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Comunicados de prensa en español
05/17/13 -
Texas Marks 50 Years of Life-Saving Tests for Newborns
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05/07/13 -
DSHS Issues Fish Consumption Advisory for Texas Coastal Waters
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04/19/13 -
DSHS Offers Precaution Guidance for West Disaster Recovery
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En español
01/30/13 -
DSHS Offers Free Credit Monitoring for Fraud Victims
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En español
01/14/13 -
DSHS to Discuss Results of Freeport Metals Screening at Open House
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En español
01/11/13 -
DSHS Urges Mount Pleasant Clinic Clients to Be Aware of Possible Fraud
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En español
01/10/13 -
High Flu Activity Means People Should Get Vaccinated, Seek Treatment
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En español
01/07/13 -
Aerial Vaccine Drop Returns as Defense Against Rabies
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En español
11/29/12 -
DSHS Launches Life-Saving Test for Newborns
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En español
11/15/12 -
Texas Launches New Campaign to Reduce Infant Deaths
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En español
11/13/12 -
DSHS Announces 2012 Emergency Medical Services Awards
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En español
11/08/12 -
Emergency Responders Gather in Austin for EMS Conference
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En español
10/19/12 -
DSHS to Host Community Meeting About Construction Project
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En español
10/18/12 -
Hundreds of Schoolchildren at Capitol: “Drugs Don’t Make Sense”
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En español
10/15/12 -
Students to Gather at Capitol for Red Ribbon Rally
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En español
10/12/12 -
Texas Confirms State’s First Meningitis Case Linked to Injectable Steroid
10/09/12 -
UPDATE: Missing Halliburton Radioactive Device Recovered
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En espanol
10/08/12 -
The Start of Flu Season Means it’s Time for Vaccination
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En español
09/13/12 -
State Officials Looking for Missing Radioactive Device
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En español
09/06/12 -
DSHS Issues Fish Consumption Advisory for Texas Coastal Waters
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En español
09/06/12 -
State Health Department Issues Pertussis Advisory
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En español
08/17/12 -
As West Nile Case Counts Climb, Aerial Spraying to Continue in Dallas County
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En español
08/16/12 -
Aerial Spraying Set to Begin in a Northeast Section of Dallas County
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En español
08/14/12 -
Potential for Aerial Spraying in Dallas County Prompts Guidance
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En español
07/27/12 -
DSHS Urges Precautions to Reduce West Nile Exposure
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En español
07/17/12 -
Operation Lone Star Provides Free Medical Care, Emergency Training
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En español
05/03/12 -
Texas to Test Newborns for SCID, a Life-Threatening Immune Disorder
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En español
05/02/12 -
DSHS Offering Metals Testing in Freeport
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En español
04/05/12 -
DSHS to Offer Metals Testing in Freeport
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En español
01/26/12 -
Texas Opens Espiritu Santo Bay and Part of San Antonio Bay to Oyster Harvesting
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En español
01/12/12 -
With Peak of Flu Season Approaching, DSHS Recommends Vaccination
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En español
01/02/12 -
DSHS Combats Rabies With Aerial Vaccine Drop
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En español
12/29/11 -
DSHS Issues Fish Consumption Advisory for Sabine Lake
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En español
11/22/11 -
DSHS Announces 2011 Emergency Medical Services Awards
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En español
11/17/11 -
Emergency Responders Gather for EMS Conference
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En español
10/26/11 -
Oyster Harvesting Closed Along Texas Coast
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10/13/11 -
Hundreds of Schoolchildren Rally at Capitol to Make Texas Drug Free
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En español
10/10/11 -
Students Gather at the Capitol to Highlight Red Ribbon Week
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En español
09/23/11 -
DSHS to Conduct Community Health Assessment of Bastrop County
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En español
09/20/11 -
DSHS Encourages Seasonal Flu Shots Now
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En español
09/13/11 -
Consumers Warned Not to Eat Rocky Ford Cantaloupe
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09/09/11 -
Use Caution During Wildfire Recovery
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09/06/11 -
DSHS Urges Wildfire Smoke Precautions
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En español
09/06/11 -
Wildfire Evacuations: Here’s What to Bring
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09/01/11 -
DSHS Warns of Mercury Poisoning Linked to Mexican Beauty Cream
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En español
08/01/11 -
Get Immunizations Up To Date Before School Starts
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En español
07/28/11 -
Tropical Storm Serves as Reminder to Have a Plan
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07/26/11 -
