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Representatives from the energy, petrochemical and transportation industries and area hospitals, non-governmental and community based organizations will team up with local public health officials to strengthen preparedness for a possible influenza pandemic at a workshop Nov. 15-16.
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) will begin providing flu shots to people at high-risk of developing a serious case of influenza or influenza-related complications on Monday, Dec. 20.
Local public health authorities and infectious disease experts from the Texas Medical Center held a press conference today to provide an update on the local status of the national flu vaccine shortage. The vaccine shortage, caused by the failure of the pharmaceutical company Chiron to deliver 48 million doses of adult vaccine, has caused nationwide concern about the upcoming influenza season.
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.