Episcopal Health Foundation is announcing $5.3 million in new investments to help organizations across Texas work with community members to become advocates for health and adopt new ways of solving health-related problems in their neighborhood. The new funding will support groups working with low-income residents and neighborhoods in need across the state. “COVID-19 has been

Initial results from projects funded in June show progress in helping populations who have been most affected by the virus Your Shot Texas is investing more than $1.4 million to help community-based organizations increase access to COVID-19 vaccines, battle hesitancy, and make sure communities that have been hit hardest by the virus have an equal

TACHI project aims to build sustainable community-based partnerships to address underlying, non-medical causes of poor health Partners include organizations focused on housing, social services, employment training, health care, and more The Texas Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (TACHI), launched by Episcopal Health Foundation, has announced that six local communities from across the state have received

Philanthropy collaborative focuses new vaccine uptake effort on populations who have been most affected by the virus Your Shot Texas has invested more than $400,000 in grants to help community-based organizations increase access to COVID-19 vaccines, battle hesitancy, and make sure communities that have been hit hardest by the virus have an equal shot to

Nearly half of all Texans say it’s difficult for them to pay for health care and 53% say they’ve skipped or postponed medical care because of cost. But Texans without health insurance face much more difficulty affording medical care and are far more likely to skip going to the doctor. Those are some of the findings from EHF’s statewide poll on affordability and access to health care in Texas.  

HOUSTON – A large majority of Texans support Medicaid expansion and say state government should play a role in making sure the health care system works well. Those are some the results of a new statewide Episcopal Health Foundation survey on health policy issues in Texas. The survey finds nearly seven in 10 Texans (69%)

Report finds there would be 5,000 fewer COVID-19 deaths if Black and Hispanic residents in Texas had same mortality rates as White residents  Researchers estimate health disparities cost Texans $7.7 billion in excess medical spending and lost productivity   HOUSTON  – Significant pre-existing health differences for Black and Hispanic residents in Texas are leading to

Less than half of Texans say they’re very likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine and certain groups are even more hesitant. But there are some Texans who now appear more likely to get vaccinated than just a few months ago. Those are some of the latest findings from Episcopal Health Foundation’s statewide survey completed in December that examined the likelihood of Texans to get a COVID-19 vaccine.