DSHS Urges Precautions to Avoid Rabies Exposure
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En español
07/19/11 -
Officials Looking for Stolen Radioactive Device
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En español
07/19/11 -
Operation Lone Star Brings Free Medical Care to South Texas
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07/15/11 -
New Disaster Documentary Series Being Screened to Community Leaders in Austin
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En español
07/14/11 -
New Disaster Documentary Series Being Screened to Community Leaders in Laredo
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En español
07/12/11 -
New Disaster Documentary Series Being Screened to Community Leaders in Waco
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En español
07/11/11 -
New Disaster Documentary Series Being Screened to Community Leaders in Bryan
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En español
07/08/11 -
New Disaster Documentary Series Being Screened to Community Leaders in Midland-Odessa
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07/08/11 -
New Disaster Documentary Series Being Screened to Community Leaders in Amarillo
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En español
07/06/11 -
DSHS Issues Precautions to Control Shigellosis
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En español
07/05/11 -
New Disaster Documentary Series Being Screened to Community Leaders Statewide
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En español
06/10/11 -
DSHS Offers Hot Weather Precautions
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En español
06/09/11 -
Texas Immunization Registry Now Covers Adults
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En español
06/01/11 -
Ready or Not? Outreach Tour to Visit Texarkana to Encourage Emergency Preparation
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En español
06/01/11 -
Ready or Not? Outreach Tour to Visit Sherman to Encourage Emergency Preparation
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En español
06/01/11 -
Ready or Not? Outreach Tour to Visit Bryan to Encourage Emergency Preparation
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En español
05/27/11 -
Ready or Not? Outreach Tour to Visit North Texas Area to Encourage Emergency Preparation
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En español
05/25/11 -
Ready or Not? Outreach Tour to Visit Northeast Texas Area to Encourage Emergency Preparation
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En español
05/24/11 -
Ready or Not? Outreach Tour to Visit Nacogdoches to Encourage Emergency Preparation
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En español
05/20/11 -
Ready or Not? Outreach Tour to Visit Temple and Waco to Encourage Emergency Preparation
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En español
05/11/11 -
Texas Survival Stories Show Need for Disaster Plans
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En español
05/09/11 -
Screening of Survival Stories Encourages Texans to Prepare
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04/29/11 -
Drug Claims Prompt Health Alert
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04/20/11 -
Texas Outlaws Marijuana-like Substances
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04/08/11 -
Horse Show Attendees May Have Been Exposed to Rabies
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En español
03/30/11 -
DSHS to Present Results of Waller County Health Needs Assessment
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En español
03/01/11 -
There’s Still Time to Get a Flu Shot
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En español
02/01/11 -
DSHS Plans Community Health Assessment of Lampasas County
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En español
01/03/11 -
DSHS Combats Rabies With Aerial Vaccine Drop
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En español
12/07/10 -
Get a Flu Vaccination for a Healthy Holiday
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En español
11/24/10 -
DSHS Announces 2010 Emergency Medical Services Awards
11/18/10 -
DSHS to Host 25th Annual Texas Emergency Medical Services Conference
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11/15/10 -
DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Lake Worth
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En español
10/20/10 -
DSHS Orders Sangar Produce to Close, Recall Products
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En español
10/05/10 -
Media Advisory: Austin Event to Focus on Breast Cancer Awareness
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En español
10/05/10 -
DSHS Encourages a Seasonal Flu Shot for Nearly All Texans
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En español
10/01/10 -
DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Mountain Creek Lake
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En español
09/20/10 -
Media Advisory: State Unveils New Facility for Texas Center for Infectious Disease
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08/31/10 -
DSHS Offers PAM Precautions
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08/19/10 -
DSHS Advises Consumers to Heed Recall of Wright County Shell Eggs
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En español
08/10/10 -
DSHS Offers Hot Weather Precautions
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En español
07/16/10 -
Operation Lone Star Offers Free Medical Care in South Texas
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En español
07/12/10 -
Media Advisory: Terrell State Hospital Celebrates 125 Years
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En español
07/08/10 -
DSHS Ready or Not? Campaign Urges Disaster Preparedness
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07/07/10 -
DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Trinity River
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En español
07/06/10 -
Media Advisory: Event in Galveston Marks Launch of State’s Disaster Preparedness Campaign
