Get Your Community Moving!

It's Time Texas Community Challenge. Join this free, 8-week challenge & help your community win! Presented by H-E-B.

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Get a flu shot in October

The Houston Health Department encourages everyone ages six months and older to protect themselves, their family and community from the flu by getting a flu shot before the end of October.

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Healthy Happy Hour

Join us for a free healthy happy hour to learn how to manage diabetes, November 14 from 5-7 p.m.

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Coronavirus Updates

The Houston Health Department continues to closely monitor Coronavirus Disease 2019, COVID-19.

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Texas Flood Registry

The Texas Flood Registry is committed to better understanding the health and housing effects of major storms.

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Community Health Profiles

Review your community’s health indicators and compare them to those of other super neighborhoods.

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I am Life™

The I am Life™ campaign is more than an idea. It is a pledge to Be Truthful. Be Responsible. Be Safe. I am Life It is an expression of celebrating "Who I am" and reminding the world, "I am here. I exist. I matter."

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We have a place for you

Community Re-Entry Network Program. Helping ex-offenders become productive, contributing members of the Houston community.

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My Prenatal Promise

Get tested three times for syphilis, HIV and other STIs, and to also share My Prenatal Pledge with my family, friends and on social media with other expectant mothers and all Houstonians.

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NEWS

April

3

Houston Health Department confirms two more COVID-19 deaths, 81 new cases

April

2

Houston Health Department confirms two new COVID-19 deaths

April

1

Houston Health Department reports 81 new COVID-19 cases

March

31

Houston Health Department to open second COVID-19 drive-thru site

March

31

Houston Health Department confirms Houston's fourth COVID-19 death

March

30

Houston Health Department reports additional COVID-19 death, 23 new cases

March

29

Houston Health Department reports 54 new COVID-19 cases

March

28

Houston Health Department confirms Houston's second COVID-19 death

March

27

Houston Health Department reports COVID-19 cases total 69

March

26

Houston Health Department reports Houston's first COVID-19 death

March

26

Houston Health Department reports two new COVID-19 cases

March

25

Houston Health Department reports 11 new COVID-19 cases

March

24

Houston Health Department reports 31 new COVID-19 cases

March

23

Houston Health Department reports two COVID-19 recoveries, one new case

March

23

Houston Health Department providing core services with temporary modifications

March

22

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

Houston Health Department reports new COVID-19 case

March

21

Houston Health Department reports three new COVID-19 cases

March

21

Houston's COVID-19 site broadens testing to symptomatic people with chronic illnesses

March

20

First Houston COVID-19 testing site expands to older adults with symptoms

March

20

Houston Health Department reports eight new COVID-19 cases

March

20

Houston Health Department, medical community open first COVID-19 testing site for high-risk symptomatic people

March

19

Houston Health Department announces new COVID-19 case in the city

March

18

Houston Health Department announces five new COVID-19 cases

March

16

Houston Health Department closing birth and death record office until further notice due to COVID-19, online ordering services to continue

March

14

Houston Health Department announces fifth COVID-19 case in Houston

March

13

Houston Health Department reports city's fourth COVID-19 case

March

11

Houston Health Department reports city's third COVID-19 case

March

9

Houston Health Department sets up COVID-19 call center for Houstonians

March

8

Local health departments ask residents who traveled on Egypt Nile River cruise to self-quarantine, contact local health department

March

6

Houston Health Department reports city's second case of coronavirus disease 2019

March

5

Houston Health Department reports city's first presumptive positive case of coronavirus disease 2019

March

4

Houston Health Department laboratory now conducting local COVID-19 testing

Feb

27

Widespread water outage in Houston

Feb

24

Houston Health Department launches new campaign emphasizing importance of prenatal care, syphilis testing for expectant mothers

Jan

22

Houston Health Department continues to monitor coronavirus

Jan

21

Houston Health Department, IMPACT health survey of 30 Fifth Ward households finds 43 percent (13 households) self-reported cancer diagnosis

Jan

16

Houston Health Department bringing prescription medication savings to Houston homes

Jan

3

Help Houston win the 2020 IT'S TIME TEXAS Community Challenge

Dec

31

Young boy is city’s first flu-associated pediatric death of 2019-2020 flu season

Dec

16

Additional testing detects mercury inside Walmart, another business under evaluation

Dec

15

Houston officials provide update on mercury spill

Dec

11

Houston Health Department spearheads cross-sector inititive to address school-to-prison pipeline, develop actionable policy and recomendations for school discipline reform

Dec

4

Mayor Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo sign Paris Declaration to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030

Nov

18

Houston Health Department addressing increase of superbugs through antibiotic stewardship

Nov

4

Organizers of Hurricane Harvey Registry ask Houstonians to add their experience of tropical storm Imelda

Oct

31

Healthy Happy Hour to help diabetics manage their illness without zapping cheer from upcoming holiday celebrations

Oct

21

Feds award record lead-based paint reduction grant to Houston Health Department

Oct

14

Medicare recipients eligible for free benefits counseling from Area Agency on Aging

Oct

7

Get a flu shot in October, Houston Health Department recommends

Oct

3

Houston Health Department initiatives to boost quality of local asthma control services

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Giving

The Houston Health Foundation works with donors, organizations and volunteers to forge public-private partnerships that help the Houston Health Department bring valuable health services to the children and families of underserved communities.

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Health Education

Offering free health education opportunities on the topics of hypertension, overweight and obesity, and tobacco use to community members across the lifespan.

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