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08/11/2025

🤱🏽 August is National Breastfeeding Month

Breastfeeding is more than a personal decision—it’s a public health issue.

This month, we recognize the vital role of breastfeeding in improving health outcomes for both babies and birthing parents.

🔍 Why It Matters:
▪️ Provides essential nutrients and antibodies to protect infants
▪️ Linked to a lower risk of postpartum depression and improved maternal mental health
▪️ Strengthens the bond between parent and child
▪️ Reduces the risk of asthma, obesity, and certain infections in infants

📣 National Breastfeeding Month is a call to action for:
✔️ Increasing access to lactation consultants and peer support
✔️ Supporting policies that allow time and space for breastfeeding in public and at work
✔️ Ensuring health equity for all families, regardless of background

📍 Need breastfeeding support in Houston?
✅ The Women’s Hospital of Texas Breastfeeding Center – Expert lactation care
✅ WIC Peer Support Program – Breastfeeding help and community for WIC families
✅ Healthy Start Houston – Personalized maternal & infant health support

📲 Talk to your provider or visit these resources to find the support that works best for your family.

08/04/2025

🛡️ August is National Immunization Awareness Month

Did you know vaccines protect more than just your future—they protect your reproductive health too?

🧬 Vaccines like HPV and Hepatitis B help prevent certain cancers and STIs that can impact fertility and long-term wellness.

This August, we’re raising awareness and making sure our Houston community knows where to get vaccinated—for free or low cost! 💉✨

📍 Where to Go in Houston:

✅ Houston Health Department Clinics
✅ Harris County Public Health
✅ Baylor Teen Health Clinics (Ages 13–25)
✅ St. Hope Healthcare
✅ UTHealth "All for Them" Mobile Clinics

💬 Ask your provider about immunizations that support your s*xual and reproductive health. Prevention is protection. 🩺

07/28/2025

🧬 Did You Know?

Your baby’s umbilical cord blood can save lives — and July is Cord Blood Awareness Month!

Cord blood is packed with powerful stem cells that can treat over 80 life-threatening diseases, including leukemia, sickle cell anemia, and immune disorders.

✨ Instead of discarding it after birth, you can donate it for public use or store it privately.

📍 Houston Cord Blood Resources:
✅ MD Anderson Cord Blood Bank
🔗 mdanderson.org/cordbloodbank
✅ LifeGift Donation Program (partnered with Houston hospitals)
🔗 lifegift.org
✅ Cord for Life – Private storage with Houston access
🔗 cordforlife.com
✅ Be The Match Registry – Find matches & donate
🔗 bethematch.org

👶🏾 Ask your provider during prenatal visits about enrolling in a public or private program—you might just help save a life.

07/21/2025

Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness Week

💚 NFP Awareness Week – Faith Meets Fertility

NFP is a hormone-free, natural method of tracking your cycle based on fertility signs like temperature & cervical mucus.

🌿 It’s especially popular in Catholic and holistic wellness communities as a tool for body literacy and family planning.

✅ Where to Learn in Houston:

▪️ Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston – NFP classes & fertility education
▪️ Couple to Couple League (Houston Chapter) – ccli.org
▪️ Creighton Model FertilityCare™ Centers – Several private instructors in the Houston area
▪️ St. Luke’s Women’s Health – Natural fertility consultation available upon request

💡 Whether for religious, health, or personal reasons, understanding your cycle is powerful.

07/14/2025

🌺 July is Fibroids Awareness Month

Let’s talk about the health of Houston women.
🩺 Uterine fibroids—noncancerous growths of the uterus—affect up to 80% of women by age 50. But in Houston, the impact hits differently.

💔 Why This Matters in Houston:

🔸 Black women in Harris County are 3x more likely to be hospitalized for fibroid-related complications compared to white women.
🔸 Many go years undiagnosed, often told their symptoms are “normal” or dismissed as routine.
🔸 Heavy bleeding, pelvic pain, and infertility deeply affect quality of life.

📊 Source:
Texas Health and Human Services Report on Maternal Morbidity and Disparities in Texas
CDC Office of Minority Health

🚨 Common Symptoms Include:

🔴 Heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding
💥 Pelvic pain or pressure
🚻 Frequent urination or constipation
😣 Painful s*x or lower back pain
🤰🏽 Difficulty getting pregnant

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to suffer in silence.

✅ Top Fibroid Care Resources in Houston:

Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women
🩺 Comprehensive gynecologic & fertility care
🔗 women.texaschildrens.org

Houston Fibroids (Houston Methodist & Memorial Hermann)
🏥 Specializing in uterine fibroid embolization (UFE)
🔗 houstonfibroids.com

UT Physicians OB/GYN
🏥 Offers minimally invasive & surgical treatments
🔗 utphysicians.com

Legacy Community Health – Women’s Health Services
🌿 Affordable care for underserved communities
🔗 legacycommunityhealth.org

🗣️ Let’s uplift Black women's health in Houston:
✨ Share your story
✨ Encourage fibroid screenings
✨ Push for culturally competent care and earlier intervention

You deserve answers. You deserve relief. You deserve care.

07/07/2025

🧪 HIV Testing: False Positives & False Negatives – What You Need to Know

📍 Your status matters—and so does your timing.

Not all HIV test results are 100% accurate the first time. That’s why understanding false positives and false negatives is crucial to getting the right care.

🔬 What’s a False Negative?
A test says you're HIV-negative, but you’re actually positive.