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En español
07/01/10 -
Rio Grande State Center Accepting Patients After Hurricane Alex
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En español
07/01/10 -
DSHS Offers Health-Related Precautions Following Hurricane Alex
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06/29/10 -
Storm Prompts Rio Grande State Center to Suspend Admissions
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06/29/10 -
DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Lower Leon Creek
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06/22/10 -
DSHS Awards $74 Million for Community Substance Abuse Services
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En español
06/03/10 -
DSHS Encourages Early Vaccination of Schoolchildren
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En español
05/21/10 -
DSHS Finds No Continued Algal Bloom Threat in Texas Coastal Waters
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En español
05/21/10 -
Media Advisory: DSHS to Host 17th Texas HIV/STD Conference
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En español
05/12/10 -
Tests Indicate Exposures in Dish Similar to U.S. Population
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04/28/10 -
DSHS Completes Childress County Community Health Needs Assessment
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04/26/10 -
Missing Puppy Found
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En español
04/23/10 -
Rabid Puppy Prompts Contacts Search
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04/23/10 -
DSHS Closes Most Coastal Waters to Shellfish Harvesting
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En español
04/21/10 -
Media Advisory: Scientific Symposium and Review of Draft State Plan on Alzheimer’s Disease
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04/19/10 -
Rabid Puppy Prompts Search
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En español
03/31/10 -
DSHS Encourages H1N1 Shots as Virus Continues to Circulate
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En español
03/24/10 -
Officials Looking for Stolen Containers of Radioactive Material
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En español
03/24/10 -
Analysis of Cancer in Flower Mound Finds No Evidence of Cluster
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En español
03/08/10 -
DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Portions of Neches River
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En español
02/08/10 -
DSHS Plans Community Health Assessment in Childress County
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En español
02/03/10 -
DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Alan Henry Reservoir
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En español
01/15/10 -
DSHS to Teach Students How to Fight the Flu
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En español
12/30/09 -
DSHS to Resume Annual Wintertime Rabies Bait Drop Jan. 6
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En español
12/23/09 -
DSHS Issues Warning Against ‘Nzu’ Product
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En español
12/22/09 -
Statement: Newborn Screening Settlement
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En español
12/18/09 -
Get H1N1 Flu Shot Now
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En español
12/11/09 -
Texas Opens H1N1 Vaccine Supply to General Public
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En español
12/10/09 -
Unlicensed Tyler Tattoo Operation Prompts Search
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En español
12/08/09 -
Free Kits Allow Texans to Test Homes for Radon
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En español
12/04/09 -
DSHS Recalls All Oysters Harvested From San Antonio Bay
12/04/09 -
Texas H1N1 Vaccine Update
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En español
12/01/09 -
DSHS Urges H1N1 Vaccine Providers to Target All Priority Groups
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En español
12/01/09 -
DSHS Begins Screening Newborns for Cystic Fibrosis
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11/30/09 -
2009 Emergency Medical Services Awards Announced
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En español
11/25/09 -
Corpus Christi Meeting to Launch Community Health Investigation
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En español
11/20/09 -
Texas H1N1 Vaccine Update
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En español
11/19/09 -
Media Advisory: 2009 Texas EMS Conference
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En español
11/13/09 -
Texas H1N1 Vaccine Update
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En español
11/06/09 -
Texas H1N1 Vaccine Update
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En español
10/30/09 -
Oyster Season Opening Delayed in Some Areas
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En español
10/30/09 -
Texas H1N1 Vaccine Update
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En español
10/28/09 -
Statement: H1N1 Vaccine and Prisons
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En español
10/21/09 -
Texas Continues to Order Its Full Allocation of H1N1 Vaccine
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En español
10/21/09 -
Meat Company Recalls Certain Beef Products
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En español
10/20/09 -
Texas H1N1 Vaccine Update
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En español
10/13/09 -
Texas H1N1 Vaccine Update
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En español
10/06/09 -
DSHS Provides Texas H1N1 Vaccine Update
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10/01/09 -
Consumers Warned Not to Eat Certain Imported Dried Plums
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En español
09/30/09 -
Initial H1N1 Flu Vaccine Supply to Trickle In
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En español
09/29/09 -
Dial 2-1-1 for Flu Advice
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09/28/09 -
