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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 region.
A Rice University/City of Houston study being published in the August edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds greater risk of cardiac arrest and lower cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a corridor of Houston that runs right down the middle of the city.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will distribute 100 portable air conditioners to Houston-area needy seniors. Reliant Energy made the program possible with a $20,000 donation to purchase the air conditioners.
School districts in the Houston area require a certified copy of a birth certificate before your a child can be enrolled in school.
Houston’s sweltering summer months render the elderly particularly vulnerable to heat-related illnesses.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services closed Riverside Health Center on Monday to remove mold from sections of the building, repair the foundation and replace its leaking roof.