News Releases

• 05/05/09 - DSHS Issues ER Use Guidance - En español
• 04/29/09 - Texas Reports Swine Flu in Child from Mexico City - En español
• 04/26/09 - All Schools in Schertz District to Close
• 04/25/09 - School to Close, Other Flu Precautions Recommended - En español
• 04/23/09 - Two Human Cases of Swine Flu Confirmed in Texas - En español
• 04/09/09 - Plainview Peanut Company Fined - En español
• 04/08/09 - Health Officials Encourage Organ Donor Registration - En español
• 03/17/09 - Rabies Control Seminar March 19 in Tyler - En español
• 03/17/09 - DSHS Plans Community Health Assessment of Lamb County - En español
• 02/20/09 - DSHS Takes Over PCA-Plainview Recall - En español
• 02/12/09 - DSHS Orders PCA Plainview Plant to Recall All Products - En español
• 02/10/09 - PCA Closes Plainview Plant - En español
• 02/06/09 - DSHS Warns of Recalled Emergency Meals - En español
• 01/30/09 - Survey Deadline Extended for Chambers County Community Health Assessment - En español
• 01/22/09 - DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Lake Madisonville - En español
• 01/16/09 - Final Leg of DSHS Annual West-Central Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Monday
• 01/09/09 - DSHS: Not Too Late to Get Flu Vaccine - En español
• 01/09/09 - Pecos Portion of DSHS Annual Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Monday - En español
• 01/06/09 - DSHS Annual Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Wednesday - En español
• 01/05/09 - DSHS Plans Community Health Assessment of Chambers County - En español
• 12/29/08 - DSHS to Resume Annual Wintertime Rabies Bait Drop Jan. 7 - En español
• 11/25/08 - Rabid Kitten Prompts Contacts Search - En español
• 11/20/08 - Texas Emergency Medical Services Conference 2008 - En español
• 10/15/08 - Don't Wait for Cold Weather to Get Flu Shot - En español
• 10/10/08 - Lubbock Event to Focus on Birth Defects Research
• 09/25/08 - DSHS Receives CDC Pandemic Flu Grant
• 09/24/08 - Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes to Begin in Areas Flooded by Hurricane Ike - En español
• 09/22/08 - Crisis Counseling Services Available in Wake of Hurricane Ike - En español
• 09/21/08 - Toll-Free Line Helps WIC Clients Locate Clinics - En español
• 09/19/08 - DSHS Warns of Potential Dangers from Discarded Food, Drugs, Cosmetics - En español
• 09/18/08 - DSHS: Galveston Island Not Safe Place to Live Following Storm - En español
• 09/17/08 - Dialysis Patients Urged to Call Toll-Free Number for Services - En español
• 09/16/08 - DSHS Reminds Public of Carbon Monoxide Dangers - En español
• 09/14/08 - DSHS Issues Health-Related Precautions Following Hurricane Ike - En español
• 09/13/08 - Toll-Free Number Announced for Displaced Dialysis Patients - En español
• 09/12/08 - DSHS Establishes Toll-Free Number to Locate Medical Special Needs Evacuees - En español
• 09/10/08 - DSHS Provides Health-Related Evacuation Suggestions - En español
• 09/09/08 - Rio Grande State Center/South Texas Health Care System to Close
• 09/04/08 - Texas Childhood Immunization Rates Hit 5-Year High in National Survey - En español
• 08/30/08 - DSHS Provides Health-Related Evacuation Suggestions - En español
• 08/26/08 - DSHS To Offer Radon Training Courses in Dallas
• 08/25/08 - DSHS Offers Suggestions on Avoiding Rabies Exposure - En español
• 08/07/08 - DSHS Offers Suggestions for Avoiding Mosquito Bites - En español
• 08/04/08 - DSHS Plans Community Health Needs Assessment of Limestone County - En español
• 08/02/08 - Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes to Begin in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy Counties - En español
• 07/24/08 - DSHS Issues Flood-Related Health Precautions - En español
• 07/21/08 - Salmonella Outbreak Strain Found in Jalapenos - En español
• 07/17/08 - Non-Outbreak Salmonella Detection Prompts Recall - En español
• 07/15/08 - New Smokeless Tobacco Prevention Campaign Urges Texas Youth to Spit It Out
• 07/08/08 - DSHS Issues Fish Consumption Advisory for Galveston Bay - En español
• 07/07/08 - Health Officials Urge Pertussis Vaccinations in Lamar County - En español
• 06/11/08 - DSHS Offers Hot Weather Precautions
• 06/04/08 - Brownsville Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
• 06/04/08 - Corpus Christi Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans
• 06/03/08 - Health Authorities Investigating Salmonellosis Outbreak - En español
