News Releases

April 10, 2024 | News type: News Release | Topics: Benefits, Children, COVID-19, Women, Flu | Tags: birth certificate, baby names

The Houston Health Department and Ibn Sina Foundation will host a community health fair Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 9318 Homestead Road.



December 27, 2020 | News type: News Release | Topics: COVID-19, Health | Tags: COVID-19, Houston Health Department

 The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of December 28, 2020.



December 14, 2020 | News type: News Release | Topics: COVID-19, Health | Tags: COVID-19, Houston Health Department

The number of Houstonians who had COVID-19 could be four times higher than indicated by viral testing, according to new data from the Houston Health Department. The department tested the blood of volunteers from randomly selected Houston households for the presence of COVID-19 antibodies, an indication of previous infection.



December 13, 2020 | News type: News Release | Topics: COVID-19, Health | Tags: COVID-19, Houston Health Department

The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of December 14, 2020. The week will offer 19 free testing sites across Houston.



December 6, 2020 | News type: News Release | Topics: COVID-19 | Tags: COVID-19, Houston Health Department

The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of December 7, 2020. The week will offer 20 free testing sites across Houston.



November 29, 2020 | News type: News Release | Topics: COVID-19 | Tags: COVID-19, Houston Health Department

The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of November 30, 2020. The week will offer 18 free testing sites across Houston.



November 22, 2020 | News type: News Release | Topics: COVID-19 | Tags: COVID-19, Houston Health Department

The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of November 23, 2020. The week will offer 17 free testing sites across Houston.



November 16, 2020 | News type: News Release | Topics: COVID-19 | Tags: COVID-19

The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of November 16, 2020. The week will offer 18 free testing sites across Houston, including seven high capacity sites.



November 10, 2020 | News type: News Release | Topics: COVID-19

Houston Health Department Encourages Limiting Holiday Gatherings To Household Members During COVID-19 Pandemic



November 8, 2020 | News type: News Release | Topics: COVID-19

Houston Health Department, Partners Announce Free COVID-19 Testing Schedule For Week Of November 9