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TMA Launches Public Health Podcast Series - 03/20/2024

The Texas Medical Association Council on Health Promotion has launched a podcast series to inform and educate the public on some of TMA’s public health priorities, as well as community outreach programs the council oversees.

College Students: Put Required Vaccination on To-Do List - 02/21/2024

As young adults make final preparations for college, the physicians of the Texas Medical Association remind college-bound students to put the meningitis vaccination on their to-do list.

Talk to Patients About: Measles - 02/20/2024

Few Americans today remember when measles was deadly. But before the measles vaccine was introduced in 1963, the disease killed about 2.6 million globally each year. By 2016, vaccination programs cut that number to about 89,000.

Dallas Physician to Host Her First Walk with a Doc Texas Event - 02/14/2024

Dallas residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join Ashley Agan, MD, for her first Walk with a Doc Texas event.

San Antonio Physicians, Medical Students to Host Walk with a Future Doc Texas Event - 02/14/2024

San Antonio residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join Adrienne Roth, MD, and medical student Mrs. Cecelia Daniel – both of UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine – for their first Walk with a Future Doc Texas event.

Lewisville Physician to Host His First Walk with a Doc Texas Event - 02/14/2024

Lewisville-area residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join Mark W. Holt, MD, of MD Pediatric Associates, for his first Walk with a Doc Texas event.

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TMA Expands Health Promotion Impact with 2018 Grants - 10/20/2023

This year TMA will have some new tools to improve the health of all Texans thanks to more than $572,000 in grants from TMA Foundation. In the fight against cancer, TMA will launch a new HPV Social Media Campaign, which

Texas is No. 1 in “Hotspots” For Vaccine Exemptions - 09/11/2023

Houston, Fort Worth, Plano, and Austin are among the cities in the nation with the highest number of kindergartners who have not received vaccinations because of nonmedical reasons, according to the study published this week in the journal PLOS Medicine.

Here’s Everything You Need to Spread the Word About Flu Vaccines - 09/06/2023

Today is Texas Influenza Awareness Day, which the Texas Department of State Health Services designated to stress the importance of every Texan over 6 months old receiving a seasonal flu vaccine. The Texas Medical Association’s Be Wise – Immunize program has created several tools and resources you can use to get the word out today and throughout flu season.

TCEP Kicks Off Hard Hats for Little Heads Collaboration - 08/31/2023

More than 300 students at Waverly Park Elementary School in Fort Worth received some early holiday cheer in late November with a free bicycle helmet from the Texas College of Emergency Physicians in conjunction with TMA’s Hard Hats for Little Heads program.

Hard Hats for Little Heads Event Ideas - 08/31/2023

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Encourage School Vaccinations with Prewritten Letters to the Editor - 08/31/2023

To help you spread the word to families who might have missed or avoided vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Medical Association’s Be Wise – Immunize program and the Texas Pediatric Society have created four prewritten letters to the editor you can send to your local newspaper.

Another Dubious Distinction: Texas Tops Unvaccinated List - 08/31/2023

According to WalletHub, Texas is No. 50 on its “2019's States that Vaccinate the Most” report, which also includes the District of Columbia. The report analyzed 18 key metrics – from share of vaccinated children to people without health insurance, and reported outbreaks such as measles – to determine each state’s ranking.

Physicians Walk Patients on the Healthier Side - 08/29/2023

Physicians across Texas are lacing up their sneakers to promote healthy lifestyle habits and answer questions from their community with their local chapters of Walk With a Doc. Funding from the TMA Foundation for 64 chapters makes it even easier for physicians to become walk leaders.

Community Outreach/Giving Back - 07/19/2023

TMA members are encouraged to participate in various TMA public health and outreach programs.

Talk to Patients About: Flu - 07/17/2023

Flu is serious, and the vaccine can prevent or minimize the illness.

Be Wise Grant Helps San Angelo Prevent Cancer - 07/13/2023

College students must make a lot of decisions for themselves. For students at Angelo State University (ASU) in San Angelo, the decision to get vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV)  came easier thanks to the Concho Valley County Medical Society and TMA’s Be Wise — ImmunizeSM program.

UT Health Physicians to Host First Anniversary Walk with a Doc Texas Event Saturday - 07/05/2023

San Antonio residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join Ramon Cancino, MD, and Richel Avery, MD, for their first anniversary Walk with a Doc Texas event

TMA Foundation Elects Officers at Annual Conference - 06/29/2023

The Texas Medical Association Foundation (TMAF) elected Houston and Austin-area physicians and a Fort Worth civic leader as its new officers to lead the foundation’s board for the next two years. They were elected on Thursday during TMA’s annual conference, TexMed, in Dallas.

New Trustees Join TMA Foundation Board - 06/29/2023

The Texas Medical Association Foundation (TMAF) announces six new appointments to the TMAF Board of Trustees. Three physicians, two medical students, and a community leader will attend their first board meeting this week at the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Fall Conference. TMAF is the philanthropic arm of TMA, the nation’s largest state medical society.

El Paso Physician Named TMA Health Hero - 06/29/2023

Joseph H. Segapeli, MD, an El Paso pediatrician, was named a Health Hero Saturday by the Texas Medical Association (TMA) for his commitment to improving the health of his community. Dr. Segapeli was honored with the third annual award last week during TexMed, TMA’s annual conference, in Dallas.

Hard Hats for Little Heads: TMA’s Helmet Giveaway Saves Lives - 06/14/2023

The Texas Medical Association's Hard Hats for Little Heads program allows physicians to supply bike helmets to kids. The organization's longest-running outreach program has helped protect children's health and promote exercise by giving away more than 375,000 helmets.

Hard Hats for Little Heads: Planning Your Event - 03/28/2023

TMA recommends you start planning your Hard Hats for Little Heads event at least a month in advance to ensure time for delivery of helmets and materials.

Get Started on This Year’s Hard Hats for Little Heads Events - 03/06/2023

It may be winter outside, but now’s the time to spring into planning warm-weather local events that promote Hard Hats for Little Heads – the Texas Medical Association’s longest running outreach program encouraging helmet use for all wheeled activities, including biking, skateboarding, and riding scooters.