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More than 40 businesses, hospitals and advocacy organizations have joined the Houston Health Department to kick off the Houston Boots Smoking campaign and raise awareness about the smoking cessation resources available to help Houstonians kick the cigarette habit.
Harris County and the City of Houston have earned the state’s top honors for making local changes to prevent and control heart disease, stroke and other chronic diseases.
The Houston Department of Health will mark National Health Center Week with a Family Health Evening on Aug. 10 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Harris County Healthcare Alliance, the City of Houston, Harris County, along with many partner organizations, will release the newly revised “State of Health Report 2015-2016” on February 18 at the Council for Drugs and Alcohol at 303 Jackson Hill Street in Houston at 1:30 p.m.
The Houston Health Department will extend weekday business hours at six of its multi-service centers the first two weeks in February, making it easier for uninsured people to get help signing up for a low-cost health plan by the Affordable Care Act’s nearing deadline.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) is expanding H1N1 vaccinations from high risk groups to anyone wanting protection against the flu.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will set up four H1N1 vaccination sites Saturday, Nov. 7, to target people who have been unable to obtain a vaccine because of weekday work schedules.
Injectable H1N1 vaccines are now extremely limited at each of the nine Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) vaccination sites.
H1N1 injectable vaccines for children under 4 years of age with underlying health conditions and children under age 2 are no longer available at vaccination sites operated by the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS).
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will sponsor walk-in registrations for its Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program at the Northeast Multi-Service Center, 9720 Spaulding, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on October 31.