Author name: Steve McCarty

Highlighting in September   I have been in the nursing profession for over 15 years. I graduated from The University of Texas at Tyler in 2003 with a bachelor of science in nursing degree. My nursing career began at Arlington Memorial in Arlington, TX.  After marrying my husband, Albert Gallegos Jr., we moved back to

  Come visit us @ Freestone Health Clinic 734 W. Commerce Fairfield, Texas 75840 903-389-2181   Back to School Back to Learning Back to the Germs Back to Sports Injuries       Joseph R Berger, II DO Jack Runyan, PA, PHD Tonya Basque, RN, MSN, FNP-C Mary Elias Sorial, DO Darryl G White, MD,

Adults All adults should get recommended vaccines to protect their health. Even healthy adults can become ill and pass diseases on to others. Everyone should have their vaccination needs assessed by a health care professional. Certain vaccines are recommended based on a person’s age, occupation or health conditions (such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,

Babies & Young Children Vaccines give parents the power to protect their children from serious diseases. One of the most important things a parent can do to protect their child’s health is getting their child vaccinated according to the recommended immunization schedule. Vaccines protect babies from 14 diseases by the time they reach 2 years

Immunization Awareness Immunization has been called the most important public health intervention in history, after safe drinking water. It has saved millions of lives over the years and prevented hundreds of millions of cases of disease. None of us wants to see our children and our loved ones get sick. Getting immunized can protect you

School-Age Children One of the most important things a parent can do to protect their child’s health is getting their child vaccinated according to the recommended immunization schedule. Whether parents have a baby starting at a new child care facility, a toddler heading to preschool, a student going back to elementary, middle or high school

Preteens & Teens Keep up to date on your children’s vaccines. That’s one of the most important actions parents can take to ensure a healthy future for their kids. So what vaccines are needed as your children get older? Preteens and teens need four vaccines to protect against serious diseases: • Meningococcal conjugate vaccine to protect

Pregnancy Vaccines are an important part of a healthy pregnancy. Women should be up to date on their vaccinations before becoming pregnant. Pregnant women should get the pertussis, commonly called whooping cough, vaccine during pregnancy. They should also get the flu vaccine during pregnancy if they have not already received the flu vaccine for the

Highlighting in August   My wife Gayle and I moved to Fairfield 5 years ago in April of 2013. We left Harlingen, Tx where I had worked at Valley Baptist Family Medicine residency for 15 years. I am a native Texan from the small panhandle town of Stratford, Tx, where I grew up on a

The Picken’s Family: Mindy, David, Davie and Cameron. Cameron, Won 1st in Class for market show and will be a Junior at Fairfield High School.