Our mission is to work in partnership with the community to promote
and protect the health and social well-being of all Houstonians

HDHHS provides traditional public health services and seeks to use innovative methods to meet the community’s present and future needs. Through the AIM project, HDHHS goes door-to-door in selected neighborhoods performing assessments, linking residents to services and providing immediate follow-up. We have partnered with nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and hospital district primary care clinics to enhance access to services for residents and improve the city’s health profile. Efforts include the innovative HIV testing program for the community called “Hip-Hop for HIV Awareness.” These services build a better, healthier cadre of youth and ensure a better future for at-risk children, schools and the community at large.

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• Pollen and Mold Spore Reports
• Birth and Death Certificates
• Charitable Food Service information
• Consumer Health and Food Establishments
• Harris County Area Agency on Aging
• Women, Infants and Children Program

Additional services and programs

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Flu vaccine


The Houston Department of Health and Human Services offers flu vaccine at health centers for children and adults.  Flu vaccine is free of charge to seniors who receive Medicare and/or children who are VFC eligible.  Protect you and your family from the flu!

• Latest Influenza Report (.pdf)
• Previous Influenza Report (.html)

Homeless Feeding Ordinance - City of Houston, Texas, Ordinance No. 2012-269 - an ordinance amending chapter 20 of the code of ordinances, Houston, Texas, relating to feeding those in need; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability; and declaring an emergency. – full text in pdf file here

Services and Links for Feeding the Homeless Population

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