The ongoing health of our community's families is a major concern of Tarrant County Public Health. The following programs address specific health issues of individuals and families.

Other resources for families are available here.

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Chronic Disease Prevention

Provides information, education and classes to help individuals and groups understand, prevent and/or manage a variety of chronic health conditions.

Our Community Health Outreach team provides trained professionals to assist educating individuals, groups, organizations and communities in a variety of chronic conditions.

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Community Health Equity and Inclusion

Community Health Equity and Inclusion addresses health equity issues concerning county residents with the greater goal of decreasing health disparities and inequities in Tarrant County.

 

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Community Youth Development (CYD)

The CYD program was established for the purpose of reducing juvenile crime in areas of Texas with the highest incidence of youth crime.

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Nurse-Family Partnership Program

This program partners young mothers with experienced nurses to improve health outcomes for their children.

 

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Prematurity Prevention

This program offers case management for pregnant women at-risk for a repeat preterm birth. There are also provider tools and Medicaid guidelines to assist both patient and health care providers.

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Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program

WIC provides nutrition assessments, healthy foods, nutrition, breastfeeding education and referrals for eligible pregnant, post-partum and breastfeeding women, as well as infants and children under the age of 5.

 

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This page was last modified on April 24, 2023

TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS

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