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The Latino HIV Task Force and its community partners will offer free HIV tests in north, east and southwest Houston on October 15 as part of the annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day.
Approximately 7,000 Acres Homes households will receive a visit Oct. 14-16 from Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) employees handing out information packets that highlight the area’s community resources.
The Latino HIV Task Force and its community partners will offer free HIV tests in north, east and southwest Houston on October 15 as part of the annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day.
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.
Approximately 300 homes with paint responsible for lead poisoning young children will undergo hazard-reduction renovations under a new federal grant and matching local funds awarded to the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS).
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will present Jan Edwin Drutz, director of the Pediatric Continuity Clinic at Texas Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, with its first Excellence in Immunizations award in a ceremony Monday, December 9, 2002.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) and numerous HIV/AIDS related organizations will observe World AIDS Day on December 3 with an evening program featuring a candlelight vigil, a large red poinsettias AIDS ribbon and speakers sharing thoughts on living with HIV or AIDS.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services will offer free lead poisoning screenings for children throughout October at numerous locations across the city.