Stay alert to heat advisories.
The National Weather Service declares a Heat Emergency when
the heat index, a computation of the air temperature and humidity,
reaches 108 degrees on two or more consecutive days. A heat
index of 108 is a potential health threat for all people and
is particularly dangerous for high-risk groups.
The mission of the Houston
Department
of Health and Human
Services is to
work in
partnership
with the community
to promote and
protect the health and
social
well-being of Houstonians.
Mailing/Physical Address: 8000 N Stadium Drive,
Houston TX 77054 General Information: 713.794.9320 Appointments Line:713.794.9999
Director:Stephen L. Williams
Health care resources and services for sick patients
Project Safety Net is a free public health web-based resource for our community. Project Safety Net, endorsed by the Harris County Public Healthcare System Council, allows users a single interactive bi-lingual web site offering free health access information such as safety net clinic locations, services, hours of operation, languages spoken and financial requirements. Project Safety Net also allows health planners to prioritize and identify with greater specificity, under-served areas where there is insufficient capacity and to determine potential expansion.
Gateway to Care is a 501(c)(3) collaborative comprised of over 165 public and private safety net health systems, coalitions, advocacy groups and social service providers working together to assist the approximately 2.2 million medically indigent residents in the Greater Houston Area in receiving medical care at the most appropriate setting.
The Harris County Hospital District provides health care for the sick - of uninsured and underinsured patients. The District operates hospitals for under-insured and uninsured people, plus community health centers, a dental center, school-based clinics, homeless shelter clinics and mobile health clinics. These clinics offer primary care as well as a variety of specialty care such as psychiatry, dentistry, obstetrical/gynecological, podiatry, ophthalmology, pharmacy, psychiatry and counseling, laboratory and x-ray services, HIV/AIDS case management, and a variety of nutrition, health education and social services. Please visit the Harris County Hospital District web site for more information.
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the air?
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air where you live? Find out here.
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