2024 Gage Award Honorable Mention | UTMB Health - Community Health Program for Underserved Patients

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Health's Community Health Program (CHP), launched in 2007, provides community-based care and condition management services to adults with chronic conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, in Galveston and Brazoria counties. In Galveston County, 16 percent of the population is uninsured and 12.1 percent live in poverty. In Brazoria County, 15.9 percent are uninsured and 9 percent live in poverty.