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Approximately 70 babies per year in the Greater Houston area are born with the painful genetic disorder called sickle cell disease, more than any other region of Texas. Of the estimated 100,000 Americans living with the rare condition, approximately 7,000 are Texans.
The clock is ticking to get your flu shot. Do your part to ease the strain on the local healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic and make it a top priority to get vaccinated now against the flu. The Houston Health Department encourages everyone ages 6 months and older to get a flu shot.
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.
CLARIFICATION: A total of 30 households participated in the survey. Of those, 43% (13 families) self-reported a cancer diagnosis.
HOUSTON - Forty-three percent of 30 Fifth Ward families living in homes located over a creosote contamination plume self-report at least one cancer diagnosis, a health survey released Tuesday indicates.
The Houston Health Department is marking the tenth year of its Coast2CoastRx prescription coupon card by bringing it to hundreds of thousands of Houston homes. The free card, which offers significant discounts on prescription medications, will arrive with city utility bills starting in mid-January.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will begin providing flu shots to people at high-risk of developing a serious case of influenza or influenza-related complications on Monday, Dec. 20.
The West End Multi-Service Center, 170 Heights Blvd., will host the Height’s Community Garage Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 19-20. Booth space reservations are $20 for indoor booths and $15 for outdoor booths. For more information, call 713-866-4239.
Local public health authorities and infectious disease experts from the Texas Medical Center held a press conference today to provide an update on the local status of the national flu vaccine shortage. The vaccine shortage, caused by the failure of the pharmaceutical company Chiron to deliver 48 million doses of adult vaccine, has caused nationwide concern about the upcoming influenza season.
Due to cooler temperatures in the Houston area, the Houston Department of Health and Human Services has announced the excessive heat advisory has ended.
A new federal grant and local bond funds will enable the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) to renovate 250 inner-city homes with lead-based paint, a health risk to young, developing children.