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More than 40 businesses, hospitals and advocacy organizations have joined the Houston Health Department to kick off the Houston Boots Smoking campaign and raise awareness about the smoking cessation resources available to help Houstonians kick the cigarette habit.
State and national policy makers will gather at the Building Bridges conference to discuss new developments in long-term services and support initiatives for older adults and people with disabilities.
The Houston Department of Health will mark National Health Center Week with a Family Health Evening on Aug. 10 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Twenty people will graduate from the Houston Department of Health and Human Services’ (HDHHS) Community Re-entry Network during a ceremony set for 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Northeast Multi-Service Center, 9720 Spaulding.
The Latino HIV Task Force will offer free HIV tests October 15 in Houston’s north, east and southwest areas as part of the annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day.
The Latino HIV Task Force will offer free HIV tests October 15 in Houston’s east and southwest areas as part of the annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day.
Employees with the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will block walk Greater Fifth Ward to give residents information packets featuring community resources located within the area’s neighborhoods.
Wags to Whiskers, a pet adoption event, will offer people an opportunity to adopt a dog or cat from the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care (BARC), 3200 Carr, on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care (BARC) will organize 11 pet adoption events throughout Houston in September. Visit an adoption site and encourage friends to stop by to adopt a pet.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) has set a back-to-school schedule for August at community sites providing copies of birth certificates, required by most school districts upon a student’s initial enrollment.