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TEXAS FAMILY PHYSICIAN

VOL. 74 NO. 1 | 2025


CONTENTS


Building a healthier Texas, one adolescent at a time

Before integrated behavioral health and narrative medicine were identified concepts, Celia Neavel, MD, began knitting together a unique and transformational system of care for adolescents and young adults in Central Texas that has changed countless lives. Meet the 2024-25 Texas Family Physician of the Year.

By Samantha White and Jonathan Nelson


Family medicine tallies significant victories for patients and communities in the 89th Texas Legislature

In a legislative session focused on education funding, property tax relief, water infrastructure, and banning THC, TAFP and its partners in health care delivery can celebrate the passage of a number of laws to increase access to care and protect patients.

By Jonathan Nelson


MEMBER VOICES: My journey through AAFP's well-being program

Jessica Glick, DO, new physician director on the TAFP Board of Directors, recently completed AAFP's Leading Physician Well-being Certificate Program. Learn about her experience in the program and why she thinks it makes family docs better leaders.

By Jessica Glick, DO


FOUNDATION FOCUS: 2024 TAFP Foundation Annual Report


RESEARCH: Familias contra diabetes — Group visits to teach self-management strategies to diabetic patients and their families