
Houston Health Department
News Releases
- January 15, 2021 — Second COVID-19 vaccination mega site scheduled for Minute Maid Park
- January 10, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of January 11
- January 7, 2021 — Houston Health Department, Astros Foundation partnering to provide COVID-19 vaccinations
- January 4, 2021 — Houston Health Department launches online registration for COVID-19 vaccinations for high risk groups
- January 3, 2021 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of January 4
- January 1, 2021 — Mayor Turner Announces Houston Health Department Opening of COVID-19 Vaccine Site for the Public
- December 27, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of December 28
- December 20, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of December 20
- December 14, 2020 — Houston's COVID-19 infection rate could be four times higher
- December 13, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of December 14
- December 6, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of December 7
- November 29, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of November 30
- November 22, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of November 23
- November 15, 2020 — Houston Health Department, Partners Announce Free COVID-19 Testing Schedule For Week Of November 16
- November 10, 2020 — Houston Health Department encourages limiting holiday gatherings to household members during COVID-19 pandemic
- November 8, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of November 9
- November 1, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of November 2
- October 25, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of October 26
- October 19, 2020 — Houston Health Department encourages alternatives to traditional trick-or-treating and Halloween gatherings during COVID-19 pandemic
- October 18, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of October 19
- October 15, 2020 — Medicare recipients eligible for free benefits counseling from Houston Health Department's Area Agency on Aging
- October 11, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of October 12
- October 5, 2020 — Houston Health Department, Greater Houston Restaurant Association launch food service training to help protect restaurant-goers during pandemic
- October 4, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of October 5
- September 29, 2020 — Houston Health Department launching COVID-19 mental health support program
- September 29, 2020 — More babies born with sickle cell disease in greater Houston area than other regions in Texas
- September 27, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of September 28
- September 24, 2020 — Pinpointing and stopping emerging outbreaks goal of Houston Health Department's COVID-19 wastewater monitoring project
- September 20, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of September 21
- September 17, 2020 — Houston Health Department recommends people get flu shot now
- September 13, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of September 14
- September 6, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of September 7
- September 2, 2020 — Houston Health Department leading antibody testing survey to better understand the spread of COVID-19 in Houston
- August 31, 2020 — Preventing opioid overdose deaths during a pandemic
- August 30, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of August 31
- August 23, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of August 24
- August 16, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of August 17
- August 8, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of August 10
- August 2, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of August 3
- July 30, 2020 — Houston Health Department launches multilingual COVID-19 education campaign, Mayor Turner proclaims August Better. Together. Month
- July 26, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of July 27
- July 19, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of July 20
- July 11, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of July 13
- July 7, 2020 — City of Houston and Reliant Launch 2020 Beat the Heat Program to Help Houstonians "Stay Cool in Your Home"
- July 6, 2020 — Houston Health Department launches emergency coronavirus outreach program for Hispanics
- July 5, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of July 6
- June 28, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of June 29
- June 21, 2020 — Houston sets free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of June 22
- June 14, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners announce COVID-19 testing schedule for week of June 15
- June 8, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partners schedule free COVID-19 testing for week of June 8
- May 31, 2020 — Houston Health Department, agency partners announce free COVID-19 test sites for upcoming week