Texas WIC Switching to Healthier Foods
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En español
09/21/09 -
DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Village Creek
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En español
09/10/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Sept. 11 in Abilene
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En español
09/09/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Sept. 10 in Arlington
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09/08/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Sept. 9 in Tyler
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En español
09/04/09 -
Get Seasonal Flu Shot Now
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En español
09/02/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Sept. 3 in El Paso
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En español
08/31/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Sept. 1 in Odessa
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En español
08/28/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Aug. 31 in Lubbock
08/27/09 -
Texas Ranks 12th with Slight Increase in Immunization Rate
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En español
08/25/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Aug. 26 in Houston Area
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En español
08/24/09 -
Deadline Extended for Some School Shots
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En español
08/21/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Aug. 24 in Temple
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En español
08/20/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Aug. 21 in Beaumont
08/19/09 -
DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Lake Isabell
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En español
08/18/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Aug. 19 in Laredo
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En español
08/17/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Aug. 18 in Harlingen
08/14/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Aug. 17 in Corpus Christi
08/13/09 -
DSHS Issues Rabies Alert
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En español
08/12/09 -
Regional Pandemic Influenza Conference Set for Aug. 14 in San Antonio
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En español
08/06/09 -
Texas Pandemic Influenza Summit Set for Aug. 10
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07/23/09 -
Newborn Bloodspots Destruction Option Available
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En español
07/08/09 -
DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Clear Creek
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En español
07/01/09 -
DSHS Urges PAM Precautions
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En español
06/19/09 -
DSHS Warns Against Eating Raw Cookie Dough Linked to
E. Coli O157:H7
Outbreak
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En español
06/01/09 -
New School Immunization Requirements Effective Aug. 1
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En español
05/27/09 -
Flu Precautions Urged as School Year Ends
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En español
05/15/09 -
Houston Meat Company Recalls Dried Chorizo
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En español
05/05/09 -
DSHS Issues ER Use Guidance
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En español
04/29/09 -
Texas Reports Swine Flu in Child from Mexico City
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En español
04/26/09 -
All Schools in Schertz District to Close
04/25/09 -
School to Close, Other Flu Precautions Recommended
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En español
04/23/09 -
Two Human Cases of Swine Flu Confirmed in Texas
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04/09/09 -
Plainview Peanut Company Fined
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En español
04/08/09 -
Health Officials Encourage Organ Donor Registration
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En español
03/17/09 -
Rabies Control Seminar March 19 in Tyler
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En español
03/17/09 -
DSHS Plans Community Health Assessment of Lamb County
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En español
02/20/09 -
DSHS Takes Over PCA-Plainview Recall
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En español
02/12/09 -
DSHS Orders PCA Plainview Plant to Recall All Products
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En español
02/10/09 -
PCA Closes Plainview Plant
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En español
02/06/09 -
DSHS Warns of Recalled Emergency Meals
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En español
01/30/09 -
Survey Deadline Extended for Chambers County Community Health Assessment
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En español
01/22/09 -
DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Lake Madisonville
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En español
01/16/09 -
Final Leg of DSHS Annual West-Central Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Monday
01/09/09 -
DSHS: Not Too Late to Get Flu Vaccine
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En español
01/09/09 -
Pecos Portion of DSHS Annual Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Monday
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En español
01/06/09 -
DSHS Annual Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Wednesday
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En español
01/05/09 -
DSHS Plans Community Health Assessment of Chambers County
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En español
12/29/08 -
DSHS to Resume Annual Wintertime Rabies Bait Drop Jan. 7
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En español
11/25/08 -
Rabid Kitten Prompts Contacts Search
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En español
