COMMUNITY
COALITION
MATRIX

Welcome to the Community Coalition Matrix!

Collaborative work has played a pivotal role in addressing the community health needs of Bexar & Atascosa counties, especially amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Community Coalition Matrix is a tool that houses real-time data and contact points for existing coalitions and collaboratives that provide health services in our priority areas.

It provides the key ingredients to effectively coordinate a successful cross-sector community health initiative between public health agencies, healthcare providers and community-based organizations.

This tool is designed to assist individuals looking for specific health services, groups looking to form a coalition and existing collaborative initiatives who may be looking to expand and strengthen partnerships.

We hope this tool can serve to connect you to the resources you need. We invite you to reach out if have any questions or suggestions on improving user experience.

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Community Health Improvement Plan Priority Health Areas

This indicator focuses on mental health and substance-use and misuse disorders. Mental Illness is prevalent throughout the United States, with almost 20% of the entire adult population (age > 18) in the United States affected. When mental health services are not available and easily accessible, individuals often turn to the Emergency Department for support - this not only further inflates rising healthcare costs, but diverts funds and attention from other emergent patients. Support for behavioral and mental well-being allows individuals to better cope with life-stressors, contribute meaningfully to society and function within their community.

Bexar Health Coalition
The Southwest Texas Crisis Collaborative (STCC)
Bexar Area Harm Reduction Coalition
Circles of San Antonio Community Coalition
Sutherland Springs Coordinated Response Coalition
My Brother’s Keeper San Antonio
The End Stigma End HIV Alliance of San Antonio
Center for Young Minds

Diet and exercise have long been touted as methods to support healthy living. Both contribute to weight management and reduce risk of development of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Encouraging wellness in the community through these measures will require expansion and improvement of infrastructure to support outdoor exercise, as well as ensuring adequate access to healthy food options at affordable costs.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family and Community Health Bexar County
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family and Community Health Atascosa County
Atascosa Inter-Agency Council

Ensuring healthy rates of growth and development, with adequate support of family, sets children up for success - physically, mentally and socially. Encouraging childhood health promotion starts prior to birth, with positive healthy decisions made during pregnancy, as well as adequate access to prenatal resources. Improving access to prenatal care will help reduce rates of premature births and low birthweight infants. To continue to support healthy growth and development throughout childhood, access to resources such as pediatric healthcare, child care, vaccination education, breast and formula feeding support, and elementary school education is vital.

Bexar Health Coalition
Autism Lifeline Links
COVID-19 Community Response and Equity Coalition
Center for Young Minds
South Texas asthma coalition
Atascosa Inter-Agency Council
SJRC Texas

Access to affordable, safe and adequate housing is a right for all San Antonians. Housing instability extends beyond homelessness - it includes such topics as overcrowding, difficulty paying a monthly rent, and frequent moving. Housing stability is often seen as a marker of economic stability - individuals who are unhoused or individuals who are inadequately housed must divert resources - both mental and physical - away from employment opportunities, childcare, and meeting health needs - in order to support efforts to access or maintain housing.

Bexar Health Coalition
South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH)
The End Stigma End HIV Alliance of San Antonio
Atascosa Inter-Agency Council

Access to a violence and crime free community is a right for all individuals. This extends beyond peer to peer violence to include automobile accidents, child abuse and family violence, and human trafficking. Security within a community supports outdoor exercise, encourages group gatherings, and reduces engagement in risky behaviors. Poverty plays a major role in determining safety within a community. Ensuring adequate support for lower socioeconomic status individuals, creates a safe space in which individuals can thrive.

Bexar Health Coalition
Circles of San Antonio Community Coalition
South Texas Trauma Informed Care Consortium
My Brother’s Keeper San Antonio

Increasing access, awareness, and understanding of health care policies and medical coverage to make informed decisions. Preventive health begins with understanding what, when, where, and how to seek help. All San Antonio residents and surrounding communities should have access to healthcare without fear of hidden costs and misinterpretation.

-SA Health Literacy Collaborative

-SA Access

-Community Health Bridge

Supporting access to sexual health resources, including healthcare, education, testing and treatment for STIs including HIV, pregnancy-prevention and resources for unwanted pregnancies all supports sexual well-being. In the past decade, STD rates have rose dramatically - individuals who identify as homoxexual and bisexual are often the most impacted. Sexual health resources should be provided without stigma and at affordable costs.

Bexar Health Coalition
Bexar Area Harm Reduction Coalition
Texas Teen Health Collaborative
The End Stigma End HIV Alliance of San Antonio
Atascosa Inter-Agency Council

The work presented in the matrix and on this webpage was completed by graduate students as part of the Community Assessment Methods course offered at the UT Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health in San Antonio.

Chelsea Beningo, Gabrielle Franco, Ashleigh Gil, Jesse Saucedo & Gopinath Thangada

Clymer, Elisabeth L; Melito, Katherine; Gregory, Lauren A

Miguel Cisneros, Mackenzie Franklin, Sandra Isley, Daphne Sanchez, Tierney Thomison

Agyapong, Prince; Borjas, Maria; Giles,Nathaniel; Gomez, Ricardo; Nwankwo, Chidinma; Saldana, Karina; Swartz, Kyle; Wang, Jay

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COMMUNITY COALITION MATRIX

Welcome to the Community Coalition Matrix!​

Community Health Improvement Plan Priority Health Areas

COMMUNITY
COALITION
MATRIX

Welcome to the Community Coalition Matrix!