Centers for Disease Control

TPW Commission Implements Two Year Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Zone in Four Counties

A surveillance zone covering almost 200,000 acres in Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak and McMullen counties will be implemented for two years after feedback was received in the August meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) Commission. This zone will take effect prior to the 2022-2023 hunting season and TPW commissioners will consider the resulting data presented by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) staff to assess the need for continued surveillance in the […]

Veterans Memorial Wall Unveiled at Parkway Place Senior Living Community

Senior adults honored the service of resident and employee military veterans in a socially distanced ceremony streamed throughout the community. Two days ahead of Veteran’s Day, Buckner Parkway Place unveiled its Veterans Memorial Wall inside the senior living community. The unveiling ceremony featured resident and employee military veterans in front of a small, socially distanced crowd of senior adults. The ceremony was also streamed throughout the community on the Parkway Place TV channel. The Parkway Place Veterans […]

Harris County Transit and Harris County Rides Joins The Houston Galveston Area Council SitSafe Campaign

Harris County Transit and Harris County Rides Officials today joined with the Houston Galveston Area Council and other area public transit systems in the region to promote to the #Sitsafe Campaign in an effort to keep critically important public transportation safe for all during the Covid-19 event.Many of Harris County’s essential workers rely on public transportation to get to work and home, safely. For others, our buses and taxi programs provide a critical link to […]

How are U.S. memory care communities handling Covid-19?

In the majority of situations, dementia or Alzheimer’s doesn’t maximize the risk of COVID-19. It is in a similar way that dementia doesn’t affect the chances of getting the flu. With age, the symptoms related to dementia or Alzheimer’s tend to increase, and it is necessary for family members to opt-in for memory care services. Alzheimer’s and dementia patients will forget to wash hands or might consume the wrong medicine. At times, COVID-19 can also […]