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The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program of the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will sponsor a series of nutritional programs to address obesity among recipients of WIC benefits.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services will offer walk-in registrations for its Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program at four clinics on June 12, 17 and 24.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) urges the city’s Hispanic community to avoid eating unpasteurized (raw) dairy products such as cheeses after receiving reports of two cases of brucellosis.
Undue fears about production of breast milk, possible conflicts with work or daily schedules and nursing in public deter mothers from breast-feeding — a practice that not only helps babies fight off illnesses but also lowers rates of certain breast and ovarian cancers.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services will provide vaccinations to children heading off to school at four local shopping malls weekdays in August from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.