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Houston’s most popular baby names for 2022 are Liam, Noah and Mateo and Emma, Olivia and Camila, the Houston Health Department announced today.
Records maintained by the department’s Bureau of Vital Statistics show Liam as the top name for baby boys followed by Noah in second place, holding on to the same rankings since at least 2018. Mateo has taken the third spot since 2019.
Moderna updated bivalent COVID-19 booster shots for children are now available at all Houston Health Department health centers and some multi-service centers.
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 now offering COVID-19 vaccines for children six months and older
Houston Health Department now offering free COVID-19 boosters to children age 5 to 11.
Liam and Charlotte were the most popular boy and girl names for Houston babies born in 2021, according to the Houston Health Department’s Bureau of Vital Statistics.
A Houston Health Department program that helps remove barriers to learning through free preventative dental services is back at full capacity. The Project Saving Smiles mission on March 7-11 was the largest since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Houston Health Department program that puts underserved students on the path to success through the gift of sight is back at full capacity. The See to Succeed mission on February 8-11, 2022 was the largest since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Women and children will have an added value to their Women, Infants and Children (WIC) benefits with another temporary extension of fruits and vegetables.
Responding to a spike in syphilis cases among women in Harris County, the Houston Health Department (HHD) is launching a campaign urging expectant mothers to seek consistent prenatal care and required syphilis testing to prevent congenital syphilis.