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The Houston Health Department WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program highlights the overwhelming benefits of breastfeeding this August, National Breastfeeding Awareness Month.
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.
Contributing factors and medical interventions that help reduce the toll of birth defects, pre-term labor and perinatal HIV on infant mortality rates will be the focus of a conference sponsored by the Houston Department of Health and Human Services.