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Houston Health Department offering gift cards for COVID-19 vaccinations
Work is officially underway on a new Houston Health Department facility to better serve the Sunnyside community, a focus of Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Houston Complete Communities Initiative.
The Sharpstown community is invited to bring questions about the COVID-19 vaccine to an upcoming town hall meeting hosted by the Houston Health Department.
The Houston Health Department is adding two additional targeted community vaccination clinics this week.
The Houston Health Department opened 1,800 new COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots on Thursday evening. The appointments are for first doses only on February 26, 2021 at Bayou City Event Center and Delmar Stadium.
TeamUP for Houston Youth kicks off Spring 2021 with new partners and campuses, leveraging the power of sport to motivate and advance Houston’s youth.
The Houston Health Department is pleased to announce the launch of www.thebasicshouston.org. The Basics Houston teaches parents and caregivers how to help children, ages 0-3, reach their full potential. The Five Basics include: Maximize Love, Manage Stress; Talk, Sing, and Point; Count, Group, and Compare; Explore Through Movement and Play; and Read and Discuss Stories.
My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Houston is ready to engage more boys and young men of color than ever before. This is the program’s fifth year of helping Houston youth of color succeed academically, socially, emotionally and financially. A million-dollar grant from a Houston-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) export company, Freeport LNG is paving the way for MBK to have a positive impact on more children in our city.
The Houston Health Department is opening 1,600 new COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots for the week of January 25, 2021. The appointments are for first doses only.
The Houston Health Department and Astros Foundation are partnering for a second COVID-19 vaccination mega site at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, January 16, by appointment only.