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The Houston Health Department urges people get vaccinated now against the flu to allow the vaccine’s full protection to take effect by the upcoming holidays.
The Houston Health Department encourages people to protect themselves and their families against the flu by getting vaccinated.
Women and children will have an added value to their Women, Infants and Children (WIC) benefits with another temporary extension of fruits and vegetables.
The clock is ticking to get your flu shot. Do your part to ease the strain on the local healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic and make it a top priority to get vaccinated now against the flu. The Houston Health Department encourages everyone ages 6 months and older to get a flu shot.
Responding to a spike in syphilis cases among women in Harris County, the Houston Health Department (HHD) is launching a campaign urging expectant mothers to seek consistent prenatal care and required syphilis testing to prevent congenital syphilis.
Contributing factors and medical interventions that help reduce the toll of birth defects, pre-term labor and perinatal HIV on infant mortality rates will be the focus of a conference sponsored by the Houston Department of Health and Human Services.