• 05/28/08 - DSHS Offers Precautions to Avoid Dog Bites
• 05/20/08 - DSHS Issues Precautions to Control Shigellosis - En español
• 05/15/08 - Galveston Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 05/15/08 - League City Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 05/15/08 - DSHS Identifies Source of Center Illnesses - En español
• 05/14/08 - Victoria Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 05/12/08 - DSHS Awards $25 Million for Community Mental Health Services - En español
• 05/09/08 - Castroville Meat Company Recalls Beef Jerky - En español
• 05/08/08 - DSHS Investigating Center Illness - En español
• 05/08/08 - Beaumont Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 05/07/08 - El Paso Company Recalling Mexican Candy - En español
• 05/07/08 - Houston Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 04/28/08 - DSHS Ready or Not? Campaign Urges Hurricane Preparedness - En español
• 04/23/08 - State Leaders to Talk About Preparing for Texas Storm Season - En español
• 03/25/08 - DSHS Plans Community Health Needs Assessment in West Texas - En español
• 03/21/08 - DSHS Concludes Investigation of Bastrop Area Illnesses - En español
• 03/14/08 - Lubbock Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 03/14/08 - Amarillo Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 03/13/08 - Midland Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 03/12/08 - El Paso Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 03/07/08 - Illnesses Prompt Health Alert - En español
• 03/07/08 - Algae Bloom Prompts DSHS to Close 3 Bays to Shellfish Harvesting, Issue Recall - En español
• 02/15/08 - San Antonio Bakery Products Recalled - En español
• 02/12/08 - DSHS Issues Arroyo Colorado Advisory - En español
• 02/05/08 - Flower Garden Fish Advisories Issued - En español
• 01/30/08 - DSHS Warns of Carbon Monoxide Dangers as Temperatures Drop - En español
• 01/24/08 - Flu Vaccine, Personal Precautions Offer Protection - En español
• 01/18/08 - More Syringes Recalled - En español
• 01/15/08 - Fish Ban Lifted for Fosdic Lake - En español
• 01/10/08 - Media Alert: DSHS Annual West-Central Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Friday - En español
• 01/07/08 - Third Brand of Mexican Candy Recalled - En español
• 01/04/08 - DSHS Boosts Resources to Help People Stop Smoking in New Year - En español
• 01/04/08 - Media Alert: DSHS Annual South Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Sunday - En español
• 01/03/08 - Cold Weather Brings DSHS Health Precautions - En español
• 12/27/07 - DSHS to Begin Wintertime Rabies Bait Drop Program Jan. 6 - En español
• 12/21/07 - Texans Urged to Heed Syringe Recall - En español
• 12/14/07 - DSHS Provides Funds for Community Mental Health Services - En español
• 12/14/07 - San Antonio Company Expands Recall of Mexican Candy - En español
• 12/13/07 - DSHS Releases New Report on Care of Children in Hospitals - En español
• 12/11/07 - Get Flu Shot Before Holiday Travel - En español
• 12/04/07 - San Antonio Company Recalling Mexican Candy - En español
• 11/30/07 - DSHS Encourages HIV Testing
• 11/27/07 - Freestone County Community Health Needs Assessment Completed - En español
• 11/20/07 - DSHS Announces 2007 Emergency Medical Services Awards
• 11/15/07 - Texas Emergency Medical Services Conference 2007
• 11/13/07 - San Antonio Events Offer Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 11/12/07 - Waco Events Offer Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 11/09/07 - Dallas Events Offer Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 11/08/07 - Tyler Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 11/07/07 - Port Arthur Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 11/05/07 - Houston Events Offer Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 11/02/07 - Corpus Christi Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 11/01/07 - Brownsville Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 10/31/07 - Alamo Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 10/30/07 - DSHS Offers Halloween Safety Tips - En español
• 10/30/07 - Laredo Event Offers Opportunity to Create Family Emergency Plans - En español
• 10/29/07 - New Campaign Urges Texans to Prepare for Emergencies - En español
• 10/25/07 - Austin Event Offers Opportunity Create Family Emergency Plans
