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

March 5, 2020 Brent Taylor

HOUSTON – The Houston Health Department announced today the first presumptive positive case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the city of…

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Posted in: Community News Filed under: HHD - Houston Health Department

Houston Health Department laboratory now conducting local COVID-19 testing

March 4, 2020 Brent Taylor

HOUSTON – The Houston Health Department laboratory is now conducting COVID-19 testing for specimens collected by medical providers from patients who meet…

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Posted in: Community News Filed under: HHD - Houston Health Department

Downtown Courthouse Temporarily Closes at 2PM, Thursday, February 27

February 27, 2020 Jose Soto

HOUSTON – The Herbert W. Gee Municipal Courthouse, located at 1400 Lubbock Street, will be temporarily closed beginning at 2:00PM, Thursday,…

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Posted in: Business & Development, Community News, Mayor's Office Filed under: MCD - Municipal Courts Department

Houston Health Department Launches New Campaign Emphasizing Importance of Prenatal Care, Syphilis Testing for Expectant Mothers

February 24, 2020 Brent Taylor

Amid sharp increases of congenital syphilis, campaign promotes education, testing, prevention and treatment HOUSTON – Responding to a spike in syphilis cases…

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Posted in: Community News Filed under: HHD - Houston Health Department

Houston Parks Department Kicks Off Riparian Restoration Initiative

February 6, 2020 Joseph Williams

Project Will Restore Over 1,000 Acres of Habitat and Plant 200,000 trees in City Parks HOUSTON – The Houston Parks…

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Posted in: Community News

34th Annual Arbor Day Celebration Kicks Off Parks Department’s 20,000 Tree Planting Goal for 2020

January 23, 2020 Joseph Williams

Mayor Sylvester Turner, Apache Corporation, Texas A&M Forest Service, Trees for Houston, and volunteers from across the City will join…

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

January 21, 2020 Brent Taylor

CLARIFICATION: A total of 30 households participated in the survey. Of those, 43% (13 families) self-reported a cancer diagnosis. —————- …

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Posted in: Community News Filed under: HHD - Houston Health Department

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

December 31, 2019 Brent Taylor

HOUSTON – A boy between the ages of 6 and 10 is the city’s first flu-associated pediatric death of the…

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Posted in: Community News Filed under: HHD - Houston Health Department

OPERATION ELF: BARC AND HOUSTON POLICE OFFICERS’ UNION TO DELIVER UP TO 30 PETS TO ADOPTERS’ DOORSTEPS

December 18, 2019 Adriane Fadely

HOUSTON–To help Houston’s shelter pets find homes for the holidays, BARC–the City of Houston’s Animal Shelter and Adoptions Center and…

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Posted in: Community News Filed under: BARC - BARC Animal Shelter & Adoptions

Additional testing detects mercury inside Walmart, another business under evaluation

December 16, 2019 Brent Taylor

HOUSTON – Additional testing has detected mercury inside the Walmart located at 10750 Westview Drive. The chemical was previously found…

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Posted in: Community News Filed under: HHD - Houston Health Department

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