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The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) urges everyone to take precautions to protect themselves from heat-related illness and death. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat advisory for the Houston area.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) is urging people to refrain from buying or using “Mi Patria” brand clay tableware because it may contain lead.
A clearer outlook is in store for approximately 3,400 Houston-area schoolchildren.
A new federal grant and local bond funds will enable the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) to renovate 250 inner-city homes with lead-based paint, a health risk to young, developing children.
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 City of Houston's Heat Emergency Plan will go in effect Monday, August 2. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory expected to remain in effect for southeast Texas through at least Tuesday, August 3 . A heat advisory is issued when the heat index, a computation of the air temperature and humidity, reaches 108 degrees for two consecutive days.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) recommends residents begin taking precautions against high temperatures to avoid heat-related illnesses.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services recommends that children and pregnant women stay away from their homes during flood repairs if they live in older houses containing lead-based paint.
Many Houston children welcome summer vacations by heading off to the closest swimming pool. The Houston Department of Health and Human Services reminds parents that constant supervision is the most important key to preventing childhood drownings and other swimming pool injuries.
Parents with children entering school for the first time this fall are strongly encouraged to have their children immunized by the family’s private physicians as soon as possible.