11/20/08 -
Texas Emergency Medical Services Conference 2008
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En español
10/15/08 -
Don't Wait for Cold Weather to Get Flu Shot
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En español
10/10/08 -
Lubbock Event to Focus on Birth Defects Research
09/25/08 -
DSHS Receives CDC Pandemic Flu Grant
09/24/08 -
Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes to Begin in Areas Flooded by Hurricane Ike
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En español
09/22/08 -
Crisis Counseling Services Available in Wake of Hurricane Ike
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En español
09/21/08 -
Toll-Free Line Helps WIC Clients Locate Clinics
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En español
09/19/08 -
DSHS Warns of Potential Dangers from Discarded Food, Drugs, Cosmetics
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En español
09/18/08 -
DSHS: Galveston Island Not Safe Place to Live Following Storm
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En español
09/17/08 -
Dialysis Patients Urged to Call Toll-Free Number for Services
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En español
09/16/08 -
DSHS Reminds Public of Carbon Monoxide Dangers
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En español
09/14/08 -
DSHS Issues Health-Related Precautions Following Hurricane Ike
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En español
09/13/08 -
Toll-Free Number Announced for Displaced Dialysis Patients
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En español
09/12/08 -
DSHS Establishes Toll-Free Number to Locate Medical Special Needs Evacuees
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En español
09/10/08 -
DSHS Provides Health-Related Evacuation Suggestions
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En español
09/09/08 -
Rio Grande State Center/South Texas Health Care System to Close
09/04/08 -
Texas Childhood Immunization Rates Hit 5-Year High in National Survey
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En español
08/30/08 -
DSHS Provides Health-Related Evacuation Suggestions
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En español
08/26/08 -
DSHS To Offer Radon Training Courses in Dallas
08/25/08 -
DSHS Offers Suggestions on Avoiding Rabies Exposure
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En español
08/07/08 -
DSHS Offers Suggestions for Avoiding Mosquito Bites
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En español
08/04/08 -
DSHS Plans Community Health Needs Assessment of Limestone County
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En español
08/02/08 -
Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes to Begin in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy Counties
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En español
07/24/08 -
DSHS Issues Flood-Related Health Precautions
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En español
07/21/08 -
Salmonella Outbreak Strain Found in Jalapenos
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En español
07/17/08 -
Non-Outbreak Salmonella Detection Prompts Recall
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En español
07/15/08 -
New Smokeless Tobacco Prevention Campaign Urges Texas Youth to Spit It Out
07/08/08 -
DSHS Issues Fish Consumption Advisory for Galveston Bay
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En español
07/07/08 -
Health Officials Urge Pertussis Vaccinations in Lamar County
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En español
06/11/08 -
DSHS Offers Hot Weather Precautions
06/04/08 -
Brownsville Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
06/04/08 -
Corpus Christi Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
06/03/08 -
Health Authorities Investigating
Salmonellosis
Outbreak
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En español
05/28/08 -
DSHS Offers Precautions to Avoid Dog Bites
05/20/08 -
DSHS Issues Precautions to Control Shigellosis
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En español
05/15/08 -
Galveston Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
05/15/08 -
League City Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
05/15/08 -
DSHS Identifies Source of Center Illnesses
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En español
05/14/08 -
Victoria Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
05/12/08 -
DSHS Awards $25 Million for Community Mental Health Services
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En español
05/09/08 -
Castroville Meat Company Recalls Beef Jerky
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En español
05/08/08 -
DSHS Investigating Center Illness
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En español
05/08/08 -
Beaumont Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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05/07/08 -
El Paso Company Recalling Mexican Candy
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05/07/08 -
Houston Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
04/28/08 -
DSHS Ready or Not? Campaign Urges Hurricane Preparedness
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En español
04/23/08 -
State Leaders to Talk About Preparing for Texas Storm Season
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En español
03/25/08 -
DSHS Plans Community Health Needs Assessment in West Texas
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En español
03/21/08 -
DSHS Concludes Investigation of Bastrop Area Illnesses
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En español
03/14/08 -
Lubbock Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
03/14/08 -
Amarillo Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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03/13/08 -
Midland Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
03/12/08 -
El Paso Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
03/07/08 -
Illnesses Prompt Health Alert
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En español
03/07/08 -
