The Houston Health Department, in collaboration with several other local health organizations, will unite with communities around the world to support people living with HIV and remember the lives lost.  This year’s World AIDS Day remembrance ceremony and candlelight vigil will be held Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Sam Houston Park, 1000 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002, at 6 p.m.

Work is officially underway on a new Houston Health Department facility to better serve the Sunnyside community, a focus of Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Houston Complete Communities Initiative.

Fifteen health departments and one vital records and health statistics unit was awarded accreditation or reaccreditation status by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). PHAB’s comprehensive accreditation process showcases commitment to community health.

The Houston Health Department is pleased to announce the launch of www.thebasicshouston.org. The Basics Houston teaches parents and caregivers how to help children, ages 0-3, reach their full potential. The Five Basics include: Maximize Love, Manage Stress; Talk, Sing, and Point; Count, Group, and Compare; Explore Through Movement and Play; and Read and Discuss Stories.

The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of February 1, 2021. Seventeen FREE+FAST+SAFE testing sites across Houston are on the schedule for the week.

The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of January 25, 2020. Sixteen FREE+FAST+SAFE testing sites across Houston are on the schedule for the week.

The Houston Health Department is opening 1,600 new COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots for the week of January 25, 2021. The appointments are for first doses only.

The Houston Health Department is opening 1,600 new COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots for the week of January 25, 2021. The appointments are for first doses only.

 The Houston Health Department launched today online registration allowing Houstonians at the highest risk of coronavirus disease to schedule appointments to receive free COVID-19 vaccinations. A Spanish version is anticipated to launch later in the day.

The Latino HIV Task Force and its community partners will offer free HIV tests in north, east and southwest Houston on October 15 as part of the annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day.