart pumps. High blood pressure, or hypertension, occurs when that person’s heart has to work extra hard to pump blood throughout the body.
High blood pressure usually has no symptoms so it can’t be detected without being measured, and greatly increases your risk of heart disease and stroke. By getting a blood pressure screening you are taking necessary steps to avoid serious illnesses, such as stroke, heart failure, heart attack and kidney failure. You can control high blood pressure through healthy lifestyle habits and medication, if needed.
Health Education
Spring Branch Community Health Center’s Community Health Department engages the community through outreach programs that deliver health information and services to promote healthy behaviors and encourage prevention and early detection of diseases.
Clinical and outreach staff provide health education to inform patients about health issues, including social and environmental factors that can affect health. Outreach and education can contribute to early detection of the risk factors for certain health problems, which can lower disease rates, reduce health care costs, and enhance quality of life.
When patients are equipped with good information, it not only provides actionable results, but directly impacts families and contributes a healthier community.
Community Health Team Calendar
April 1st
MAM Health Screenings & EIS 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
April 2nd
Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
April 3rd
Pitner EIS 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fit Spring Branch National Walking Day 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
April 4th
EIS HIV Testing Clinic @ Hillendahl 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Health Screenings @ Mexican Consulate 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Spring Oaks Resource Fair 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
April 5th
Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
April 6th
McRoberts Spring Carnival 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
April 9th
Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
April 10th
FIT Houston Walk 30 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pitner Pocket Mobile Pop-Up 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 11th
EIS HIV Testing Clinic @ Hillendahl 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
April 12th
Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Health Screenings @ Mexican Consulate 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 15th
West Houston EIS Testing Day 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
April 16th
Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
NAM Mobile Pop-up 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 17th
FIT Houston Walk 30 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pitner Pocket Mobile Pop-Up 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 18th
EIS HIV Testing Clinic @ Hillendahl 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
SBFDC Food Distribution Day 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Health Screenings @ Mexican Consulate 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 19th
Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
April 20th
NAM WWExpo 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Pitner Pocket Mobile Pop-Up 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 22nd
Katy Mobile Pop Up 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
April 23rd
Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
April 24th
FIT Houston Walk 30 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
OB Class @ NAM 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Pitner Pocket Mobile Pop-Up 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 25th
EIS HIV Testing Clinic @ Hillendahl 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
WHAM Health Screenings & EIS 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Health Screenings @ Mexican Consulate 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 26th
Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
April 30th
Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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