How Choosing Colorful Foods Can Promote Health

Taste the rainbow with Ayurveda-inspired eats

"...one that has the ability to lead to a health deficit in its most dedicated adherents. After all, while..."

March 25, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Devenyns

GOP Targets Women's Health, LGBTQ Community in First Day of Lege Filing

Texas Dems vow to keep up the fight for LGBTQ residents, women

"...R-Corsicana, has introduced the bill version of the proposed Health and Human Services Commission rule that forces women to..."

Nov. 14, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Reproductive Health Care: Same Story, New Target

Fallout from the 84th Texas legislative session

"...had anything left to destroy after eviscerating both women's health care funding and abortion access over the past two..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

State Health Care Numbers Plunge Again

Clients served drops 77%

"...According to documents from the Department of State Health Services filed with the State Health Services Council agenda..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

New Coalition to Push for Women's Health

A group of heavy-hitters steps up to the plate

"...way, serious questions persist about the future of women's health care funding – and there's a new player in..."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Health Care Changes in Progress

What's already in effect and what's still to come

"...Care Act has been steadily overhauling the cumbersome American health care market. Here's a sampling of what has already..."

July 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Women's Health: Ideology First!

Texas lawmakers do their part to defund Planned Parenthood

"...The Health and Human Services Commission on April 8 released to..."

April 15, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Health Care: Flirting With Armageddon

Choosing between a 'firing squad' and 'death by starvation'

"...lobbyist to be daunted by the crisis facing Texas health care funding. According to the Health and Human Services..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Change Afoot in Public Health Care

Takeover of city and county's health-care clinics began in earnest last week as Travis County Healthcare District filed federal paperwork to assume grantee status as operator of federally qualified medical clinics

"...The takeover of the city and county's health-care clinics began in earnest last week as the Travis..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

SXSW EDU Takes on School Board Wars and Mental Health on Campus

Speakers take on top educational problems, March 7-10

"...facing education in a post(ish) pandemic world. From mental health to remote learning, there's hardly a topic at 2022's..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Qmmunity: Health Equity During COVID-19

An intersectional framework to how we live and help others is essential for a healthier, more equitable future

"...As the coronavirus spreads, another public health threat is exposed: inequity. Indeed, COVID-19, the disease caused..."

April 3, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Health Insurance Is a Question of Fairness

"...Dear Editor, Of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program legislation passed recently in the House of..."

Oct. 3, 2007 Postmarks

Need to Work on Health Insurance by Exploring Options: First We Dismiss Expanding Government Programs

"...Dear Editor, After reading an archived article regarding health insurance in Texas it seems that a solution will..."

July 19, 2005 Postmarks

Horsepower Now, Health Care ... Whenever

"...The programs, of course, are Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the estimates of economic impact are..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Health Care, etc.

"...more than 1 million Texas children who still lack health insurance, not to mention their families? Yet as the..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

Managed Health Care

The SIMS Foundation helps local musicians, and finally, itself.

"...annual Broadcasts CD to Austin's SIMS Foundation, a nonprofit health care organization providing low-cost mental health services to local..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Texas Lege Preview: Guns! Mental Health! Can the Lege Decide?

In the wake of Uvalde massacre, lawmakers float weapon restrictions, new programs

"...public – pivots to promise to instead improve mental health services that could keep troubled young men (mostly) from..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Masks for Docs Harnesses 3D Tech to Fortify COVID-19’s Front-Line Health Care Workers

All volunteer group is getting personal protective equipment where it's needed most

"...100,000 masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to health care organizations in need. For its part, the Austin..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by David Brendan Hall

Opinion: Coronavirus Is Exposing the Threat the Texas GOP Poses to Public Health

Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez explains why a government that takes care of its people builds a healthier and safer country

"...John Cornyn. Both have supported slashing funding for public health programs at the state and federal level. Additionally, both..."

March 27, 2020 Column by Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez

Wright House Rebrands to Include Sexual Health Clinic

All's well that ends well at ASHwell

"...Now operating as ASHwell (Austin Sexual Health & Wellness), the former WHWC added a sexual health..."

Dec. 12, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Finding Funds for School Mental Health

Foundations help save 16 campus-based clinics

"...More than a dozen campus-based mental health care facilities that were facing closure in the Austin..."

Oct. 19, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Ken Paxton Lies in Letter on Women's Health

"...A March 22 letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton..."

March 30, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Health Care Protest at Ted Cruz's Office

"...the repeal of the ACA and the proposed Senate health bill that would decimate coverage for many of the..."

June 26, 2017 Photo Gallery

Health Department Wants Fetal Remains Buried, Cremated

State officials waste no time in proposing new abortion restrictions

"...time proposing new obstacles for abortion providers. The state health department quietly suggested regulations that would require fetal remains..."

July 15, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Perry Rejects Health Care for Texas

Governor throws away $13 billion in funds

"...and a new study by the US Department of Health and Human Services shows that Texas has the worst..."

July 9, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Health Care Jeopardy

Congressional Republicans propose elimination of Title X funding

"...programs, which provide money for family planning and related health screenings for women who otherwise cannot pay for basic..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Health-Care Hysteria Dogs Doggett

Critics of health-care reform exercise their vocal cords in U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett's general direction

"...had shouted down his attempts to discuss the current health-care proposals pending before Congress. A brief YouTube video posted..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

Support Health-Care Legislation

"...Dear Editor, The debate over universal health care, resurfacing since the release of Sicko, has largely..."

July 24, 2007 Postmarks

Reproductive Health and Family Planning

"...decidedly less enthralled with expanding access to preventative reproductive health care, but there is one bright spot: Austin Rep...."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

To Your Health

Jim Heffley's death, on November 26, was a loss not only to his large circle of family, friends, and colleagues but to all of us in the extended Austin community who were lucky enough to benefit from his extraordinary professional expertise

"...in person or, since 2001, via his "To Your Health" columns in The Austin Chronicle. Jim was always way..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Column by Anne S. Lewis

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