2011 Nun Run® a Roaring Success
On behalf of the CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare, the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, JSC Space Riders, and Retreads Motorcycle Club, thank you all for making the 7th annual Nun Run a success. More than 450 riders and guests were in attendance on rally day, while funds from Nun Run participants and donors have already eclipsed $100,000.
Posted Monday, October 17, 2011
Students at McAdams Junior High Take Their Shots
It was a busy day at McAdams Junior High as staff from Dickinson Independent School District (DISD) gathered to register new 6th-graders. CHRISTUS Foundation School Based Clinics collaborated with the school's nurse to provide the many immunizations needed at this point in each student’s life.
Posted Thursday, August 18, 2011
Better Health – Better Education – Brighter Futures
With another school year just around the corner, a number of CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare ministries are already helping students and families prepare for the return to the classroom.
As has become an annual tradition, the CHRISTUS Healthy Living Mobile Clinic is hitting the streets with its Back to School Immunization Drive. Last year, the Mobile Clinic administered approximately 5,800 immunizations, including flu shots, to school-bound children and expect to see a similar number of youngsters this year.
Posted Thursday, August 04, 2011
School Based Clinics Focus on "Healthy Weighs" For Summer
For most grade-school students, class wasn’t in session, but important lessons were still learned this summer thanks to the professionals of CHRISTUS School Based Clinics.
Throughout June, a free summer program dubbed “Healthy Weighs” taught 4th, 5th, 6th and 7h graders at St. Pius V and Our Lady of Guadalupe the value of nutrition, health education and physical activity.
Posted Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative Delivers a Full Spectrum of Care
In response to the critical need for affordable healthcare in many Greater Houston communities, CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare has introduced the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative.
Through a synergistic relationship among three vital CHRISTUS Foundation ministries, the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative provides a continuum of care to families for whom medical care is often deemed an unaffordable luxury until illnesses have progressed and emergency care is required.
Posted Tuesday, June 28, 2011
2010 Nun Run Beats All-Time Record
As of October 20, 2009, CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare is happy to report that this year's Nun Run has generated $82,000 and donations are still coming in. There were more than 370 ride participants, numerous cheerleaders and volunteer supporters. What a great turn-out! The Foundation could not have pulled off such a successful event without all of YOU!
Posted Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Four New School-Based Clinics Brighten Children's Futures
Four new CHRISTUS school-based clinics were equipped and staffed courtesy of a generous donation from Houstonians Tom and Nancy Macrini, through the Thomas G. and Nancy J. Macrini Foundation.
Posted Thursday, June 03, 2010
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