Community Engagement
Health care doesn’t begin in the clinic—it begins at home. That’s why we go where the needs are greatest, working hand-in-hand with fellow Texans all over the state to expand access, prevent disease and build healthier futures.
Redefining Community-Centered Care, One Partnership at a Time
From mobile clinics in underserved regions to hands-on health education and workforce expansion, our work is rooted in collaboration, compassion and long-term commitment. Whether we’re helping communities prepare for emergencies, expanding telehealth, or bringing the first-ever medical facility to a small town, we’re redefining what community-centered care looks like.
Special Initiatives
Rural Engagement Program
Expanding access to quality care while developing rural health leaders across Texas.
Explore Rural EngagementOpioid Task Force / TOPS
Equipping our communities with resources to prevent overdose and save lives.
Explore Opioid Task ForceHealthy South Texas
Empowering individuals to prevent chronic diseases through education and support.
Explore Healthy South TexasRegional Health Education and Outreach
As a Texas Legislature-designated health-related institution and in the spirit of a land-grant university, we meet community health needs where people live through strategically located regional health education and outreach programs. Centered in South Texas, where health disparities are among the greatest, these community health professionals provide timely, hands-on training and educational experiences designed to improve health and well-being in the communities they serve.
Clinics where they’re needed most
We bring care to Texans where it’s needed most—through mobile clinics that travel to underserved regions and transformed shipping containers turned into full-service health clinics. These facilities have brought essential care to communities that previously lacked access altogether.
A Two-Fold Mission
Boots-on-the-ground programs don’t just help patients, they offer unique opportunities to educate the next generation of health care leaders. When students become part of this effort they are exposed to new patient populations, different professional perspectives and a realistic understanding of the importance of all the health sciences working as one unit, for one purpose.