- May 24, 2020 — Houston Health Department, agency partners to provide free COVID-19 tests across Houston
- May 16, 2020 — Houston Health Department and partners to offer more than a dozen free COVID-19 test sites week of May 18
- May 13, 2020 — Houston Health Department hosting virtual job fairs to expand COVID-19 workforce
- May 11, 2020 — Houston Health Department, partner agencies to set up COVID-19 test sites in four new vulnerable communities
- May 7, 2020 — Houston's COVID-19 response focuses on access and equity, contact tracing
- May 4, 2020 — Houston Health Department expands, relocates COVID-19 testing sites
- April 28, 2020 — Houston Health Department partners with the State of Texas to bring COVID-19 testing to Sunnyside community
- April 27, 2020 — Houston Health Department expanding COVID-19 testing to vulnerable communities
- April 24, 2020 — Houston Health Department expanding nursing home COVID-19 outreach
- April 13, 2020 — Houston Health Department expands COVID-19 test sites to anyone wanting to get tested
- April 4, 2020 — Houston, Harris County providing daily COVID-19 data on new dashboard
- April 3, 2020 — Houston Health Department confirms two more COVID-19 deaths, 81 new cases
- April 2, 2020 — Houston Health Department confirms two new COVID-19 deaths
- April 1, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports 81 new COVID-19 cases
- March 31, 2020 — Houston Health Department to open second COVID-19 drive-thru site
- March 31, 2020 — Houston Health Department confirms Houston's fourth COVID-19 death
- March 30, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports additional COVID-19 death, 23 new cases
- March 29, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports 54 new COVID-19 cases
- March 28, 2020 — Houston Health Department confirms Houston's second COVID-19 death
- March 27, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports COVID-19 cases total 69
- March 26, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports Houston's first COVID-19 death
- March 26, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports two new COVID-19 cases
- March 25, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports 11 new COVID-19 cases
- March 24, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports 31 new COVID-19 cases
- March 23, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports two COVID-19 recoveries, one new case
- March 23, 2020 — Houston Health Department providing core services with temporary modifications
- March 22, 2020 — Hundreds tested for COVID-19 during first days of Houston's first community based testing site; services continue for high-risk symptomatic people
- March 22, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports new COVID-19 case
- March 21, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports three new COVID-19 cases
- March 21, 2020 — Houston's COVID-19 site broadens testing to symptomatic people with chronic illnesses
- March 20, 2020 — First Houston COVID-19 testing site expands to older adults with symptoms
- March 20, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports eight new COVID-19 cases
- March 20, 2020 — Houston Health Department, medical community open first COVID-19 testing site for high-risk symptomatic people
- March 19, 2020 — Houston Health Department announces new COVID-19 case in the city
- March 18, 2020 — Houston Health Department announces five new COVID-19 cases
- March 16, 2020 — Houston Health Department closing birth and death record office until further notice due to COVID-19, online ordering services to continue
- March 14, 2020 — Houston Health Department announces fifth COVID-19 case in Houston
- March 13, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports city's fourth COVID-19 case
- March 11, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports city's third COVID-19 case
- March 9, 2020 — Houston Health Department sets up COVID-19 call center for Houstonians
- March 8, 2020 — Local health departments ask residents who traveled on Egypt Nile River cruise to self-quarantine, contact local health department
- March 6, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports city's second case of coronavirus disease 2019
- March 5, 2020 — Houston Health Department reports city's first presumptive positive case of coronavirus disease 2019
- March 4, 2020 — Houston Health Department laboratory now conducting local COVID-19 testing
- Feb. 27, 2020 — Widespread water outage in Houston
- Feb. 24, 2020 — Houston Health Department launches new campaign emphasizing importance of prenatal care, syphilis testing for expectant mothers
- Jan. 22, 2020 — Houston Health Department continues to monitor coronavirus
- Jan. 21, 2020 — Houston Health Department, IMPACT health survey of 30 Fifth Ward households finds 43 percent (13 households) self-reported cancer diagnosis
- Jan. 16, 2020 — Houston Health Department bringing prescription medication savings to Houston homes
- Jan. 3, 2020 — Help Houston win the 2020 IT'S TIME TEXAS Community Challenge
