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Houston Health Department detects cancer-causing dioxin in soil sampling around contaminated Union Pacific rail yard
The Houston Health Department is better equipped to monitor air quality during routine and emergency situations with a major new piece of equipment.
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the most comprehensive survey of the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population, is coming once again to Houston/Harris County, starting January 7, 2022.
Hundreds more Houston homes will be made lead safe thanks to a new grant awarded to the Houston Health Department. The $9.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is the largest the federal agency has ever awarded to a local health department for home lead-based paint hazard reduction.