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Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston Health Department will celebrate the grand re-opening of the newly renovated J. W. Peavy Senior Center on Thursday, September 12 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The City of Houston has activated its Public Health Heat Emergency Plan. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory expected to remain in effect for Houston until 7 p.m. Thursday and additional advisories are possible through the weekend.
As the peak months of mosquito season approach, the Houston Health Department reminds residents to take precautions against mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile Virus.
While Houston is experiencing a nice break from the intense summer heat and humidity this week, residents will have more options to keep cool when the temperatures begin to climb.
The Houston Health Department is partnering with the Judah Brown Project to raise awareness about the risk of childhood drowning, educate parents and caregivers about reducing the risk, and link people to additional resources.
The Houston Health Department (HHD) recommends residents begin taking precautions against high temperatures to avoid heat-related illnesses. High heat indices are expected in the Houston area the next few days.
One hundred sixty Houston houses posing a lead-poisoning risk to young children will turn into safe homes with a new $3 million federal grant awarded to the Houston Health Department (HHD).
Nearly two-thirds of people who participated in the Hurricane Harvey Registry said they sometimes or often think about Harvey even when they didn’t mean to. Those who experienced home damage during Hurricane Harvey are far more likely to experience mental health difficulties, according to the Registry.