Houston Health Department
We are a full-service health department that performs many enhanced functions to address health inequities.
Our services benefit all Houston residents, but we also take additional steps to support those most in need, such as low-income mothers and children, the elderly, and minority populations.
Activities and Events
- WIC Positive Parenting Talks. Understanding Food Labels (March 23, 2023)
- Community gardens
- Community Re-Entry classes
- Diabetes education
- Health education
- Health equity training
- Houston Youth Workforce Council
- HIV training and capacity building
- Monkeypox healthcare provider forum
- Next G.H.E.N. project. Seeking health influencers. Learn about our mini-grant of up to $3000.
- Naloxone overdose kits and training
- Project Firstline infection control training
- Public Health AmeriCorps
- Join the SmokefreeSGM Study. UTHealth is recruiting LGBTQ+ individuals to participate in this study funded by the National Cancer Institute.
- Syndromic Surveillance Consortium
- WIC nutrition education
Alerts and News
- Register for emergency alerts. AlertHouston delivers critical information to Houston residents through email, text message, voice call, and mobile push notification.
- Visit our news and features section for news releases, media contacts, newsletters, and reports.
Popular Searches
- Advancing health equity
- Birth and death certificates
- Childhood lead poisoning prevention
- COVID-19
- Data and reporting
- Dental services
- Family planning and reproductive health
- Fifth Ward/Kashmere Gardens UPRR
- Flu reports, flu shots, immunizations
- Health Centers
- Houston/Harris County health data
- Houston lead-based paint hazard control
- Houston wastewater monitoring
- Laboratory Services
- Multi-Service Centers
- Online payments
- Outdoor air quality
- Permits: EMS, food, food handlers, food trucks, pools, special waste
- Senior Services (60+)
- WIC (Women, Infants and Children)
Need help finding a service? Call us: 832-393-4220
Featured Services
COVID-19 Services
Free vaccination sites
Free testing sites
Community portal
Data hub
Education
Speaker/Info requests
Wastewater monitoring
Pollen and Mold Spore Counts
Houston pollen and mold spore counts
Community Gardens
Employee garden
Join a garden club
Volunteer
Consumer Health
Food, EMS, pool, special waste permits
File a complaint
Mobile food trucks
Food manager and handler certificate
Online payments
Health Services
Dental services
Family planning and reproductive health
Health centers
Immunizations
Project Saving Smiles
See to Succeed
Vision services
Senior Services (60+)
Benefits counseling
Caregiver support
Health promotion programs
Information referral and help
Intervention services
Links to resources
Long-term care ombudsman program
Nutrition programs
Multi-Service Centers
Educational resources
Fitness and exercise equipment
Free internet and WiFi
Help with health care and social services
Rental spaces for public and private events
Senior services (60+)
Diabetes Education
Nutrition education
Self-management education
Self-management support
Need help finding a service? Call us: 832-393-4220
Video Highlights
Community Re-Entry Network Program
We work in partnership with the community to assess, plan, and implement effective strategies to reduce recidivism, increase public safety, and successfully assist and support ex-offenders in their transition in becoming productive, contributing members of the Houston community.
WICook at Home
WICook at Home is a new self-paced class that helps you prepare WIC-approved recipes at home. Share home cooking ideas and recipes with other WIC participants. Learn from a WIC nutritionist how to make healthier food choices for you and your family.
Breathe With Pride
We want to reduce tobacco-related health disparities in the LGBTQ2IA+ communities and help implement evidence-based programs and activities focusing on the reduction of tobacco use amid the LGBTQ2IA+ population.
Laboratory Services
We serve as a regional laboratory for Texas Public Health Region 6/5 as well as a reference laboratory for area medical facilities. Our staff of dedicated personnel provides high-quality clinical and environmental laboratory support.