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The Houston Health Department is pleased to announce the launch of www.thebasicshouston.org. The Basics Houston teaches parents and caregivers how to help children, ages 0-3, reach their full potential. The Five Basics include: Maximize Love, Manage Stress; Talk, Sing, and Point; Count, Group, and Compare; Explore Through Movement and Play; and Read and Discuss Stories.
My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Houston is ready to engage more boys and young men of color than ever before. This is the program’s fifth year of helping Houston youth of color succeed academically, socially, emotionally and financially. A million-dollar grant from a Houston-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) export company, Freeport LNG is paving the way for MBK to have a positive impact on more children in our city.
Beginning Monday, Nov. 12, Houston Department of Health and Human Services inspectors will inspect retail food businesses, including mobile food units, using ordinances recently approved by City Council.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will sponsor walk-in registrations for its Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program at the Alief Community Center, 11903 Bellaire, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 31 and April 14 and 28.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) has moved its Southwest WIC Clinic to the Southwest Multi-Service Center, 6400 High Star.