• 10/17/07 - DSHS Issues Staph Infection Prevention Guidelines
• 10/10/07 - DSHS Supports CDC Recommendations in Connection with Salmonella Outbreak - En español
• 10/08/07 - Survey Deadline Near for Freestone County Community Health Needs Assessment - En español
• 10/02/07 - Fish Possession Ban Lifted for Lake Como - En español
• 10/02/07 - DSHS Encourages Annual Flu Shots - En español
• 09/24/07 - Confirmatory Tests Show PAM Caused Lubbock County Man’s Death
• 09/24/07 - DSHS Issues Mosquito Precautions - En español
• 09/18/07 - DSHS Plans Community Health Needs Assessment in Freestone County - En español
• 09/07/07 - DSHS Will Await More Test Results in Possible PAM Case - En español
• 08/19/07 - Toll-Free Number Announced for Displaced Dialysis Patients - En español
• 08/17/07 - DSHS Issues Health-Related Tips in Case Evacuation Needed - En español
• 08/07/07 - DSHS Announces Web Site for Organ Donor Registration - En español
• 07/23/07 - DSHS Statement: Death of Dr. Robert Bernstein
• 07/23/07 - Botulism-Prompted Food Recall Expanded - En español
• 07/20/07 - DSHS Issues Food Recall Reminder - En español
• 07/06/07 - DSHS Recommends Hantavirus Precautions - En español
• 07/05/07 - Meetings Set to Share East Texas Community Health Needs Assessment Results - En español
• 07/02/07 - DSHS Recommends Mosquito Precautions - En español
• 06/29/07 - DSHS Conducting Immunization Customer Satisfaction Survey - En español
• 06/27/07 - DSHS Issues Flood-Related Health Precautions - En español
• 06/01/07 - East Texas Community Health Needs Assessment Completed - En español
• 04/13/07 - DSHS Issues Hepatitis A Warning for Harlingen, Raymondville - En español
• 03/27/07 - Consumption Advisory Issued for Two Panola County Lakes - En español
• 03/22/07 - Texas Tobacco-Free Kids Day Set for March 28 - En español
• 03/21/07 - Survey Deadline Near for East Texas Community Health Needs Assessment - En español
• 03/19/07 - DSHS to Do Supplemental West-Central Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop
• 03/08/07 - Mental Health Community Awards Announced
• 02/23/07 - DSHS Plans Community Health Needs Assessment of East Texas - En español
• 01/30/07 - Mid-Season Shots, Personal Precautions Offer Flu Protection - En español
• 01/24/07 - Survey Shows Fewer Texas Retailers Selling Tobacco to Minors - En español
• 01/12/07 - DSHS Annual West-Central Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins - En español
• 01/04/07 - DSHS Annual South Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Saturday
• 12/08/06 - Texas HIV/STD Conference
• 12/07/06 - DSHS Begins Expanded Screening of Newborns - En español
• 11/30/06 - Bat Exposure in Theater Prompts Alert - En español
• 11/21/06 - DSHS Announces 2006 Emergency Medical Services Awards
• 11/12/06 - Second Puppy Negative for Rabies - En español
• 11/11/06 - Rabid Puppy Prompts Contacts Search - En español
• 10/31/06 - Meat Market Warning Withdrawn - En español
• 10/30/06 - Oyster Season Opening Delayed in Some Areas - En español
• 10/26/06 - Consumption Advisory Issued for Two Species of Canyon Lake Fish - En español
• 10/25/06 - Warning Issued for Some Bellville Meat Market Products - En español
• 10/16/06 - DSHS Receives National Health Care Technology Award
• 10/14/06 - Health Officials to Offer Preventive Shots for Hepatitis A - En español
• 10/13/06 - Presentation of Border HIV/AIDS Health Initiatives
• 10/05/06 - DSHS Encourages Flu Shots - En español
• 09/18/06 - Free Radon Test Kits Available to Texans - En español
• 09/15/06 - News Update: Spinach - En español
• 09/15/06 - Stolen Truck Found - En español
• 09/14/06 - Officials Looking for Stolen Truck Containing Radioactive Device - En español
• 09/14/06 - Texas Increases Key Immunization Rate 11% in National Survey - En español
• 09/12/06 - Tennessee Horse Show Attendees May Have Been Exposed to Rabies - En español
• 08/31/06 - DSHS Warns Food Establishments of Misleading Letter
• 08/29/06 - Crisis Counseling Available for Katrina Evacuees - En español
• 08/21/06 - DSHS Launches Pertussis Prevention Campaign - En español
• 07/27/06 - Database Provides Texas Information About Smoke-Free Ordinances - En español
• 06/01/06 - Rabies Control Officials Searching for Puppies
• 05/10/06 - Rabies Confirmed in Harris County Resident - En español
• 04/24/06 - Weight Drops in Texas Fourth-Graders - En español
• 04/18/06 - Birth Defects Research Symposium
