Community Health Workers, or Promotores de Salud, increase wellness by reaching out to, connecting with, and engaging underserved families and communities to help improve health outcomes for themselves, their families, and the communities in which they live.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries' Community Health Workers are certified by the Texas Department of State Health (DSHS).

Services include:

• Establishing positive, trusting relationships with community residents in or from underserved communities.
• Helping patients/clients, families, and underserved communities overcome barriers in language and culture to better connect to quality health care services and resources.
• Connecting underserved populations to health care services and resources.
• Providing informal counseling, support, and follow-up home visits for patients/clients.
• Aiding in the creation and maintenance of community partnerships, collaborations, programs, and services.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries provides practical support to help parents and guardians learn parenting skills so they will be more confident and more competent leaders within their families.

Using an evidence-informed curriculum and led by a parenting coordinator, Meld brings together parents who have similar parenting needs to educate parents on health and safety, child guidance and development, family management, personal development, and other topics related to successful parenting.

Meld stems from the belief that parents can, and do: learn from each other; give one another support; need to be free to make informed decisions about their families and can cooperate in groups while maintaining their individuality.

Meld groups meet once a week for two hours at various locations around San Antonio. Group participants are eligible to attend a free annual field trip.

There are three Meld programs, each geared toward the needs of the parents within the group.

• Meld Young Families for parents ages 13 to 25
• Meld Growing Families for parents ages 26 and older, grandparents raising grandchildren, or other family members who take an active role in the parenting of children
• Meld Special Needs group, designed specifically for parents or caregivers raising children living with a wide range of illnesses and disabilities

A complimentary meal and child care are provided during group sessions.

Transportation assistance is available.

English, Spanish and bilingual groups are available.

To register, contact Anahi Alvizo .

Enrollment is free.

The clinic addresses the medical and dental needs of people who cannot afford health insurance.

Services include:

• Alcoholics Anonymous**
• Computer Lab
• Counseling and Case Management (individual, family, depression, substance abuse)**
• Dental (exams, x-rays, cleanings, fillings, root canals, dentures, extractions, etc.)*
• Diabetes Education
• Language Classes
• Exercise Classes
• Food Pantry*
• Health Education*
• Immunizations
• Lab
• Medical*
• Medicaid and CHIP Application Assistance*
• On-site Café
• Oral Surgery
• Parenting Support Groups
• Pediatrics
• Physical Exams
• Prescription Assistance*
• Referral Assistance (necessities include housing, utilities, clothing and food)*
• Senior Programs
• Sports Leagues (Adult and Youth)
• Summer Youth Camp
• Transportation Assistance
• Women’s Health
• Youth Afterschool Programs

*Must meet eligibility requirements to qualify for service.

**Program not operated by Methodist Healthcare Ministries.

Services are provided on a sliding fee scale based upon ability to pay, household income and family size.

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Community Counselors help people who are uninsured, whose existing coverage does not provide mental health services benefits, who are low-income and lack the money to pay for counseling services, or who would not receive treatment any other way.

Counseling services are provided by trained, licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family counselors. Sessions are private and conducted in a safe and familiar environment such as churches and community centers.

The first meeting with a counselor is free. A modest fee based on a sliding fee scale is collected for each follow-up session; however, no one is denied service because they cannot pay.

As a Parents as Teachers® affiliate, Methodist Healthcare Ministries provides bimonthly personal home visits to families and monthly group connection events focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being.

The program supports parents throughout pregnancy until their children enter school full-time providing health, hearing, vision, and developmental screenings for eligible children using approved screening tools and methods.

The program also connects families to resources and helps them overcome any barriers to accessing those resources.

English and Spanish visitations are available.

A complimentary meal is provided during monthly group connection events.

Transportation assistance is available.

 The program is available in Bexar and Guadalupe counties.

Enrollment is free

Community Counselors help people who are uninsured, whose existing coverage does not provide mental health services benefits, are low-income and lack the money to pay for counseling services, or who would not receive treatment any other way. Counseling services are provided by trained, licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family counselors. Sessions are private and conducted in a safe and familiar environment such as churches and community centers.

The first meeting with a counselor is free. A modest fee based on a sliding fee scale is collected for each follow-up session; however, no one is denied service because they cannot pay.

