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The City of Houston has activated its Heat Emergency Plan. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory expected to remain in effect for southeast Texas through Thursday, June 26. A heat advisory is issued when the heat index, a computation of the air temperature and humidity, reaches 108 degrees for two consecutive days.
The Urban AIDS Ministry Task Force will sponsor the fourth annual Black Church Lights the Way Conference and Luncheon on Friday, June 20, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Agnes Baptist Church, 3730 South Acres Drive.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) and agencies involved with the Mayor’s HIV Task Force will offer free HIV testing June 27 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. as part of National HIV Testing Day.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services will honor three medical providers and one of its health centers for exceeding a 90 percent rate of up-to-date immunizations among children in their patient caseloads.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) will host a weeklong series of events stressing the importance of childhood immunizations in observance of National Immunization Week, April 13-19.
New statistics from the Houston Department of Health and Human Services indicate infectious syphilis cases in 2002 in Houston and Harris County rose 7.5 percent and nearly doubled among gay and bisexual men, including those who don't identify as such.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services' latest statistics indicate infectious syphilis cases in 2002 in Houston and Harris County rose 7.5 percent and nearly doubled among gay and bisexual men.
Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) needs retired and active health care personnel to serve as vaccinators for the Houston Harris County Smallpox Vaccination Program (HHCSVP). Selected health care personnel will be compensated for training and duty.
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) is seeking to identify several adults and possibly three children who may have had exposure to a rabid bat on the grounds of the Houston Zoo Wednesday, January 1.