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The latest statistical data collected by the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) reveals that new tuberculosis cases in Houston rose 4 percent in 2003. March 24 is World TB Day.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) is seeking nominations for people interested in serving as members of the Houston HIV Prevention Community Planning Group.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will sponsor five eligibility certification sessions in January for its family planning, maternity and well child services.
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.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services will offer free lead poisoning screenings for children throughout October at numerous locations across the city.
A 96-year-old Houston man is believed to be the second person in Texas to die from West Nile virus infection. The man was admitted to a local hospital on September 3 and passed away on September 6, 2002.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services will offer preventive health services at the Third Ward Multi-Service Center, 3611 Ennis, until crews complete repairs to the closed Riverside Health Center.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services will close all Saturday immunization mobile sites due to anticipated inclement weather from Tropical Storm Fay.