Health Education
Centro San Vicente’s Puente de Salud health education and lifestyle promotion program is available for all clinic patrons and community members. Classes are offered in both Spanish and English.
Puente de Salud is generously funded by grants from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation; Health Resources and Services Administration; and The Rio Grande Cancer Foundation. In addition to group classes, we offer individual sessions for Diabetes Management.
Programs
Paso a Paso/Step by Step
These classes teach people who have diabetes how to manage their illness. Information on high blood pressure, cholesterol and exercise is also presented. This is an 8 week program (a ninth session is added as a graduation ceremony that includes a general overview) in which the participants attends once a week for two hours each session.
Su Corazón, Su Vida/Your Heart, Your Life
This course covers topics in nutrition, cholesterol, exercise, and weight control. Information on the effects of second-hand smoke/environmental tobacco smoke is also presented. This is a two session program in which the participant attends once a week for two hours each session.
Adult Smoking Cessation Program
This is a 10-hour smoking cessation program for anyone who has the desire to quit smoking. It teaches skills that improve the success of cessation, as well as act as a support system through the cessation process. Participants attend five, two-hour sessions. This program is offered at least three times a year with enough time between classes to allow for recruitment of participants. Under the care of a Centro San Vicente medical provider, medication therapy (nicotine replacement therapy) is also available for registered clinic patients only.
Youth Smoking Cessation Program
This eight-hour smoking cessation program is for youth ages 13 to 17 who have the desire to quit smoking. This program is also a ticket dismissal program for the state of Texas, for those who wish to have a citation dismissed by court. This is the only program that has a cost of $40 for the participant if the municipal court referred them; free for voluntary participants.
Prenatal Program
Group and individualized classes are offered in this 6-session course, which covers prenatal care, stress relief, hospital preparation, breastfeeding, birth preparation, and baby care.
Steps For Your Health/Pasos> Para Su Salud
This 10-week exercise program will provide the tools needed to begin your steps to healthier you. Whether you are a beginner, getting started, or need to enhance your current exercise program, we can help.