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My Brother’s Keeper Houston, an initiative of the Houston Health Department, today partnered with Crime Stoppers Houston to offer members of Houston City Council, HISD administrators, law enforcement leaders, government officials, community activists, the NAACP and criminal justice administrators training on improving interactions between police and civilians.
The lure of fast money led Morris Young to a revolving door of incarceration. Following his third stint behind bars for drug-related charges, Morris decided to leave his old lifestyle behind and find a way to support his family the honest and legal way.
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the most comprehensive survey of the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population is coming to Harris County beginning on November 29, 2018.
The Houston Health Department is raising awareness about the growing threat of antibiotic resistance during National Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 12-18.
For the 30th year, the Harris County Area Agency on Aging, a division of the Houston Health Department, will deliver thousands of Thanksgiving meals to homebound older adults through its Houston Meals for the Elderly (HoME) project.
My Brother's Keeper (MBK) Houston, an initiative of the Houston Health Department, and Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis have launched the country’s first law enforcement assisted program to divert young low-level offenders from prison to treatment and wraparound services.
When dining out, Houstonians expect their food to be safely prepared in a clean environment. That’s why the Houston Health Department (HHD) routinely inspects more than 14,500 food establishments for compliance with regulations designed to protect the health and well-being of customers.
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approaches, the Houston Bar Foundation and Houston Volunteer Lawyers will hold four free legal advice clinics for those impacted by the storm in four areas of the city. The clinics are made possible through a generous grant from the Foundation of the American College of Trial Lawyers and co-sponsored with the Houston Bar Association, Houston Health Department, and Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle.
The Houston Health Department (HHD) was honored with two Model Practice Awards and one Promising Practice Award at the 2018 Annual Conference of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in July. The awards celebrate local health departments for developing programs that demonstrate exemplary and replicable best practices in response to a critical local public health need.
The City of Houston is activating its Public Health Heat Emergency Plan, providing resources for those who need assistance escaping the heat.
Anyone without air-conditioning can seek shelter at the following city cooling centers on Sunday, July 22, 2018 between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.