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The Gulf Coast Health Insurance Marketplace Collaborative will help residents in Harris and 12 surrounding counties explore affordable health insurance options through the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Leaders of the Gulf Coast Health Insurance Marketplace Collaborative, a group of local agencies helping area residents sign up for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act will meet with Mayor Annise Parker, health care providers and representatives with Enroll America and the University of Texas-Health Science Center at Houston at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Houston Public Library, 500 McKinney.
People diagnosed or at risk for diabetes can enroll in free fitness, nutrition and cooking classes sponsored in January and February by the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS).
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) announces walk-in registrations at various WIC locations from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. on selected Saturdays during October, November and December 2000 for the Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC).
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will open a new Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) service site Sept. 18 in the Gulfgate area, accommoda-ting residents now traveling outside their community for nutritional assistance and health care referrals.
"Be Smart. Keep Foods Apart. Don’t Cross-Contaminate," is the theme for National Food Safety Education Month, celebrated in September and observed locally by the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS).
Volunteer drivers are needed to help deliver hot nutritious meals to home-bound elderly citizens served by a network of Meals on Wheels providers sponsored by the Houston/Harris County Area Agency on Aging.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) announces walk-in registrations at various WIC locations from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. on selected Saturdays during May, June, July and August 2000 for the Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC).
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services will sponsor a nutrition fair to celebrate March as National Nutrition Month. The fair will between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Saturday, March 25, at Sharpstown Mall in southwest Houston.
Houston Department of Health and Human Services inspectors will soon be inspecting retail food businesses using ordinances recently approved by City Council.