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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.
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.
People receiving SNAP and D-SNAP benefits can now buy double the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers’ markets organized at five Houston Health Department multi-service centers.
he Houston Health Department is recommending children and adults and people with lung disease such as asthma avoid all outdoor exertion. Everyone else, especially children, should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
The photo exhibit "Youth Eyes on Houston Neighborhoods" is now on display at The Breakfast Klub restaurant and the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center.
Free cervical, breast cancer screenings to benefit uninsured, underinsured women
The Go Healthy Houston Taskforce and Houston Bikeways Program will donate bike racks to local management districts, businesses, commercial properties, civic associations and community-based organizations as part of their new Bike Racks Program.
The Houston Health Department’s initiative My Brother’s Keeper Houston, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department are teaming up to reduce crime, violence and recidivism.