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The Houston Health Department is raising awareness about the growing threat of antibiotic resistance during National Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 12-18.
The Houston Health Department encourages those with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes to become a member of the Diabetes Awareness & Wellness Network (DAWN) this November, National Diabetes Awareness Month.
For the 30th year, the Harris County Area Agency on Aging, a division of the Houston Health Department, will deliver thousands of Thanksgiving meals to homebound older adults through its Houston Meals for the Elderly (HoME) project.
My Brother's Keeper (MBK) Houston, an initiative of the Houston Health Department, and Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis have launched the country’s first law enforcement assisted program to divert young low-level offenders from prison to treatment and wraparound services.
New syphilis cases in the Houston and Harris County rose 59 percent in the first half of 2018, mirroring a trend that points to steep increases in sexually-transmitted diseases nationwide.
The Houston Health Department (HHD) is assisting in the investigation of a case of measles involving a North Texas resident who recently connected flights in Houston. The department is directly contacting passengers possibly exposed to the virus.
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approaches, the Houston Bar Foundation and Houston Volunteer Lawyers will hold four free legal advice clinics for those impacted by the storm in four areas of the city. The clinics are made possible through a generous grant from the Foundation of the American College of Trial Lawyers and co-sponsored with the Houston Bar Association, Houston Health Department, and Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle.
The Houston Health Department (HHD) was honored with two Model Practice Awards and one Promising Practice Award at the 2018 Annual Conference of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in July. The awards celebrate local health departments for developing programs that demonstrate exemplary and replicable best practices in response to a critical local public health need.
The Houston Health Department (HHD) will sponsor a Family Health Evening event on Aug. 13 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. to kick off the local observance of National Health Center Week.
The Houston Health Department and Houston Office of Emergency Management will offer information about heat safety and other emergency preparedness topics at an upcoming Charity Productions community event.