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We strongly take issue with UPRR that the letter from the Texas Department of Health found no cancer or other health concerns.
City of Houston libraries will serve as cooling centers Saturday, August 19, and two multi-service centers and a community center on Sunday, August 20, for Houstonians needing to take refuge from the heat.
The City of Houston will extend its Public Health Heat Emergency Plan through Sunday, August 6, and will open some facilities to serve as cooling centers to provide a resource for people to take refuge from extreme heat.
Houstonians needing to take refuge from the heat over the weekend due to lack of air conditioning can visit City of Houston libraries on Saturday and two multi-service centers or a community center on Sunday.
Holiday seasons typically stir up anticipation of carefree and joyful family gatherings and social events, but festivities can turn into a hardship for people struggling to manage their diabetes or pre-diabetes.
Hundreds more Houston homes will be made lead safe thanks to a new grant awarded to the Houston Health Department. The $9.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is the largest the federal agency has ever awarded to a local health department for home lead-based paint hazard reduction.
Two months remain to take advantage of access to affordable local fresh fruits and vegetables through the Houston Health Department’s 2019 Get Moving Houston Farmers Markets. The eighth market season kicked off in April and ends September 26.
Fresh Produce More Affordable At Houston Health Department's 2019 Get Moving Houston Farmers Markets
The Houston Health Department is making fresh fruits and vegetables more affordable with the launch of its eighth Get Moving Houston Farmers Markets season.
People receiving SNAP and D-SNAP benefits can now buy double the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers’ markets organized at five Houston Health Department multi-service centers.
The Houston Health Department’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program and the Houston Food Bank will provide free healthy meals to children during summer appointments at nine WIC centers across the city.