--- 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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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer affects the colon or rectum, which are parts of the digestive system. It is the second deadliest cancer in the United States. And yet m... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/colorectal-cancer-awareness-month) [![Headshot of Emily Sheehy, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Sheehy.jpg?width=500&name=Sheehy.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/american-heart-month) [Cardiovascular Health](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/cardiovascular-health) --- ### [American Heart Month](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/american-heart-month) February is American Heart Month, so it is the perfect time to learn about keeping your heart healthy and strong. Your heart is very importa... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/american-heart-month) [![Headshot of Amir Hossain, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Amir%20Hossain%2c%20D.O.-1.jpg?width=500&name=Amir%20Hossain%2c%20D.O.-1.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/why-national-cancer-prevention-month-matters) [Cancer](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/cancer) --- ### [Why National Cancer Prevention Month Matters](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/why-national-cancer-prevention-month-matters) Every February, we observe National Cancer Prevention Month—a time to focus on one of the most powerful tools we have in the fight against c... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/why-national-cancer-prevention-month-matters) [![Headshot of Dr. Brittany Burns](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Brittany%20Burns%20D.O_.jpg?width=500&name=Brittany%20Burns%20D.O_.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/teen-dating-violence-awareness-month) [Dating Violence](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/dating-violence) --- ### [Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/teen-dating-violence-awareness-month) February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and it’s a reminder of a conversation we need to keep having. A conversation to have not j... [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... 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