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Oct. 14 DSHS Council meeting rescheduled
Due to significant disaster response and recovery activities occurring in our state at this time, the DSHS Council meeting on Oct. 14 to discuss mental health and substance abuse issues has been rescheduled. The next DSHS Council meeting will be Dec. 1-2. The Dec. 1 meeting will concentrate on rules; the Dec. 2 meeting will discuss mental health and substance abuse issues. Please see the DSHS Council Meeting Dates page for more information.
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 DSHS Awarded CDC Grant For Pandemic Flu Project
DSHS has received a $799,798 pandemic flu grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for an electronic laboratory data exchange project. The year-long project, to be conducted in collaboration with the Florida Department of Health, will focus on streamlining real-time data sharing among doctors, hospitals, public and private testing laboratories, local and state health departments and the CDC. The goal is to be better equipped to prevent or delay the spread of influenza and other illnesses. DSHS is one of 29 state and local health departments receiving a grant from CDC for pandemic influenza preparedness projects. CDC awarded $24 million for 55 new pandemic flu projects. The awards were competitively selected from 184 applications submitted by state and local health departments.
DSHS News Release
CDC News Release
Award Recipients
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 New campaign encourages Texans to prepare for any emergency
Ready or not, disasters happen. Do you have a plan?
Visit TexasPrepares.org or TexasPrepara.org, to create a family emergency plan,
build a customized disaster-supplies list, and get information
about the threats we face. |
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 Organ Donor Registration
Visit Glenda Dawson Donate
Life – Texas Registry for more information about organ donation
and instructions for registering as an organ donor online. News Release |
