Programs and Services
Houston Health Department
Call Center
832-393-4220
Monday – Saturday: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Birth and Death Certificates
We maintain records of births, deaths, and fetal deaths that occur in the incorporated city limits of Houston.
Community Re-Entry
Our caring, multi-disciplinary staff is committed to addressing the needs of the “whole” person with innovative, evidence-based programming and linkage to services designed to meet the needs of formerly incarcerated persons, and interrupting the cycle of recidivism.
Education
- Advancing health equity
- Asthma prevention
- Breathe with Pride
- Community Re-Entry Network Program classes
- COVID-19 education
- Diabetes nutrition education
- Disaster preparedness
- Drowning prevention education
- Food manager and handler certification
- Food safety post-disaster education
- Healthcare-associated infections
- Health education courses and programs
- HIV training and capacity building
- Monkeypox educational resources
- Next Grassroots Health Education Network
- Population health issues
- Senior (60+) nutrition
- WIC nutrition and parenting education
Family and Child Health
- Asthma Coalition
- Asthma prevention
- Breathe with Pride
- The Basics Houston
- Childhood lead poisoning prevention
- Lead-based paint hazard control
- Healthy Families Houston
- Houston Youth Workforce Council
- My Brother's Keeper
- My Brother's Keeper ReDirect Diversion
- My Brother's Keeper TeamUp for Houston's Youth
- My Brother's Keeper WIN-WIN
- My Brother's Keeper Wrap Network
- Nurse-Family Partnership
- TeamUp for Houston's Youth
- WIC
Multi-Service Centers
You can find our multi-service centers throughout Houston. Our spacious centers provide a variety of services to Houstonians and are available for public and private events.
Public Health Preparedness
We help the City of Houston to respond to public health disasters through planning, outreach, training, exercise, and response.