Houston Health Department

Provides support and guidance in navigating resources and services.

Certification that focuses on safety practices related to food establishments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WIC safeguards the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk.

Safeguards health of low-income women and children at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods and information.

Aims to reduce prevalence of childhood lead poisoning in Houston, educate about hazards, and provide follow-up care.

A class focused on self-management techniques for chronic diseases.

Education to manage chronic diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure.

Improves future outcomes for youth and children, encompassing better economic conditions and access to resources.

Services related to family planning and reproductive health.

Offering one-on-one counseling for personal development.

We offer dozens of free testing sites.

Provision of naloxone kits and training for overdose response.

Dental care services available at health centers.

Dental services provided to the community.

We offer comprehensive dental care to adults and children (starting at six months) and teach you how to maintain good oral health.

Free diabetes self-management education and many other health-related services to reduce and prevent chronic disease.

Support group for individuals managing diabetes.

Educational services designed to help manage diabetes.

Education programs focused on diabetes management and prevention.

We provide free diabetes self-management education and many other health related services to reduce and prevent chronic disease.

Education on essential skills for managing diabetes.

Services related to tuberculosis diagnosis.

A State-approved, 15-hour course at affordable rates.

Services focused on the health and well-being of employees in the workplace.

Offering fitness activities and access to exercise equipment.

Vision care services for individuals in need.

Health programs focusing on strengthening family bonds, improving healthy child growth and development.

A free, evidence-based, intensive home visitation program focusing on strengthening family bonds and improving child growth and development.

Foot care services provided by a podiatrist.

Hands-on experience in vegetable gardening and urban agriculture to promote nutrition and physical activity.

The Get Moving Houston Urban Gardens provide hands-on experience in vegetable gardening and urban agriculture to community members and encourage the c...

We provide patient services to meet the community’s present and future needs in family planning, immunizations, tuberculosis diagnosis, care for sexua...

Provides patient services including family planning, immunizations, tuberculosis diagnostics, and dental care.

Free health education courses covering topics like hypertension, obesity, and tobacco use for community members.

A wide selection of free health education courses on topics of hypertension, obesity, and tobacco use.

Programs aimed at improving health and wellness through education.

An evidence-based approach to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in communities.

Risk-reducing services for seniors such as dental, vision, hearing and prescriptions.

Helps lower-income households identify and remove lead-based paint hazards at no cost.

Services that provide health information and assistance.

Assisting individuals in accessing health care and social services.

We partnered with local schools to offer free on-campus testing to students and staff.

Clinics that provide immunizations.

We offer immunizations at our health centers to improve vaccination coverage levels and protect communities from vaccine-preventable diseases.

Screening, identifying, and treating individuals with tuberculosis.

Courses aimed at building essential life skills.

Training for opioid overdose recognition and management, including proper naloxone administration.

A therapy program offered for those seeking to improve their moral reasoning and decision-making.

This program prepares and certifies individuals to become food service managers, ensuring they have the knowledge to protect the public from foodborne...

Therapy to support medication adherence and management.

Information on how to obtain naloxone through local pharmacies.

Narcan available by mail.

Naloxone available at pharmacy counters statewide.

Congregate meals at community and senior centers — hot meals offered five days a week to older adults (60+). Home-delivered meals — weekly delivered, ...

Our senior nutrition programs are designed to eliminate food insecurity for older, vulnerable adults. Through a network of community-based agencies an...

Programs include cooking for healthy living and grocery store tours.

Educational resource on recognizing and responding to an opioid overdose.

Meets in-person every Tuesday and Thursday from 12-1 pm.

Assists low-income pregnant women with education and skill development from pregnancy until the baby’s second birthday.

Patient services including family planning, immunizations, and tuberculosis diagnosis.

The Houston Health Department’s Title X Family Planning and Reproductive Health Program ensures that quality family planning and related preventive he...

Nutrition and fitness guidance specifically for seniors.

Courses designed to improve employability skills.

Mobile clinic services in Houston for HIV and other STIs.

Testing for syphilis available at multiple health centers. Walk-ins welcome, no appointment needed.

Services provided for sexually transmitted diseases.

Services aimed at preventing HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.

Care provided for sexually transmitted diseases at health centers.

Bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment.

Providing healthy food options through local farmers markets, produce wagons, and community gardens.

Training for individuals who work with unpackaged food, food equipment, or utensils.

Vaccination helps protect you from serious illness, hospitalization, and death; it also helps reduce spread.

Vaccinations available at health centers to prevent the flu.

Vaccinations available at health centers for COVID-19 to keep the community safe from the virus.

Vaccinations available at health centers to protect against the influenza virus.

Free COVID-19 vaccination in your home is available to qualifying older adults, people with disabilities, and veterans.

Vaccinations available for infants and adults over 60 to protect against Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

Ensures children who may not have access to vaccinations due to an inability to pay receive all ACIP recommended vaccines on schedule.

Find vaccines near you at vaccines.gov.

The See to Succeed program provides free vision exams and quality corrective eyewear to school children 6-18 years old with unresolved vision needs.