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(713) 374-1200 · 410 Pierce St., Houston · Mon–Fri 8–6
Breast & cervical cancer prevention · HPV vaccination · English & Spanish
Health in My Hands
A free prevention class and a health coach who helps you get the screenings and HPV vaccine you’re due for.
Prevention you can act on
Health in My Hands (Salud en Mis Manos) is a breast and cervical cancer prevention program developed by UTHealth Houston and funded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Community health workers teach a prevention class in English or Spanish — in person, by phone, or online.
After the class, a health coach follows up to help remove whatever is standing in the way of getting a mammogram, a Pap or HPV test, or the HPV vaccine, and helps schedule low-cost or free appointments. Limited funding is available to cover screenings and HPV vaccination for women who are unable to pay.
Languages: English and Spanish
Health in My Hands
How it works
01
Join a class
A community health worker teaches a breast and cervical cancer prevention class in English or Spanish — in person, by phone, or online.
02
Talk with a health coach
A health coach calls to help you work through whatever is keeping you from getting screened or vaccinated.
03
Get scheduled
We help you book low-cost or free mammograms, Pap/HPV tests, or HPV vaccination appointments.
04
Help with cost
Limited funding is available to cover screenings and HPV vaccination for women who are unable to pay.
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