Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services (HCPHES)

Press Releases and Alerts

Last Two Months

04-28-08 Mosquito Season in Full Swing…Thermal Fogging Operation to Begin in Area Storm Sewers To Combat West Nile Virus pdf
03-11-08 HCPHES Announces Two Food Establishment Initiatives html pdf
01-18-08 Rabies Vaccination Clinic Jan. 26 html pdf

Archives, by Subject (older than 2 months)

Air Quality

08-17-06 HCPHES Launches Air Monitoring Station in Pasadena pdf html
09-01-06 Air Quality Warning/Health Advisory: Air Quality in Harris County Reaches Level Red pdf html
08-23-06 Aerial Spraying Scheduled to Combat West Nile Virus html
06-17-05 Updated Air and Water Information Sheet for Crosby Residents
06-14-05 Air and Water Information Sheet for Crosby Residents
06-03-05 Health Alert For Crosby Residents Near Gas Well Blow-out
05-02-03 Smoke Approaches Harris County
03-31-04 Harris County Air Quality Projected to Reach Purple
10-20-03 Air Quality in Harris County Reach Level Red
09-08-03 Air Quality Warning-Health Advisory
07-16-03 Press Release - Dust Cloud from Sahara Approaches Texas
05-21-03 Smoke Over Harris County
05-12-03 Air Quality Back to Normal

Bioterrorism

Flu

09-18-06 Area Businesses Prepare for Avian Influenza pdf
09-12-06 Area Businesses Prepare for an Avian Influenza Pandemic pdf html
05-15-06 Media Advisory: Pandemic Influenza For Schools pdf
01-11-05 Flu Shot Provider List Posted
10-28-05 Health Advisory: Fake Flu Vaccine
12-21-04 Update On Priority Groups To Receive Flu Vaccine
11-22-04 Updated Houston-Harris County Vaccine Prioritization List
10-20-04 Area Health Authorities Recommend Pneumococcal Vaccine Particularly During this Flu Season
10-13-04 Public Health Medical Community Response to Flu Vaccine Shortage
02-23-04 Advisory to Medical Community Regarding Avian Flu
10-17-03 Rumors About Recalled Lot of Influenza Vaccine

General

HCPHES Executive Director Receives National Award

04-19-07 National Infant Immunization Week pdf html

04-02-07 National Public Health Week pdf html

Media Advisories Regarding HCPHES Hepatitis A Immune Globulin Clinic

O1-18-07
- North Harris County Restaurant Employee Tests Positive for Hepatitis A pdf html
- Empleado de un Restaurante del Norte del Condado de Harris Obtiene Resultados Positivos de Hepatitis A pdf html

09-14-06 Local Immunization Coverage Improves Dramatically pdf

7-12-06 Hydrobromic Acid Spill at Nailor Industries pdf html

7-19-06 HCPHES WIC Program Celebrates Breastfeeding Awareness Month with 2 Receptions August 15

05-08-06 Tomball WIC Clinic Welcomes Community pdf html

04-03-06 National Public Health Week April 3-9, 2006

01-17-06 Rabies Vaccination Clinic, Sat., Jan. 28

01-17-06 Free Prostate Screening in Baytown

12-21-05 Houston, HCPHES Investigate Possible Measles Cases

09-05-05 Temporarily Reduced Staff at HCPHES Health Clinics

09-02-05 Katrina Newsletters

09-26-05 Boil Water Notice for Residents Served By Several Small Water Systems

07-21-05 Are your Children Up-to-Date on their Immunizations?

07-12-05 HEALTH ALERT ENDS: Final Water Results In from Crosby Well Samples

04-15-05 National Infant Immunization Week (also available in Spanish)

04-15-05 Free Immunizations--Media Advisory

04-11-05 HCPHES Initiates Online Pet Licensing: 1st in Texas

03-22-05 World TB Day held on March 24, 2005

01-20-05 Free Prostrate Screening Jan. 26 html version

01-13-05 Rabies Vaccination Clinic Jan. 29th

12-10-04 Press Release: Lead

12-01-04 Youth Suicide and Self-Mutilation on the Rise

08-19-04 Rabid Bat Found at Bear Creek Elementary School

07-30-04 HCPHES To Provide Animal Control Services To City Of South Houston

07-23-04 Another Rabid Bat Found in NW Harris County

07-16-04 Annual Child Fatality Review Team Meeting July 29-30

06-29-04 Rabid bat found in NW Harris County

06-16-04 Home Can Cause More Greenhouse Gas Emissions than Average Car (from the EPA)

06-11-04 Is Kool's Latest Marketing Campaign Too Cool?

06-02-04 Rabid bat found in NW Harris County

05-6-03 First Annual East HC Health & Safety Fair

05-01-03 Emerald Plaza WIC Opening

04-15-04 Harris County Hosts Free Immunization Drive for National Immunization Week

04-15-04 Free Immunization Drive--Media Advisory

04-12-04 HCPHES Hosts Confernce on Collaboration Between Public Health and Medicine

02-10-03 New County EMS Medical Director is a Busy Man

01-31-03 Barrett Station Health Advisors Help HCPHES With Smallpox Awareness

CPSC, Wear Me Apparel Corp. Announce Recall of Infant Girls' Garments

Heat Alerts

09-26-05 Heat Index to Rise to Dangerous Levels in Harris County

09-26-05 Beat the Heat

08-05-03 Press Release - Heat Advisory
06-23-03 Press Release - Heat Advisory

Rabies

10-15-07 Rabies Vaccination Clinic Oct. 27th html pdf
01-19-07 Rabies Vaccination Clinic January 27 pdf html
10-24-06 Rabies Vaccination Clinic Oct. 28th pdf html
10-03-06 Another Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Northern Harris County pdf html
09-28-06 Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Northern Harris County pdf
09-15-06 Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Katy pdf
09-06-06 Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Northeastern Harris County pdf
09-01-06 Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Eastern Harris County pdf html
08-02-06 Another Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in North Harris County pdf html
06-27-06 Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Northeast Harris County pdf html
06-08-06 Air Quality in Harris County Reaches Level Red pdf html
05-24-06 Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Northeast Harris County pdf html
05-10-06 Human Case of Rabies in Harris County pdf html
(Caso Humano de Rabia en el Condado de Harris pdf html)
05-10-06 Media Advisory: Rabies Press Conference at 1pm on 05-10-06 pdf html
05-03-06 Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Northwest Harris County pdf html

SARS

Smallpox

Smallpox-Bioterrorism info

West Nile virus (see Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus)

Disclaimer

Last updated: July 07, 2008
Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services
2223 West Loop South
Houston, TX 77027
Tel: (713) 439-6000
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