--- title: Lone Star Family Health Center News | Lone Star Family Health Communications (4) description: Lone Star Family Health Center is a full service state of the art family health center, non-profit 501(c)3. We pride ourselves on compassionate, individualized, high level preventative and ongoing health care for everyone. 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A conversation to have not just once a year, but consistently, openly, and without judgment. Teen dating violence is more common... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/teen-dating-violence-awareness-month) [![Headshot of Dr. Maanasa Chittari](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Chittari.jpg?width=500&name=Chittari.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/national-wear-red-day-2026) [Heart Disease](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/heart-disease), [Stroke](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/stroke) --- ### [National Wear Red Day 2026](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/national-wear-red-day-2026) You see a bunch of people wearing red and you wonder, “Is it valentine’s day already”? You check your calendar and you see it is February 6.... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/national-wear-red-day-2026) [![Headshot of Emily Sheehy, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Sheehy.jpg?width=500&name=Sheehy.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/pneumonia-2) [Pneumonia](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/pneumonia), [Lungs](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/lungs) --- ### [Pneumonia](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/pneumonia-2) Pneumonia is a lung infection caused by germs that get into the lung’s air sacs and make them fill up with fluid and pus, which makes it har... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/pneumonia-2) [![Headshot of Nicole Fakes, D.O.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Nicole%20Fakes%20D.O_.jpg?width=500&name=Nicole%20Fakes%20D.O_.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/cold-weather-skin-care) [Skincare](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/skincare) --- ### [Cold Weather Skin Care](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/cold-weather-skin-care) As the weather becomes cooler you might notice your skin becomes drier and more irritated. If you have dry skin this can be frustrating as w... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/cold-weather-skin-care) [![Headshot of Angela Chen, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Angela%20Chen%2c%20M.D_.jpg?width=500&name=Angela%20Chen%2c%20M.D_.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/national-blood-donor-month) [Blood Donors](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/blood-donors) --- ### [National Blood Donor Month](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/national-blood-donor-month) Did you know that January is National Blood Donor Month? Back on December 31, 1969, President Richard Nixon of the United States signed into... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/national-blood-donor-month) [![Headshot of Angela Chen, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Angela%20Chen%2c%20M.D_.jpg?width=500&name=Angela%20Chen%2c%20M.D_.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/asthma-in-the-winter) [Asthma](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/asthma) --- ### [Asthma in the Winter](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/asthma-in-the-winter) People with asthma may find themselves experiencing more symptoms and flare ups during the winter months. As we head fully into the winter s... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/asthma-in-the-winter) [![Headshot of Eugene Pok, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Eugene%20Pok%2c%20M.D..jpg?width=500&name=Eugene%20Pok%2c%20M.D..jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/have-a-happy-and-healthy-holiday-season) [Healthy Lifestyle](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/healthy-lifestyle) --- ### [Have a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/have-a-happy-and-healthy-holiday-season) The holiday season is a time for celebration, togetherness, and happiness. As gatherings fill our calendars and festive meals are enjoyed, i... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/have-a-happy-and-healthy-holiday-season) [![Headshot of Adonai Paz, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Adonai%20Paz%2c%20M.D..jpg?width=500&name=Adonai%20Paz%2c%20M.D..jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/depression-during-the-holidays-1) [Mental Health](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/mental-health) --- ### [Depression During the Holidays](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/depression-during-the-holidays-1) The holiday season is often one filled with happiness, joyful music, and family/friends gatherings. While it may be a season people look for... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/depression-during-the-holidays-1) [![Headshot of Eugene Pok, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Eugene%20Pok%2c%20M.D..jpg?width=500&name=Eugene%20Pok%2c%20M.D..jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/national-influenza-vaccination-week-protect-yourself-this-flu-season) [Influenza](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/influenza) --- ### [National Influenza Vaccination Week: Protect Yourself This Flu Season](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/national-influenza-vaccination-week-protect-yourself-this-flu-season) Each year, the first week of December marks National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) - a nationwide effort to encourage everyone to get th... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/national-influenza-vaccination-week-protect-yourself-this-flu-season) [![Headshot of Eugene Pok, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Eugene%20Pok%2c%20M.D..jpg?width=500&name=Eugene%20Pok%2c%20M.D..jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/world-aids-day-awareness-stigma-reduction-and-prevention) [HIV](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/hiv), [AIDS](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/aids) --- ### [World AIDS Day: Awareness, Stigma Reduction, and Prevention](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/world-aids-day-awareness-stigma-reduction-and-prevention) On December 1 of each year, communities around the world come together to recognize World AIDS Day, a global event dedicated to raising awar... 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