- Dec. 31, 2019 — Young boy is city's first flu associated pediatric death of 2019-2020 flu season
- Dec. 16, 2019 — Additional testing detects mercury inside Walmart, another business under evaluation
- Dec. 15, 2019 — Houston officials provide update on mercury spill
- Dec. 11, 2019 — Houston Health Department spearheads cross-sector inititive to address school-to-prison pipeline, develop actionable policy and recomendations for school discipline reform
- Dec. 4, 2019 — Mayor Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo sign Paris Declaration to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030
- Nov. 18, 2019 — Houston Health Department addressing increase of superbugs through antibiotic stewardship
- Nov. 4, 2019 — Organizers of Hurricane Harvey Registry ask Houstonians to add their experience of tropical storm Imelda
- Oct. 31, 2019 — Healthy Happy Hour to help diabetics manage their illness without zapping cheer from upcoming holiday celebrations
- Oct. 21, 2019 — Feds award record lead-based paint reduction grant to Houston Health Department
- Oct. 14, 2019 — Medicare recipients eligible for free benefits counseling from Area Agency on Aging
- Oct. 7, 2019 — Get a flu shot in October, Houston Health Department recommends
- Oct. 3, 2019 — Houston Health Department initiatives to boost quality of local asthma control services
- Sept. 16, 2019 — Citywide “Crush The Crisis” drug take-back day set for Saturday, Sept. 21
- Sept. 10, 2019 — Houston Health Department confirms teens hospitalized after e-cigarette use
- Sept. 10, 2019 — Community to celebrate grand re-opening of newly renovated J.W. Peavy Senior Center
- Sept. 6, 2019 — Mayor Sylvester Turner highlights local efforts to prevent suicides among veterans, active military and family members
- Aug. 30, 2019 — Houston Health Department addressing opioid crisis before it becomes an epidemic in Houston
- Aug. 27, 2019 — Increasing tobacco buying age to 21 a massive victory for public health
- Aug. 22, 2019 — Houston Health Department recommends parents talk to family doctor about immunizations
- Aug. 14, 2019 — Cooling centers remain available as heat emergency plan deactivated
- Aug. 8, 2019 — Houston activates public health heat emergency plan
- Aug. 6, 2019 — Houston Health Department celebrates Breastfeeding Awareness Month, promotes WIC benefits
- Aug. 1, 2019 — Clock ticking for affordable local fresh fruits and vegetables at 2019 Houston Health Department farmers markets
- July 31, 2019 — Free childhood immunization event kicks off Houston Health Department National Health Center Week four-day health fair
- July 29, 2019 — Houston Health Department stresses mosquito-bite prevention as peak months for West Nile Virus near
- July 24, 2019 — City adds additional cooling centers for residents to escape the heat
- June 26, 2019 — Newly renovated Acres Homes Multi-Service Center to host grand re-opening
- June 17, 2019 — Houston Health Department, Judah Brown Project partnering to help prevent childhood drownings
- June 13, 2019 — Houston Health Department investigating mumps outbreak at Harris County Jail
- June 7, 2019 — Expected high heat indices pose risk to groups particularly vulnerable to heat-related illnesses
- May 15, 2019 — Mayor Turner celebrates Team Up Houston's second year with local students and Houston professional sports teams
- May 2, 2019 — Houston Health Department launches I am Life™ campaign to educate audiences about preventing HIV Through PrEP, Treatment as Prevention (TasP) to end HIV transmission
- April 17, 2019 — Houston Health Department competition encourages young musicians to become Houston Preparedness Icons
- April 8, 2019 — Mayor Turner, Houston Health Department addressing root causes of youth violence
- April 3, 2019 — Fresh produce more affordable at Houston Health Department's 2019 Get Moving Houston Farmers Markets
- April 1, 2019 — Houston Health Department highlights National Public Health Week
- March 12, 2019 — Houston Health Department to convert 160 homes with lead into safe homes with new $3 million grant, bond funds
- Feb. 21, 2019 — Physical health, mental health and housing challenges detailed in first Hurricane Harvey Registry Report
- Feb. 14, 2019 — Take care of your heart: HHD recommends healthier lifestyles, blood pressure checks to lower heart disease risks
- Feb. 11, 2019 — MBK Houston, Change Happens Among Ten Obama Foundation Community Challenge Competition Winners
- Feb. 9, 2019 — Houston Health Department confirms mumps at ICE facility
- Feb. 6, 2019 — Houston Health Department recommends HIV testing, PrEP awareness during National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Jan. 18, 2019 — Houston Health Department highlights value of mentors during National Mentoring Month
- Jan. 9, 2019 — Houston Health Department recommends flu shot as influenza activity expected to increase
- Jan. 4, 2019 — Kick off 2019 with the IT’S TIME TEXAS Community Challenge