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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.
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.