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The Gulf Coast Health Insurance Marketplace Collaborative and Williams will honor 10 area agencies and their representatives for their outreach efforts and enrollment initiatives to help uninsured residents sign up for one of the more than 40 health insurance plans available in the Gulf Coast region. ACA navigators, assisters and outreach staff will also receive recognition for their work.
The Houston Department Of Health And Human Services (HDHHS) And The Children’s Museum Of Houston Will Offer Free Immunizations To Children On Thursday, May 1, From 5 P.M. To 7 P.M. In Observance Of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW).
Updated: HDHHS extends multi-service center business hours for ACA deadline
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will open four of its multi-service centers on Sunday and extend the business hours late into the night at six centers Monday, giving uninsured people a last chance to enroll in a health plan before the Affordable Care Act’s deadline.
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The Houston Department of Health and Human Services recommends that children and pregnant women stay away from their homes during flood repairs if they live in older houses containing lead-based paint.
Many Houston children welcome summer vacations by heading off to the closest swimming pool. The Houston Department of Health and Human Services reminds parents that constant supervision is the most important key to preventing childhood drownings and other swimming pool injuries.
Parents with children entering school for the first time this fall are strongly encouraged to have their children immunized by the family’s private physicians as soon as possible.
Approximately four percent of children screened in Houston for lead poisoning have blood lead levels capable of causing harmful effects, according to the latest data compiled by the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS).
Contributing factors and medical interventions that help reduce the toll of birth defects, pre-term labor and perinatal HIV on infant mortality rates will be the focus of a conference sponsored by the Houston Department of Health and Human Services.
Mayor Lee Brown will give remarks encouraging parents to enroll their children in the Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Tuesday, January 23 at Bonner Elementary School. The event will occur at 8AM at the school located at 8100 Elrod Street. (535U)