Community Health Workers, or Promotores de Salud, increase wellness by reaching out to, connecting with, and engaging underserved families and communities to help improve health outcomes for themselves, their families, and the communities in which they live.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries' Community Health Workers are certified by the Texas Department of State Health (DSHS).

Services include:

• Establishing positive, trusting relationships with community residents in or from underserved communities.
• Helping patients/clients, families, and underserved communities overcome barriers in language and culture to better connect to quality health care services and resources.
• Connecting underserved populations to health care services and resources.
• Providing informal counseling, support, and follow-up home visits for patients/clients.
• Aiding in the creation and maintenance of community partnerships, collaborations, programs, and services.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ Community Health Workers are certified by the Texas Department of State Health (DSHS) as:

• Completed an approved 160 hours competency-based instructor training program.
• Required to complete 20 hours of continuing education every two years approved by DSHS to renew their certification.
• Required courses include Introduction to Community Health;

1. Community Health Advocacy
2. Community Nutrition
3. Community Health Field Methods
4. Wellness and Health Promotion
5. Cooperative Community Health Education

As a Parents as Teachers® affiliate, Methodist Healthcare Ministries provides bimonthly personal home visits to families and monthly group connection events focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being.

The program supports parents throughout pregnancy until their children enter school full-time providing health, hearing, vision, and developmental screenings for eligible children using approved screening tools and methods.

The program also connects families to resources and helps them overcome any barriers to accessing those resources.

English and Spanish visitations are available.

A complimentary meal is provided during monthly group connection events.

Transportation assistance is available.

 The program is available in Bexar and Guadalupe counties.

Enrollment is free

The clinic serves the medical and dental needs of people who cannot afford health insurance.

Services include:

• Counseling (individual, family, depression, substance abuse)*
• Dental (exams, x-rays, cleanings, fillings, root canals, dentures, extractions, etc.)*
• Diabetes Education
• Food Pantry*
• Health Education*
• Immunizations
• Lab
• Medical*
• Medicaid and CHIP Application Assistance*
• Nutrition Information
• Oral Surgery*
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacy**
• Physical Exams
• Physical Therapy**
• Prescription Assistance*
• Referral Assistance (necessities include housing, utilities, clothing, and food)*
• Transportation Assistance
• Women’s Health

*Must meet eligibility requirements to qualify for service.

**Program not operated by Methodist Healthcare Ministries.

Services are provided on a sliding fee scale based upon ability to pay, household income and family size.

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Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ George Ricks School Based Health Centers provide pediatric primary health care and dental services.

Services include:

• Diagnosis and treatment of simple illness or injury
• Immunizations
• Well-child exams
• Physical exams
• Sports physicals
• Health promotion and education
• Prescription assistance
• Preventative dental care including examinations, x-rays, cleanings, fluoride treatments and sealants
• Dental treatment including fillings, extractions and endodontic treatment available
• Sports mouthguards (in school colors)
• Counseling for students and their families
• Support groups
• Case management services
• Food assistance
• Assistance with Medicaid, CHIP and SNAP applications
• Referrals to other community resources
• Rent and utilities assistance for families of students

This program is for children enrolled in the Marion and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School Districts, as well as their siblings up to age 21.

As a Parents as Teachers® affiliate, Methodist Healthcare Ministries provides bimonthly personal home visits to families and monthly group connection events focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being.

The program supports parents throughout pregnancy until their children enter school full-time providing health, hearing, vision, and developmental screenings for eligible children using approved screening tools and methods.

The program also connects families to resources and helps them overcome any barriers to accessing those resources.

English and Spanish visitations are available.

A complimentary meal is provided during monthly group connection events.

Transportation assistance is available.

 The program is available in Bexar and Guadalupe counties.

Enrollment is free.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ George Ricks School Based Health Centers provide pediatric primary health care and dental services.

Services include:

• Diagnosis and treatment of simple illness or injury
• Immunizations
• Well-child exams
• Physical exams
• Sports physicals
• Health promotion and education
• Prescription assistance
• Preventative dental care including examinations, x-rays, cleanings, fluoride treatments and sealants
• Dental treatment including fillings, extractions and endodontic treatment available
• Sports mouthguards (in school colors)
• Counseling for students and their families
• Support groups
• Case management services
• Food assistance
• Assistance with Medicaid, CHIP and SNAP applications
• Referrals to other community resources
• Rent and utilities assistance for families of students

This program is for children enrolled in the Marion and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School Districts, as well as their siblings up to age 21.