The Harris County Area Agency on Aging (AAA), a division of the Houston Health Department, will offer free help for beneficiaries signing up for Medicare options during open enrollment beginning October 15.

Houston Health Department detects cancer-causing dioxin in soil sampling around contaminated Union Pacific rail yard

The Houston Health Department encourages people to protect themselves and their families against the flu by getting vaccinated.

The Houston Health Department (HHD) is now administering the updated Pfizer and Moderna bivalent booster shots at its health centers and several multi-services centers.

The Houston Health Department urges people to take precautions against West Nile Virus as standing water from recent thunderstorms creates potential breeding grounds for mosquitos.

The Houston Health Department on Tuesday will switch to intradermal monkeypox vaccination, an injection just under the skin, and expand eligibility criteria to the estimated 26,000 people living with HIV in Houston and Harris County.

The Houston Health Department observes National Health Center Week (NHCW) August 8 – 12, 2022, celebrating services and contributions of public health with free immunizations and waiving administration fees for health center services for children and adults all week.

Houston Health Department earns CDC designation as Center of Excellence for wastewater epidemiology 

Houston Health Department pauses Monkeypox vaccine appointments pending delivery of additional supply

Houston Health Department receives monkeypox vaccine shipment. Department focusing on proactive strategy to protect at-risk individuals.