'I'm Living My Dream': An Oral History of the New Neighborhood Health Center Serving the Las Vegas Trail

The new neighborhood health center in Las Vegas Trail is the product of a historic collaboration between Cook Children’s Health Care System, JPS Health Network, the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, LVTRise and WestAid Food Pantry, with additional support from Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County, Tarrant County College and the Fort Worth Police Department.

Under one roof, neighbors will find:

• Cook Children’s Neighborhood Health Center offering pediatric medicine, behavioral health, well-child and sick visit care.
• JPS Health Center offering family medicine, behavioral health, women’s health, social services and more.
• WestAid on-site food pantry
• A demonstration kitchen staffed by a registered dietitian
• Workforce training program focused on customer service positions in health care
• Community education classes for pregnancy, lactation support, asthma, CPR, injury prevention, parenting support, adult health and more
• A Fort Worth Police storefront

We have a very special video for you to watch introduced by Chris Pedigo, Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy, Education and Community Health Officer. Listen to several people at Cook Children's who have made the dream of the new neighborhood health center serving the Las Vegas Trail community a reality.