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February 24, 2020 | News type: News Release | Topics: Community Engagement, Women
Responding to a spike in syphilis cases among women in Harris County, the Houston Health Department (HHD) is launching a campaign urging expectant mothers to seek consistent prenatal care and required syphilis testing to prevent congenital syphilis.
June 23, 2003 | News type: News Release | Topics: Health, Safety
The City of Houston has activated its Heat Emergency Plan. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory expected to remain in effect for southeast Texas through Thursday, June 26. A heat advisory is issued when the heat index, a computation of the air temperature and humidity, reaches 108 degrees for two consecutive days.