Filter by Topic
Filter by Year
Page last reviewed: August 16, 2024
News Releases
The Houston Health Department and Ibn Sina Foundation will host a community health fair Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 9318 Homestead Road.
The Houston Health Department is now offering free updated 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccines to adults and children lacking health insurance or enrolled in health plans that don’t cover all vaccination costs.
We strongly take issue with UPRR that the letter from the Texas Department of Health found no cancer or other health concerns.
City of Houston libraries will serve as cooling centers Saturday, August 19, and two multi-service centers and a community center on Sunday, August 20, for Houstonians needing to take refuge from the heat.
The Houston Health Department WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program highlights the overwhelming benefits of breastfeeding this August, National Breastfeeding Awareness Month.
The City of Houston will extend its Public Health Heat Emergency Plan through Sunday, August 6, and will open some facilities to serve as cooling centers to provide a resource for people to take refuge from extreme heat.
Houstonians needing to take refuge from the heat over the weekend due to lack of air conditioning can visit City of Houston libraries on Saturday and two multi-service centers or a community center on Sunday.
Moderna updated bivalent COVID-19 booster shots for children are now available at all Houston Health Department health centers and some multi-service centers.
Houston Health Department detects cancer-causing dioxin in soil sampling around contaminated Union Pacific rail yard
The Houston Health Department (HHD) is now administering the updated Pfizer and Moderna bivalent booster shots at its health centers and several multi-services centers.