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News & Alerts Texas DSHS

(8 days ago) WEBApril 1, 2024. Health Alert: First Case of Novel Influenza A (H5N1) in Texas, March 2024. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting the first human case of novel avian influenza A (H5N1) in Texas. The patient became ill …

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts

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Everything’s bigger in Texas, including health problems

(8 days ago) WEBThis story is from Kaiser Health News.. The booming $1.8 trillion Texas economy rivals that of many countries and puts the state at the top of a host of rankings for its fast-growing cities, low

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/everythings-bigger-texas-including-health-problems/story?id=59868486

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Texas Health Data - Home

(4 days ago) WEBIf you are unable to find what you need on Texas Health Data, please visit the Center for Health Statistics website or contact the Texas Health Data team to make a data request. This site contains public data and statistics on various health topics. The data are intended to help you plan and improve delivery of services, evaluate health care

https://healthdata.dshs.texas.gov/

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Climate change is making Texas hotter, threatening public …

(2 days ago) WEBThe average annual temperature in Texas is expected to be 3 degrees warmer by 2036 than the average of the 1950s, the report found. The number of 100-degree days is expected to nearly double

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/texas-climate-change-heat-water/

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How underfunding public health left Texas unprepared …

(3 days ago) WEBTexas spent about $17 per person on public health funding in 2019, ranking 40th among states and Washington, D.C., according to the State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/17/texas-coronavirus-health-funding/

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Office of Border Public Health Texas DSHS

(Just Now) WEBThe Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) border area is defined as the area within 100 kilometers (or 62 miles) of the Rio Grande in the La Paz Agreement of 1983. This includes the 32 Texas Border Counties listed below. The Texas DSHS Border Area. 32 Texas Border Counties by DSHS Public Health Region.

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/border-health

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Public Health; Public Health in Texas; infectious disease; infectious

(6 days ago) WEBAdditional Public Health Resources. What Physicians Need to Know About Texas Organ Donation TMA supports the ethical principles of organ donation and access to life-altering and life- saving transplants for end-stage liver, kidney, cardiac, and pulmonary disease and encourages physicians to promote the importance of a readily available donor pool.

https://www.texmed.org/publichealth/

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Common Public Health Issues in Texas - UTA Online

(3 days ago) WEBState public health systems are complex organisms. Describing these interconnected networks of institutions, agencies and people can require a definition as big as Texas. The state’s Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is the chief authority on public health issues in Texas, but it works with many different types of …

https://academicpartnerships.uta.edu/healthcare-nursing-online-programs/bachelor-of-science-public-health/common-public-health-issues-in-texas/

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Fight for Healthcare Access in Rural East Texas Continues as Some …

(1 days ago) WEB— Kaysie Ellingson of Texas Tech Public Media contributed reporting. Correction Aug. 12, 2021: An earlier version of this report misstated the number of counties in Texas that do not have hospitals.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/rural-texas-hospitals-closure-healthcare-access/

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TEXAS RESIDENTS' VIEWS ON STATE HEALTH POLICY …

(2 days ago) WEBthe 2020 Texas Health Policy survey, Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) and SSRS report Texans’ opinions on a variety of state health policy issues. The present report is the third iteration of a public opinion study that was previously conducted by EHF and SSRS in early 2019 and by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and EHF in 2018.

https://www.episcopalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Texas-Residents-Views-on-Health-Policy-2020-FINAL.pdf

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Texas Public Health Coalition

(2 days ago) WEBThe Texas Public Health Coalition consists of more than 30 health professional organizations and health-focused organizations dedicated to disease prevention and health promotion. The coalition works to reduce preventable disease by advancing effective public policies that promote a safe and healthy environment and …

https://www.txphc.org/

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Health care The Texas Tribune

(8 days ago) WEBJack’s order to fine Texas Health and Human Services on Monday was the third time the state has been found in contempt over foster care conditions since 2011. deaf, have mobility issues, or

https://www.texastribune.org/topics/health-care/

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Health in Texas' Colonias: Why Conditions Still Fall Short

(9 days ago) WEBNearly half a million Texans live in substandard conditions in colonias —2,300 unincorporated and isolated border towns with limited access to potable water, sewer systems, electricity, sanitary housing or health care. These predominantly Hispanic, overwhelmingly impoverished villages, which dot the 1,248-mile Texas-Mexico border …

https://centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/insights/health-texas-colonias-why-conditions-still-fall-short

