Healthy Families. Healthy Communities.
At Spring Branch Community Health Center, our Community Health Department takes healthcare beyond clinic walls by bringing the Healthy Families Healthy Community Mobile Clinic into underserved neighborhoods across Spring Branch and West Houston. This initiative improves access to high-quality, culturally sensitive, and affordable healthcare for uninsured and underinsured individuals facing barriers to care.
The Mobile Clinic provides essential services such as health screenings, wellness checks, and education on health issues, including the social and environmental factors that influence well-being. By promoting early detection of health risks, reducing disease rates, and lowering healthcare costs, we enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve. Through outreach and education, we empower individuals to take proactive steps to improve their health, positively impact their families, and contribute to a healthier community. By overcoming barriers such as lack of insurance, transportation challenges, and cost concerns, the Mobile Clinic strengthens prevention efforts and supports chronic disease management.
For patients requiring follow-up care, our Mobile Clinic staff can schedule appointments and refer them to the most convenient Spring Branch Community Health Center location. Together, we’re building healthier families and stronger communities, one neighborhood at a time.
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
May 1st
- Consulado de Mexico Health Screenings & EIS 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- SBFDC Food Pantry 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
May 2nd
- Consulado de Mexico Health Screenings & EIS 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Project Valet West Houston 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM
May 5th
- MAM Health Screenings & EIS 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
- Consulado de Mexico Health Screenings & EIS 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
May 6th
- Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
May 7th
- Project Valet Pitner Clinic 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM
- Fit Houston Walk 30 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
May 12th
- Consulado de Mexico Health Screenings & EIS 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
May 13th
- Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
May 14th
- Fit Houston Walk 30 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
May 15th
- SBFDC Food Distribution Day 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
May 16th
- Consulado de Mexico Health Screenings & EIS 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
May 17th
- MDPC Health Screenings 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM
May 19th
- West Houston EIS Testing Day 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
- Consulado de Mexico Health Screenings & EIS 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
May 20th
- Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
- Project Valet Cy-Fair Clinic 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM
May 21st
- Fit Houston Walk 30 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
May 27th
- Hope Center Health Screenings & Well Woman Referrals 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
- Consulado de Mexico Health Screenings & EIS 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
May 28th
- OB Class 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
May 29th
- Project Valet West Houston Clinic 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM
May 30th
- Consulado de Mexico Health Screenings & EIS 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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