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Home > Acerca de Central Health > Plan de Equidad en el Cuidado de la Salud > INICIATIVAS

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Health care for all.

From innovative prevention and wellness programs to strategic collaborations, Central Health partners with world-class organizations to offer a full range of programs and services that help Travis County residents live their healthiest lives.

Community Partners & Programs

Fulfilling our mission would not be possible without cooperation and collaboration of our many community partners.

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Looking for documents?

Visit our Library for all of our collected reports, fact sheets, strategic work plan, and more.

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Bringing Health Care Services to Eastern Travis County

Learn more about our plans to enhance services in areas of Travis County that are traditionally underserved, but also among the fastest growing and most diverse.

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Southeast Health & Wellness Center

The Central Health Southeast Health & Wellness Center (SEHWC) is the result of a collaborative effort involving the Southeast Austin community, Central Health, and CommUnityCare.

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Community Health Champions

The Central Health Community Health Champions program brings together diverse community members from across Travis County to learn about, discuss, and collaborate on our work to improve the health of Central Texas.

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Central Health Downtown Property

Central Health is redeveloping our Downtown Property – the former Brackenridge Campus – to provide stable, near-term revenue to fund our mission – providing access to health care for people with low income in Travis County, including underserved areas to the east.

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Dell Medical School

The Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin is committed to improving safety-net health care delivery in Central Texas through the development of an integrated delivery system (IDS).

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1115 Medicaid Waiver & RHP7

Central Health maintains a dedicated website for the 1115 Medicaid Waiver & Regional Health Partnership 7 with more detailed information on the various projects, member organizations, plans, and more.

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Central Health Equity Policy Council

Central Health maintains a dedicated website for the 1115 Medicaid Waiver & Regional Health Partnership 7 with more detailed information on the various projects, member organizations, plans, and more.

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Psychiatric Services Stakeholder Committee

The Psychiatric Services Stakeholder Committee (PSS) is a forum for key mental health stakeholders to come together to strengthen the local mental health crisis system, with a focus on unfunded populations.

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Legal Agreements

View and download the agreements with The University of Texas System and Seton Healthcare Family, in support of the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, University Medical Center Brackenridge, and Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas.

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Learn about our plans & data

Central Health produces a variety of plans & reports that guide our work, from demographics to Dell Med School.

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Partnerships for Health

2017 Central Health Demographic Report

 

Highlights of the Demographic Report include:

  • In 2022, Pflugerville is projected to have Travis County’s highest concentration of African-American and Asian residents, and the second-highest concentration of Hispanic/Latino residents
  • In the areas projected to contain the highest concentrations of poverty, Hispanic/Latino residents will represent 59 percent of the population
  • In the areas projected to contain the highest concentrations of poverty, the rate of children under age 18 is projected to be 6 percent higher than the county’s overall rate
  • There are presently just 660 subsidized public housing units reserved for the more than 33,000 Travis County families living below the poverty level

The 2017 Central Health Demographic Report is a tool designed to assist all governmental, non-profit, and private entities serving Travis County’s safety net population.

The Demographic Report provides detailed analysis of Travis County’s populations, with particular focus on those living at or below the federal poverty level. In addition, the report provides five-year projections of where and how the county’s population is expected to change. Details include census tract-level analysis of:

  • Race/ethnicity
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Families in poverty
  • Health care providers
  • Availability of public transportation
  • Households without vehicles
  • Availability of subsidized public housing

The Demographic Report also provides analysis of where the patients served by Central Health reside, and where they are receiving care. Combined, this data enables a broad understanding of the many needs experienced by low-income residents, from health care to housing to transportation and more.

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BY THE NUMBERS

143,000+
Patients receiving care funded by Central Health

67%
Percent of Central Health patients identified as Hispanic/Latino

89%
Percent of Central Health patients between ages of 19-64

55%
Percent of Central Health patients who are female

$12,228
Income threshold for an individual considered living in poverty

$24,563
Income threshold for a family of four considered living in poverty

144,605
Travis County residents living below the poverty level

33,061
Travis County families living below the poverty level

67,121
Central Health patients living below the poverty level

Download the Report

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Watch the Travis County Commissioners Court Presentation

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Watch the overview video with JP Eichmiller, Director of Strategic Communications

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Notice: The Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year’s tax rate. The tax rate will effectively be raised by 6.0 percent and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $6.18 (six dollars and eighteen cents).

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NOTICE: THE TRAVIS COUNTY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT D/B/A CENTRAL HEALTH ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 6.0 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $6.18 (SIX DOLLARS AND EIGHTTEEN CENTS).

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