Medicaid:

Transitional Medicaid - free medical care to youth under the age of 21 who have been in the care of the state.

How to get Medicaid - Direct link to the Texas Health and Human Service Commission's page on how to get Medicaid, Food stamps, medical care etc once you are 21 years old or older.

Texas Medicaid Program - A direct link to the official State of Texas Medicaid homepage.

Medical Care:

Community Health Services - Medical and dental care administered by Central Dallas Ministries.

Medical Transportation Program - helps you with transportation to medical or dental care.

Texas Health Steps (THSteps) - provides free checkups to people under age 21 who have Medicaid.

Online resources:

Child and Youth Health - Offers a wide selection of articles and useful information for young adults age 12-25.

Go Ask Alice! - Columbia University's Health Q&A Interactive Service.

Healthykids.com - an online portal for information on health and development.

Teengrowth.com - TeenGrowth is the Web site thousands of teens go for their health information.

Teens Health - Teens Health was created for teens looking for honest, accurate information and advice about health, relationships, and growing up.

Teenhealthfx.com - online resource for any and all questions regarding your health, your relationships, your body and your sexuality.

The Teen Health and the Media website is a virtual meeting place for teens, parents, educators, health professionals, and others who share a strong commitment to teen health.

The Healthy Site - Want to become Healthy?

THINK: Teenage Health Interactive Network - information about health fitness for teens.

We're Talking! - teen health info from the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.