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People receiving SNAP and D-SNAP benefits can now buy double the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers’ markets organized at five Houston Health Department multi-service centers.
The Houston Health Foundation welcomed Optometry Giving Sight today as a new partner in the See to Succeed children’s vision safety net program.
The Houston Department of Health will offer free child immunizations and highlight many of the services at its health centers as part of National Health Center Week.
The Houston Health Department’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program and the Houston Food Bank will provide free healthy meals to children during summer appointments at nine WIC centers across the city.
Establishing community gardens and farmers markets in underserved, inner-city neighborhoods has earned the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) a model practice award from the National Association of County and City Health Officials.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will sponsor walk-in registrations for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program during four Saturdays in March.
A colorfully-painted van able to roll into Houston neighborhoods considered food deserts to sell fresh fruits and vegetables at significantly-reduced prices might be right around the corner.
On Thursday, December 9, Leonora Lartson, MD, MPH from the Houston Department of Health and Human Services, will announce the overall results of her evaluation on HDHHS’S School-Based/Linked Program. The results will be announced at 2pm by Dr. Leonora Lartson, HDHHS Program Manager, at the Sunnyside Multi-Service Center in Southeast Houston, located at 4605 Wilmington (KM 573D).