Houston HealthScope - June 24, 2022

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Welcome to Houston HealthScope,
the Houston Health Department newsletter!
We welcome your feedback at hhdcommunications@houstontx.gov

June 24, 2022

COVID-19 vaccine update

The CDC has approved infants and children 6 months and over to receive a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. You can get your little ones vaccinated at a Houston Health Department COVID-19 vaccine site. Learn more.

Monkeypox in Houston

The first case of monkeypox has been detected in Houston. The results of CDC and Houston Health Department lab testing confirm the first positive test. The case was discovered after the person began experiencing symptoms following travel. At this point, the threat of contracting monkeypox remains low since it does not spread as easily between people. Learn more.

COVID-19 Talks with Local Health Authorities

Missed COVID-19 Talk? Watch the latest episode featuring Local Health Authorities Dr. David Persse & Dr. Ericka Brown. The two share their REAL thoughts on recent COVID-19 surge in Houston and CDC update on children vaccination. The show airs live on HTV's Facebook Page every other Thursday at 9 a.m. If you want the latest information on the pandemic, you don't want to miss it.

Community Re-Entry Network Program Spring Grads

Houston Health Department's Community Re-Entry Network Program hosted its first in-person graduation event since the pandemic. These graduates showed their commitment to the program and found a new way of living after incarceration. You can watch the graduation video on HTV Friday, July 1 at 6 p.m. Learn more.

Giftcard to first 25 registered

The Houston Sickle Cell Collaborative educational session scheduled for Thursday, June 30 at 4 p.m. The Collaborative is a partnership of community sickle cell organizations, patients and caregivers, advocates, and healthcare institutions who work towards common goals for our sickle cell community. Register by emailing htxsicklecellcollab.org to attend the first educational session with Dr. Venee Tubman. The first 25 to register and attend the session will receive a $25 giftcard. Learn more.

Mosquito Week

Local mosquito control is necessary to protect your community from mosquito-borne diseases. Learn more.

COVID-19 positivity rising

Houston’s COVID-19 Community Level is currently HIGH. With cases going up, please consider wearing a mask in public indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status, and get tested if you have symptoms. Watch the spread of COVID-19 through Houston's wastewater and learn more.

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The Houston Health Department (HHD) works in partnership with the community to promote and protect the health and social well-being of Houstonians and the environment in which they live. HHD is a full-service health department that not only performs all core functions of a Public Health Department but also many enhanced functions including initiatives to address health inequities. HHD services
benefit all Houston residents but the department also takes additional steps to support those most in need, such as low-income mothers and children, the elderly and minority populations. Most HHD functions serve the 2.3 million residents of the City of Houston but the scope and impact extends into Harris County’s population of 4.7 million people through the department’s Area Aging on Aging, Bureau of Youth and Adolescent Health, Project Saving Smiles, See to Succeed, immunization strategies, syndromic surveillance and HIV-STD surveillance. HHD’s laboratory also services a 17-county region.

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