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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.
Houston’s religious community will learn how to help its congregations prepare, respond and recover from disasters during a workshop organized just as the hurricane season begins.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will sponsor walk-in registrations for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program during four Saturdays in March.
A colorfully-painted van able to roll into Houston neighborhoods considered food deserts to sell fresh fruits and vegetables at significantly-reduced prices might be right around the corner.
Musical performances, a New Orleans-style memorial procession, brief remarks by elected officials, a large screen projection of names of people who have died of AIDS and free HIV testing will highlight a program observing World AIDS Day on Friday, Dec. 1.
Representatives from the energy, petrochemical and transportation industries and area hospitals, non-governmental and community based organizations will team up with local public health officials to strengthen preparedness for a possible influenza pandemic at a workshop Nov. 15-16.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) has added four city facilities as new locations issuing copies of birth certificates.