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Musical performances, a New Orleans-style memorial procession, brief remarks by elected officials, a large screen projection of names of people who have died of AIDS and free HIV testing will highlight a program observing World AIDS Day on Friday, Dec. 1.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will begin providing more precise mold and pollen reports on Thursday when it upgrades to newly acquired high-tech equipment.
Testing will be provided from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Almeda Mall, 12200 Gulf Freeway; Club Carnaval, 8150 Southwest Freeway; Clinica Santa Cruz, 8345 Long Point; Alis Beauty Salon, 804 Hogan Street; Westward Square Apartments, 6233 Gulfton and Primavera Soccer Club and Reception Hall, 1030 Aldine Mail Rt.
Local health departments are celebrating encouraging results from the CDC National Immunization Survey (NIS) released September 14, 2006 (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5536.pdf). Houston immunization coverage rate for children 19 to 35 months of age has improved to 76.6 percent, up from 61.7 percent in 2004.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) reminds parents to schedule immunization appointments for their children now to avoid long lines at the end of summer.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services will offer walk-in registrations for its Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program at four clinics on June 12, 17 and 24.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) urges the city’s Hispanic community to avoid eating unpasteurized (raw) dairy products such as cheeses after receiving reports of two cases of brucellosis.
Approximately 300 homes with paint responsible for lead poisoning young children will undergo hazard-reduction renovations under a new federal grant and matching local funds awarded to the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS).
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will present Jan Edwin Drutz, director of the Pediatric Continuity Clinic at Texas Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, with its first Excellence in Immunizations award in a ceremony Monday, December 9, 2002.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) and numerous HIV/AIDS related organizations will observe World AIDS Day on December 3 with an evening program featuring a candlelight vigil, a large red poinsettias AIDS ribbon and speakers sharing thoughts on living with HIV or AIDS.