Algae Bloom Prompts DSHS to Close 3 Bays to Shellfish Harvesting, Issue Recall
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En español
02/15/08 -
San Antonio Bakery Products Recalled
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En español
02/12/08 -
DSHS Issues Arroyo Colorado Advisory
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En español
02/05/08 -
Flower Garden Fish Advisories Issued
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En español
01/30/08 -
DSHS Warns of Carbon Monoxide Dangers as Temperatures Drop
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En español
01/24/08 -
Flu Vaccine, Personal Precautions Offer Protection
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En español
01/18/08 -
More Syringes Recalled
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En español
01/15/08 -
Fish Ban Lifted for Fosdic Lake
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En español
01/10/08 -
Media Alert: DSHS Annual West-Central Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Friday
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En español
01/07/08 -
Third Brand of Mexican Candy Recalled
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En español
01/04/08 -
DSHS Boosts Resources to Help People Stop Smoking in New Year
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En español
01/04/08 -
Media Alert: DSHS Annual South Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Sunday
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En español
01/03/08 -
Cold Weather Brings DSHS Health Precautions
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En español
12/27/07 -
DSHS to Begin Wintertime Rabies Bait Drop Program Jan. 6
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En español
12/21/07 -
Texans Urged to Heed Syringe Recall
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En español
12/14/07 -
DSHS Provides Funds for Community Mental Health Services
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En español
12/14/07 -
San Antonio Company Expands Recall of Mexican Candy
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En español
12/13/07 -
DSHS Releases New Report on Care of Children in Hospitals
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En español
12/11/07 -
Get Flu Shot Before Holiday Travel
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En español
12/04/07 -
San Antonio Company Recalling Mexican Candy
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En español
11/30/07 -
DSHS Encourages HIV Testing
11/27/07 -
Freestone County Community Health Needs Assessment Completed
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En español
11/20/07 -
DSHS Announces 2007 Emergency Medical Services Awards
11/15/07 -
Texas Emergency Medical Services Conference 2007
11/13/07 -
San Antonio Events Offer Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
11/12/07 -
Waco Events Offer Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
11/09/07 -
Dallas Events Offer Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
11/08/07 -
Tyler Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
11/07/07 -
Port Arthur Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
11/05/07 -
Houston Events Offer Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
11/02/07 -
Corpus Christi Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
11/01/07 -
Brownsville Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
10/31/07 -
Alamo Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
10/30/07 -
DSHS Offers Halloween Safety Tips
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En español
10/30/07 -
Laredo Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
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En español
10/29/07 -
New Campaign Urges Texans to Prepare for Emergencies
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En español
10/25/07 -
Austin Event Offers Opportunity Create Family Emergency Plans
10/17/07 -
DSHS Issues Staph Infection Prevention Guidelines
10/10/07 -
DSHS Supports CDC Recommendations in Connection with Salmonella Outbreak
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En español
10/08/07 -
Survey Deadline Near for Freestone County Community Health Needs Assessment
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En español
10/02/07 -
Fish Possession Ban Lifted for Lake Como
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En español
10/02/07 -
DSHS Encourages Annual Flu Shots
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En español
09/24/07 -
Confirmatory Tests Show PAM Caused Lubbock County Man’s Death
09/24/07 -
DSHS Issues Mosquito Precautions
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En español
09/18/07 -
DSHS Plans Community Health Needs Assessment in Freestone County
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En español
09/07/07 -
DSHS Will Await More Test Results in Possible PAM Case
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En español
08/19/07 -
Toll-Free Number Announced for Displaced Dialysis Patients
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En español
08/17/07 -
DSHS Issues Health-Related Tips in Case Evacuation Needed
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En español
08/07/07 -
DSHS Announces Web Site for Organ Donor Registration
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En español
07/23/07 -
DSHS Statement: Death of Dr. Robert Bernstein
07/23/07 -
Botulism-Prompted Food Recall Expanded
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En español
07/20/07 -
DSHS Issues Food Recall Reminder
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En español
07/06/07 -
DSHS Recommends Hantavirus Precautions
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En español
07/05/07 -
Meetings Set to Share East Texas Community Health Needs Assessment Results
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En español
07/02/07 -
DSHS Recommends Mosquito Precautions
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En español
06/29/07 -
DSHS Conducting Immunization Customer Satisfaction Survey
