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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director, Dr. Mandy Cohen, visited the Alief Neighborhood Center to tour the facility and promote vaccinations before the holiday travel season.
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 Houston Health Department WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program highlights the overwhelming benefits of breastfeeding this August, National Breastfeeding Awareness Month.
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.
Representatives from the energy, petrochemical and transportation industries and area hospitals, non-governmental and community based organizations will team up with local public health officials to strengthen preparedness for a possible influenza pandemic at a workshop Nov. 15-16.
The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program of the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will sponsor a series of nutritional programs to address obesity among recipients of WIC benefits.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services will offer walk-in registrations for its Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program at four clinics on June 12, 17 and 24.