🕓 This usually happens when you're tested too early—before your body has produced enough antibodies or antigens for the test to detect (known as the window period).

👉 For most people, that window is 10 to 90 days after exposure.

Solution:
📅 Retest after 30 days or ask your provider about 4th-gen antigen/antibody tests, which can detect HIV earlier than older tests.

🔬 What’s a False Positive?
A test says you’re HIV-positive, but you’re actually negative.

This can happen if:
▪️ You recently got vaccinated
▪️ You have another viral infection
▪️ The test was too sensitive or misread

Solution:
🧾 Always follow up with a confirmatory test, like the HIV-1/HIV-2 differentiation assay or a Western Blot, to rule out a false result.

✅ Where to Get Free, Confidential Testing in Houston:

📍 Legacy Community Health – legacycommunityhealth.org
📍 Avenue 360 Health & Wellness – avenue360.org
📍 The Montrose Center (LGBTQ+ inclusive) – montrosecenter.org
📍 Use the CDC's locator: gettested.cdc.gov

🧠 Still unsure about your results?
📞 Call the CDC HIV Hotline: 1-800-232-4636

You deserve clarity. You deserve care. You deserve the facts.

07/04/2025

🎆 Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸

Today we celebrate freedom, resilience, and community. Let’s continue pushing for equity in health, justice, and opportunity for all.

Stay safe, stay hydrated, and enjoy the fireworks! 🎇💙

06/30/2025

🎗️ HPV Awareness & Prevention for Houston June

🧪 Did you know?

HPV is the most common STI—and it causes over 90% of cervical cancers, not to mention a**l, pe**le, and oropharyngeal cancers.

📉 Great news: nationwide rates of precancerous lesions have dropped by 80% among young women ages 20–24 since the HPV vaccine rolled out in 2006—but Texas still lags behind with only 49% of adolescents initiating vaccination (vs. 62.6% nationally).

📍 What about Houston?

The cervical cancer incidence in Harris County is 9.8 per 100,000, slightly above the Texas rate (9.6) and U.S. average (7.5)

Regular screening can catch changes early—Pap and HPV co-tests are recommended for ages 30–65.

🔍 Taking action now matters:

💉 HPV vaccine—recommended starting at age 9, up to 26 (and up to 45 in select cases)
🩺 Pap + HPV tests—every 3–5 years depending on age

📍 Houston Clinics Offering Vaccines & Screenings:

Legacy Community Health
Baylor Teen Health Clinic
Avenue 360 Health & Wellness
Harris Health Women’s Health Clinics

📚 Learn more:

https://apnews.com/article/hpv-gardasil-vaccine-cervical-cancer-kennedy-32cdcf325d12cbc6610f01430d4ee82b

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38983249/

https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/chppr/research/all-for-them/get-the-facts.htm?utm_source

https://www.houstontx.gov/health/disparity.pdf?utm_source

https://www.houstonstateofhealth.com/indicators/index/view?indicatorId=181&localeId=2675

cdc.gov/hpv

06/26/2025

✨💛 Thank You to Our Amazing Vendors & Partners! 💛✨

We’re beyond grateful to every vendor (DentaQuest, UnitedHealthcare , Molina Healthcare of Texas , and (MAXIMUS Texas STAR plus) Texas Health and Human Services Commission ) who participated in our June 23rd Screening Day with Rainbow Health. Your time, energy, and resources helped us bring essential wellness services—like blood pressure checks, reproductive health education, and emotional support—to our community in a powerful way.

A special thank you to Park Regional Library for graciously allowing us to host this event in your space. Your hospitality and partnership helped create a welcoming and accessible environment for all who attended. 📚🏥

You can see our team educating individuals below!

It takes a village—and we’re proud to be building one rooted in care, access, and community.

06/23/2025

This Upcoming Week on June 27 it is National HIV Testing Day

💡 Knowing your status is self-care.
HIV testing is more than a health check — it’s a powerful act of protecting your reproductive well-being. In Houston and beyond, getting tested means taking charge of your health, your future, and your relationships.

🧬 Why it matters:
HIV can impact fertility, pregnancy, and the health of both partners. Early testing = early support + healthier outcomes.

🔍 Think you’ve been exposed? Know your window period:
🧪 Different HIV tests detect the virus at different stages:
NAT (nucleic acid test): 10–33 days after exposure
Antigen/antibody test (lab-based): 18–45 days
Antigen/antibody rapid test (finger stick): 18–90 days
Antibody-only tests: 23–90 days

If you test negative but think you were recently exposed, talk to a provider about retesting or taking PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) within 72 hours.

📍 Find Free Testing Sites Near You
🔗 gettested.cdc.gov

❤️ Testing is confidential, quick, and free. Protect yourself, protect your partners, protect your future.

06/20/2025

Don't forget that Rainbow Health is offering FREE health screenings, blood pressure checks, and preventative health education — all in one spot!

📅 Date: June 23, 2025
🕛 Time: 12 PM – 2 PM
📍 Location: Park Place Regional Library, Houston, TX : 8145 Park Pl Blvd, Houston, TX 7701

Let’s come together for wellness, awareness, and support. Spread the word! 💜

06/19/2025

🖤❤️💚 Happy Juneteenth!

Today we honor freedom, resilience, and the generations of Black strength that carried us forward.

On June 19, 1865, the last enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned they were free—more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

Juneteenth is not just history—it’s a reminder to celebrate liberation, advocate for justice, and uplift Black joy every day.

✨ Here’s to rest, resistance, healing, and continued progress.

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