HCPH Encourages Residents to Take Steps for Early Detection! Harris County Public Health (HCPH) encourages regular breast screenings for early detection to lower the risk of developing breast cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), breast cancer is the second most common cancer that affects women in the United States. Although it is uncommon, men can also get breast cancer. Each year, about 264,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women and […]
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Harris County Announces COVID-19 Community Level Dashboard is now in the “Green” Lowest Level
The level of community spread and daily case counts have dropped to the lowest since the start of the pandemic As of 4 p.m. today, the COVID-19 Community Level has moved to Green (Low) under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) system that Harris County adopted a month ago. Under the previous threat level system, which had different indicators, the county would be trending towards down green. Wastewater viral load continues to trend downward along with new cases. Earlier […]
Sen. Cruz Fights to Block American Taxpayer Dollars Funding International COVID Passports
The credibility of the CDC is in tatters because leadership of the CDC has been willing to allow science to become politicized’ U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today participated in a committee markup on three bills, one of which seeks to create a fund for global health initiatives. Sen. Cruz introduced two amendments to this legislation to block American taxpayer dollars from funding vaccine passport mandates by foreign governments. Read excerpts of […]
MD Anderson and other top U.S. cancer centers call for urgent action to get cancer-preventing HPV vaccination back on track
The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted delivery of key health services for children and adolescents, including HPV vaccination for cancer prevention The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has united with fellow National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Centers and partner organizations to issue a joint statement urging the nation’s physicians, parents and young adults to get human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination back on track. Decreased annual well visits and immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic have caused a vaccination gap and lag in vital […]