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En español
06/27/07 -
DSHS Issues Flood-Related Health Precautions
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En español
06/01/07 -
East Texas Community Health Needs Assessment Completed
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En español
04/13/07 -
DSHS Issues Hepatitis A Warning for Harlingen, Raymondville
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En español
03/27/07 -
Consumption Advisory Issued for Two Panola County Lakes
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En español
03/22/07 -
Texas Tobacco-Free Kids Day Set for March 28
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En español
03/21/07 -
Survey Deadline Near for East Texas Community Health Needs Assessment
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En español
03/19/07 -
DSHS to Do Supplemental West-Central Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop
03/08/07 -
Mental Health Community Awards Announced
02/23/07 -
DSHS Plans Community Health Needs Assessment of East Texas
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En español
01/30/07 -
Mid-Season Shots, Personal Precautions Offer Flu Protection
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En español
01/24/07 -
Survey Shows Fewer Texas Retailers Selling Tobacco to Minors
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En español
01/12/07 -
DSHS Annual West-Central Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins
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En español
01/04/07 -
DSHS Annual South Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Saturday
12/08/06 -
Texas HIV/STD Conference
12/07/06 -
DSHS Begins Expanded Screening of Newborns
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En español
11/30/06 -
Bat Exposure in Theater Prompts Alert
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En español
11/21/06 -
DSHS Announces 2006 Emergency Medical Services Awards
11/12/06 -
Second Puppy Negative for Rabies
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En español
11/11/06 -
Rabid Puppy Prompts Contacts Search
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En español
10/31/06 -
Meat Market Warning Withdrawn
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En español
10/30/06 -
Oyster Season Opening Delayed in Some Areas
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En español
10/26/06 -
Consumption Advisory Issued for Two Species of Canyon Lake Fish
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En español
10/25/06 -
Warning Issued for Some Bellville Meat Market Products
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En español
10/16/06 -
DSHS Receives National Health Care Technology Award
10/14/06 -
Health Officials to Offer Preventive Shots for Hepatitis A
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En español
10/13/06 -
Presentation of Border HIV/AIDS Health Initiatives
10/05/06 -
DSHS Encourages Flu Shots
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En español
09/18/06 -
Free Radon Test Kits Available to Texans
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En español
09/15/06 -
News Update: Spinach
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En español
09/15/06 -
Stolen Truck Found
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En español
09/14/06 -
Officials Looking for Stolen Truck Containing Radioactive Device
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En español
09/14/06 -
Texas Increases Key Immunization Rate 11% in National Survey
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En español
09/12/06 -
Tennessee Horse Show Attendees May Have Been Exposed to Rabies
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En español
08/31/06 -
DSHS Warns Food Establishments of Misleading Letter
08/29/06 -
Crisis Counseling Available for Katrina Evacuees
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En español
08/21/06 -
DSHS Launches Pertussis Prevention Campaign
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En español
07/27/06 -
Database Provides Texas Information About Smoke-Free Ordinances
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En español
06/01/06 -
Rabies Control Officials Searching for Puppies
05/10/06 -
Rabies Confirmed in Harris County Resident
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En español
04/24/06 -
Weight Drops in Texas Fourth-Graders
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En español
04/18/06 -
Birth Defects Research Symposium
04/17/06 -
Hurricanes Response Summit Set for April 18
04/14/06 -
Easter Safety Precautions Issued
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En español
03/23/06 -
Texas Pandemic Influenza Summit Set for March 27
03/21/06 -
World TB Day Conference
03/20/06 -
Online Ordering of Birth, Death Certificate
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En español
03/14/06 -
State Diabetes Council Recognizes HMOs
02/17/06 -
Rabid Bat in Lockhart Prompts Alert
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En español
02/03/06 -
State to Review Mental Health Crisis Services
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En español
01/31/06 -
DSHS Recognizes 7 School Health Programs
01/17/06 -
DSHS Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Moves to Junction
01/12/06 -
DSHS Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins in Fort Stockton Saturday
01/05/06 -
DSHS Annual South Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Friday
12/28/05 -
DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Ellison Creek Reservoir
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En español
12/15/05 -
DSHS Offers Suggestions for Flu Prevention
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En español
12/09/05 -
State Health Council Names Information Technology Panel
11/29/05 -
DSHS Advises Some Patients May Need New Mammograms
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En español
11/22/05 -
DSHS Announces 2005 Emergency Medical Services Awards
11/18/05 -
