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The Houston Health Department encourages people to protect themselves and their families against the flu by getting vaccinated.
The Houston Health Department is better equipped to monitor air quality during routine and emergency situations with a major new piece of equipment.
There is still time for Houstonians to get coverage in the Health Insurance Marketplace through the Affordable Care Act.
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the most comprehensive survey of the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population, is coming once again to Houston/Harris County, starting January 7, 2022.
The Houston Health Department encourages everyone ages six months and older to protect themselves, their family and community by getting a flu shot now.
Medicare beneficiaries reviewing their 2021 health and prescription drug plan options can get free help from benefits counselors with the Harris County Area Agency on Aging, a division of the Houston Health Department.
The clock is ticking to get your flu shot. Do your part to ease the strain on the local healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic and make it a top priority to get vaccinated now against the flu. The Houston Health Department encourages everyone ages 6 months and older to get a flu shot.
A boy between the ages of 6 and 10 is the city’s first flu-associated pediatric death of the 2019-2020 flu season, the Houston Health Department confirmed today. The child, who had a pre-existing health condition, died in November.
Hundreds more Houston homes will be made lead safe thanks to a new grant awarded to the Houston Health Department. The $9.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is the largest the federal agency has ever awarded to a local health department for home lead-based paint hazard reduction.
Medicare beneficiaries reviewing their 2020 health and prescription drug plan options can get free help from benefits counselors with the Harris County Area Agency on Aging (AAA), a division of the Houston Health Department.