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Your health journey starts with knowing your risks. We offer four quick online health risk assessments to help you better understand your chance of developing serious conditions like heart disease and diabetes. You can also discover your risk of having a stroke or a high-risk pregnancy.

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Community Health Implementation Strategy

University Health is taking steps to address these community needs. We are implementing programs, delivering services and engaging in a variety of collaborative partnerships. To learn more about how we are investing resources to improve the health of our community, read our 2023 Implementation Strategy.

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Community Resources

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Use our free tool to find community resources like food, housing and mental health services close to home.

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CareLink

University Health cares about each of our patients, regardless of income level. We offer the CareLink financial assistance program to Bexar County families who do not have health insurance and do not qualify for other coverage. While CareLink is not health insurance, CareLink helps make health care services at University Health more affordable.

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Preventive Health

Staying on top of your health is important. Getting regular checkups and health screenings can help prevent conditions before they start or worsen. Schedule an online appointment with a University Health provider at a clinic near you. We provide routine check-ups for adults and children, women's health exams, immunizations and more.

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Community Health Programs

It's part of our mission to connect the community with resources they need and can use. University Health and the Institute for Public Health partner with community organizations to promote health and wellness programs, events and opportunities.

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Health Library

Our online health library is a hub of information designed to keep you and your family healthy. Explore our videos, recipes, symptom checker and articles to learn more about your health.

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Events

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Vida: The Future of Public Health

Opening in 2026, the 3-story, 60,000-square-foot Vida will be home to the Institute for Public Health. This multi-specialty health care center will be the first building on the University Health Palo Alto Campus on the city's South Side.

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May 16, 2025

University Health Vida holds its first collaborative to improve health on the South Side

Institute for Public Health leaders and staff provided information about the three ways mission-oriented partners could work together at University Health Vida to extend services to South Side residents.

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April 09, 2026

University Health earns 5th Top Workplaces award

Chosen by our own team members, the prestigious USA TODAY designation gives a trusted badge of credibility and excellence

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April 08, 2026

University Health performs first-in-the-nation 7-pair living donor liver transplant exchange

University Health Transplant Institute at University Hospital is making history with the first-in-the-nation seven-pair living donor liver transplant exchange.

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March 30, 2026

Two roles, one goal: Pair of S.A. maternity nurses are there for moms, babies

Two women who dreamed of jobs that allow them to help people became nurses who deliver babies.

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B.E. F.A.S.T. to Spot a Stroke
Knowing the meaning behind B.E. F.A.S.T. can help spot a stroke and save a life.
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Preventing Diabetes: From Prediabetes to a Healthier Future
Diabetes is a growing health concern, especially for those at higher risk. Learn about prediabetes, warning signs, and how to prevent or delay Type 2 diabetes.
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Heart health is important for everyone
Although some risk factors for heart disease are out of your control–like age and genetics–you can prevent and sometimes reverse this serious condition.
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