Fees for Birth, Death Certificates to Increase Dec. 1
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En español
11/17/05 -
Radiation Vials Still Missing
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En español
11/16/05 -
Texas Emergency Medical Services Conference 2005
10/31/05 -
DSHS Begins Statewide Rollout of WIC Electronic Cards
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En español
10/28/05 -
Oyster Harvesting Delayed in Some Areas
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En español
10/27/05 -
DSHS Issues Halloween Safety Tips
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En español
10/26/05 -
DSHS Invites Flu Plan Comments
10/19/05 -
Special Needs Evacuee Return Service Announced
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En español
10/14/05 -
DSHS Issues Red Tide Reminder
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En español
10/13/05 -
DSHS Receives Federal Suicide Prevention Grant
10/12/05 -
Air Force to Spray in Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange Counties
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En español
10/07/05 -
DSHS Recommends Flu Shots Now for Those At Risk of Complications
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En español
10/01/05 -
DSHS: Don’t Eat Fish Found Dead or Dying
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En español
09/27/05 -
Vegas Expo Attendees May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis A
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En español
09/26/05 -
Urgent Need for More Nurses at Shelters
09/26/05 -
DSHS Issues Flood-Recovery Precautions
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En español
09/25/05 -
Warning: Heat Another Reason to Stay Put
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En español
09/24/05 -
DSHS Sets Toll-Free Number to Locate Patients
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En español
09/24/05 -
Hospital Personnel from Houston-Area Counties Asked to Return
09/23/05 -
DSHS: Urgent Need for Health Care Workers at Shelters
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En español
09/22/05 -
DSHS Offers Stress Counseling for Katrina Response Personnel
09/20/05 -
DSHS Issues Health-Related Evacuation Tips
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En español
09/19/05 -
DSHS Issues Hantavirus Cautions
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En español
09/14/05 -
DSHS Opens Vaccination Records Call Center for Katrina Evacuees
09/14/05 -
Rare Amebic Illness Confirmed
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En español
09/13/05 -
DSHS Releases Annual Report on Hospital Quality Indicators
09/08/05 -
New State Laws Address Children With Diabetes, Car Seat Safety
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En español
09/06/05 -
Evacuees Pose No Increased Illness Risk for Texas Students
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En español
09/01/05 -
Texas WIC Program Opened to Katrina Refugees
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En español
08/30/05 -
Immunization Requirements Relaxed for Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
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En español
08/01/05 -
New Law on Sale of Decongestants Effective Today
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En español
07/29/05 -
DSHS Issues NorthSTAR Proposals Request
07/20/05 -
New Immunization Requirements Take Effect Sept. 1
07/19/05 -
DSHS Issues Flood Precautions
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En español
06/24/05 -
Monday is National HIV Testing Day
06/20/05 -
DSHS Seeking Comments on NorthSTAR Procurement
06/08/05 -
Health Officials Investigating Illness Outbreak
06/07/05 -
DSHS Issues Plague Precautions for Midland County Area
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En español
05/19/05 -
DSHS Recommends Shots for Some Attending Spur May Day Event
02/07/05 -
DSHS Report Shows Drop in Hospital Nurse Vacancy Rates, High Turnover Rates
01/28/05 -
Speckled Trout Consumption Limit Advised
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En español
01/25/05 -
Flu Shots Open to All
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En español
01/21/05 -
DSHS Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Moves to Junction
01/19/05 -
Texas to Spread Flu Prevention Messages Through Outreach Tour
01/16/05 -
DSHS Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Under Way in Fort Stockton
01/12/05 -
Flu Hits ‘Widespread' Level in Texas
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En español
01/06/05 -
DSHS Annual South Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Friday
12/21/04 -
Texas Will Expand Flu Shot Targets Jan. 3
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En español
12/17/04 -
Texas Flu Shot Recommendations Unchanged for Now
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En español
12/16/04 -
Flu Shots More Readily Available, Pneumonia Vaccination Encouraged
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En español
12/13/04 -
Texas HIV/STD Conference Starts Tomorrow
11/23/04 -
DSHS Announces 2004 Emergency Medical Services Awards
11/23/04 -
DSHS Urges Flu Prevention Steps for Holidays
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En español
11/22/04 -
DSHS Issues Flood Precautions
11/22/04 -
New DSHS Reports Assess State’s Nursing Workforce
11/09/04 -
States to Decide Flu Vaccine Distribution
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En español
10/25/04 -
DSHS Awards Grants to 8 Local Health Departments to Look at Childhood Obesity Data
10/18/04 -
Sanchez Applauds AG Flu Vaccine Move
10/14/04 -
DSHS Sets Flu Vaccine Clearinghouses
10/06/04 -
DSHS Supports CDC Flu Vaccination Recommendations
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En español
10/05/04 -
Texas Waiting on CDC Direction for Flu Vaccine
09/10/04 -
Suicide 9th Leading Cause of Death in Texas
09/05/04 -
Department of State Health Services Takes Aim at Obesity
09/01/04 -
State Launches Two New Health and Human Services Agencies
Last updated
May 17, 2013