Posts tagged Family Health
Erika's Story: Part 3
Erika's Story: Part 3

“Tenemos que salir adelante”

The story of one family’s resilience and how Cahaba walked alongside them

In a previous post, we introduced Erika Velasquez and her husband Osbaldo. Read more about them here.

We like to call ourselves “the home for all your healthcare needs.” And for Erika Velasquez and many other uninsured patients like her, that’s exactly what we are. In addition to receiving her primary, prenatal, and mental health care at our health center, she comes to us for her dental care as well. Her first visit with Birmingham Dental wasn’t until 2021. She needed a tooth removed, so she gave us a call.

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The Heart of CahabaGuest UserHealth, Healthcare, Dentist, Dental care, Access, Equity, Health Inequity, Health Disparities, Cahaba Medical Care, Primary Care, Mental Health, Holistic, Wellbeing, Donate, Give, Patient Education, Latinx, Latino Health, Family, Family Health
Erika's Story: Part 2
Erika's Story: Part 2

Cahaba’s Department of Behavioral Health is making mental health an integral part of prenatal care, educating and impacting moms and babies across central Alabama — and across cultures.

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The Heart of CahabaGuest UserPrenatal Care, Mental Health, Integrated Perinatal Mental Healthcare, Health, Healthcare, Latinx, Hispanic, Latino Health, Family, Family Health, Health inequity, Health disparities, Resilience, Pregnant, Pregnancy, OB Care, Alabama, Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Counseling, Counseling, Therapy, PMAD, Perinatal mood and anxiety disorder, Screening, Postpartum, Postpartum depression, Access, Federal Poverty Line, Medicaid, Cahaba Medical Care, Donate, Give
Erika's Story: Part 1
Erika's Story: Part 1

Meet Erika Velasquez: Wife. Mother. Patient. Friend. Immigrant. Resilient.

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