Health Education

The goal of the health education department of University Health System is to help patients understand the instructions that the doctors and nurses give. For example, the doctor may say something like "You need to lose weight." Often a statement like that leaves many questions in the minds of the patient. That is where the Health Educators step in. We are here to help you understand the details.

Programs of Health Education

Currently, the Health Education Department is focused on the following:

Tobacco Cessation Program:

Learn how to break your smoking habits, and create a plan to do so.
Participants may receive pharmacological therapy, as allowed by provider.

Salsa: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Program

Learn to Eat Healthier
Participate in 30 minutes of low-impact aerobics, which means that we always have 1 foot on the ground.

Asthma Self-Management

Asthma Self-Management can be learned either during individual sessions or in groups.
Participants learn about
- Peak Flow Monitoring
- Cleaning up the environment to prevent attacks
- How to prevent and handle attacks
- Asthma medicines and devices

Information on Advanced Care Directives

Advanced Care Directives are legal methods for people to inform their provider and family about the issues surrounding the end of their life, such as using machines and certain procedures to keep the individual alive. These documents are commonly called "Living Wills." The Health Educators can give you more details about the choices of advanced directives and provide you with a copy of the forms. You must then discuss this issue with your doctor(s). The Health Educators also have literature and can discuss many other topics. Please visit the department or call us for more information at (210) 358-7355.

Department Locations:

University Family Health Center — Southeast
1055 Ada Street
(210) 358-5703

University Family Health Center — Southwest
2121 South 36th Street
(210) 358-5327

University Family Health Center — North
302 West Rector Street
(210) 358-0800

University Health System — Robert B. Green Campus —
527 North Leona Street
(210) 358-9803