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Health care issues to expect this Texas legislative session The …

(2 days ago) WEBTexas Legislature 2019. The 86th Legislature runs from Jan. 8 to May 27. From the state budget to health care to education policy — and the politics behind it all — we focus on what Texans

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/14/health-care-issues-expect-texas-legislative-session/

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The Deadly Toll of Fine-Particle Pollution in Texas - Public Health …

(Just Now) WEBThe Deadly Toll of Fine-Particle Pollution in Texas. by Luke Bryan October 19, 2023. This interactive map shows how Texans are affected by the fine particles they inhale from natural and industrial sources. It is based on a study by data researcher Luke Bryan and Dr. Philip Landrigan, an epidemiologist and air-pollution expert at Boston …

https://publichealthwatch.org/2023/10/19/texas-map-particulate-pollution-deaths/

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Community Health Profiles and Reports

(6 days ago) WEBHealth Disparities Profiles. The Health Disparities and Equity Trends and Data reports present the most current information on disparities and equity in Houston/Harris County. The data reports are presented in two sections, the first on root causes of the disparities seen in our area and the second its impact on morbidity and …

https://www.houstonhealth.org/services/data-reporting/planning-evaluation-research/community-health-profiles-reports

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Here are the health care laws that Texas lawmakers changed The …

(1 days ago) WEBNationwide, the rate of violence for health care workers increased more than 60% between 2011 and 2018, and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found the rate of serious

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/08/texas-legislature-health-bills/

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Watch a May 22 talk on young Texans’ mental health needs The …

(7 days ago) WEBFor 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. You can also reach a trained crisis

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/30/young-texans-mental-health/

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UT Tyler Health Science Center UT Tyler

(2 days ago) WEBIn 2008, The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler changed its name to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler to better reflect its overarching mission and expanded facilities. The $67-million addition boasted a state-of-the-art cancer treatment and prevention center, a breast diagnostic center, surgical specialties, the

https://www.uttyler.edu/academics/colleges-schools/health-science-center/index.php

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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ground Beef Products Due to

(3 days ago) WEBConsumers and members of the media with questions about the public health alert can contact Gina Adami, Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc. Representative, at 402-575-4702 or [email protected]. Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a …

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-ground-beef-products-due-possible-e--coli-o157h7-0

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Most Important Issue Facing Texas (April 2024)

(1 days ago) WEBPublic opinion polling and analysis from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin. Jump to navigation. Most Important Issue Facing Texas (April 2024) "What would you say is the most important problem facing the State of Texas today? [Randomize]" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to

https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/most-important-issue-facing-texas-april-2024

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Texas’ 2024 political issues: border security, abortion, school

(8 days ago) WEBSome political issues in 2023, such as school vouchers and border security, drew attention throughout the year. And others, like turmoil seen at the Houston school district and Texas A&M

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/01/texas-political-issues-2024/

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Office of the Texas Governor Greg Abbott

(3 days ago) WEBMay 2, 2024 Austin, Texas Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today expanded the state’s disaster declaration to include 59 counties in at-risk areas for severe weather and flooding, with the updated disaster declaration covering 88 counties in total. Additional counties may be added as conditions warrant. "As flooding conditions and …

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-adds-counties-to-disaster-declaration-for-severe-weather-flooding

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BCSO searching for man with severe medical issues who disappeared

(9 days ago) WEBPublic health alert issued for possibly contaminated chorizo sold at H-E-B. Spencer graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied Radio-Television-Film. If you need

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/05/05/bcso-searching-for-man-with-severe-medical-issues-who-disappeared/

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The Protesters and the President - The New York Times

(Just Now) WEBWarning: this episode contains strong language. Over the past week, students at dozens of universities held demonstrations, set up encampments and, at times, seized academic buildings.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/podcasts/the-daily/university-protestest.html

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Abortion rights: State bans, Supreme Court case and Biden’s

(3 days ago) WEBJackson Women’s Health Organization is the 2022 decision that overturned Roe.) Last year, a Texas woman, Amanda Zurawski, testified in the US Senate after she was denied an abortion when she

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/politics/abortion-rights-supreme-court-what-matters/index.html

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