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The desire to help others goes back to when Ashoo Rao, M.D. was three years old and watched her parents take care of their patients. Dr. Rao’s mother, an obstetrician and gynecologist in India, cared for the underserved population and moved to …

By Ashley AntleFor two decades, the residents of Las Vegas Trail (LVT) in west Fort Worth have lived in a food and health care desert. The slow decline of the area since the 1993 closing of Carswell Air Force Base—once the economic anchor of the …

Giant butterflies, flowers and children’s handprints decorate the outdoor mural that greets visitors to the new neighborhood health center serving the Las Vegas Trail community.The mural’s vibrant colors and lively design – painted with the help of …

Why is the neighborhood health center in Las Vegas Trail significant?The opening of the neighborhood health center in Las Vegas Trail officially ends three decades of this area (zip codes 76116 and 76108) being a health care desert.Why was Las Vegas …

The fifth and final week of our 30 Days of Wellness events at the neighborhood health center in Las Vegas Trail was filled with education and community.For the last week, Cook Children’s Center for Community Health provided mindfulness games and …

Kimberlee McGee would drive to the ends of the earth to access the medical care her grandchildren need, but thanks to Cook Children’s Neighborhood Health Centers, she does not have to.“I'm a grandmother raising three children due to their mother's …

It’s not that my own pediatrician didn’t ask how my then 15-month-old daughter was sleeping. She did. I answered truthfully when I said that she slept well. She fell asleep promptly after her bath each night, or …