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The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) has declared a syphilis outbreak in Houston and Harris County.
The Latino HIV Task Force will offer free HIV tests on October 13 as part of the National Latino AIDS Awareness Day.
Establishing community gardens and farmers markets in underserved, inner-city neighborhoods has earned the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) a model practice award from the National Association of County and City Health Officials.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will use a new $1 million grant to find HIV-infected people who have stopped receiving health care and help link them to the medical treatment they need to stay healthy.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services’ mobile unit will offer free HIV tests to attendees of the Houston GLBT Pride Festival on June 23.
The Latino HIV Task Force will offer free HIV tests, blood pressure and blood glucose screenings and health counseling at a community health fair sponsored as part of National HIV Testing Day.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services reminds Hurricane Katrina evacuees to visit city, county, hospital district and community clinics for tetanus and hepatitis A immunizations. Emergency rooms are not appropriate locations for immunizations.
All Houston Department of Health and Human Services multi-service centers will open Saturday. September 3 to begin serving as information and referral resources for Hurricane Katrina evacuees.
The African-American State of Emergency Task Force, Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) and OraSure Technologies, Inc. will offer free HIV tests June 24 to observe National HIV Testing Day.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) encourages parents to schedule immunization appointments for their children now to avoid long lines at the end of summer.