• 04/17/06 - Hurricanes Response Summit Set for April 18
• 04/14/06 - Easter Safety Precautions Issued - En español
• 03/23/06 - Texas Pandemic Influenza Summit Set for March 27
• 03/21/06 - World TB Day Conference
• 03/20/06 - Online Ordering of Birth, Death CeMay 5, 2009-sp.shtm">En español
• 03/14/06 - State Diabetes Council Recognizes HMOs
• 02/17/06 - Rabid Bat in Lockhart Prompts Alert - En español
• 02/03/06 - State to Review Mental Health Crisis Services - En español
• 01/31/06 - DSHS Recognizes 7 School Health Programs
• 01/17/06 - DSHS Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Moves to Junction
• 01/12/06 - DSHS Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins in Fort Stockton Saturday
• 01/05/06 - DSHS Annual South Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Friday
• 12/28/05 - DSHS Issues Fish Advisory for Ellison Creek Reservoir - En español
• 12/15/05 - DSHS Offers Suggestions for Flu Prevention - En español
• 12/09/05 - State Health Council Names Information Technology Panel
• 11/29/05 - DSHS Advises Some Patients May Need New Mammograms - En español
• 11/22/05 - DSHS Announces 2005 Emergency Medical Services Awards
• 11/18/05 - Fees for Birth, Death Certificates to Increase Dec. 1 - En español
• 11/17/05 - Radiation Vials Still Missing - En español
• 11/16/05 - Texas Emergency Medical Services Conference 2005
• 10/31/05 - DSHS Begins Statewide Rollout of WIC Electronic Cards - En español
• 10/28/05 - Oyster Harvesting Delayed in Some Areas - En español
• 10/27/05 - DSHS Issues Halloween Safety Tips - En español
• 10/26/05 - DSHS Invites Flu Plan Comments
• 10/19/05 - Special Needs Evacuee Return Service Announced - En español
• 10/14/05 - DSHS Issues Red Tide Reminder - En español
• 10/13/05 - DSHS Receives Federal Suicide Prevention Grant
• 10/12/05 - Air Force to Spray in Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange Counties - En español
• 10/07/05 - DSHS Recommends Flu Shots Now for Those At Risk of Complications - En español
• 10/01/05 - DSHS: Don’t Eat Fish Found Dead or Dying - En español
• 09/27/05 - Vegas Expo Attendees May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis A - En español
• 09/26/05 - Urgent Need for More Nurses at Shelters
• 09/26/05 - DSHS Issues Flood-Recovery Precautions - En español
• 09/25/05 - Warning: Heat Another Reason to Stay Put - En español
• 09/24/05 - DSHS Sets Toll-Free Number to Locate Patients - En español
• 09/24/05 - Hospital Personnel from Houston-Area Counties Asked to Return
• 09/23/05 - DSHS: Urgent Need for Health Care Workers at Shelters - En español
• 09/22/05 - DSHS Offers Stress Counseling for Katrina Response Personnel
• 09/20/05 - DSHS Issues Health-Related Evacuation Tips - En español
• 09/19/05 - DSHS Issues Hantavirus Cautions - En español
• 09/14/05 - DSHS Opens Vaccination Records Call Center for Katrina Evacuees
• 09/14/05 - Rare Amebic Illness Confirmed - En español
• 09/13/05 - DSHS Releases Annual Report on Hospital Quality Indicators
• 09/08/05 - New State Laws Address Children With Diabetes, Car Seat Safety - En español
• 09/06/05 - Evacuees Pose No Increased Illness Risk for Texas Students - En español
• 09/01/05 - Texas WIC Program Opened to Katrina Refugees - En español
• 08/30/05 - Immunization Requirements Relaxed for Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina - En español
• 08/01/05 - New Law on Sale of Decongestants Effective Today - En español
• 07/29/05 - DSHS Issues NorthSTAR Proposals Request
• 07/20/05 - New Immunization Requirements Take Effect Sept. 1
• 07/19/05 - DSHS Issues Flood Precautions - En español
• 06/24/05 - Monday is National HIV Testing Day
• 06/20/05 - DSHS Seeking Comments on NorthSTAR Procurement
• 06/08/05 - Health Officials Investigating Illness Outbreak
• 06/07/05 - DSHS Issues Plague Precautions for Midland County Area - En español
• 05/19/05 - DSHS Recommends Shots for Some Attending Spur May Day Event
• 02/07/05 - DSHS Report Shows Drop in Hospital Nurse Vacancy Rates, High Turnover Rates
• 01/28/05 - Speckled Trout Consumption Limit Advised - En español
• 01/25/05 - Flu Shots Open to All - En español
• 01/21/05 - DSHS Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Moves to Junction
• 01/19/05 - Texas to Spread Flu Prevention Messages Through Outreach Tour
• 01/16/05 - DSHS Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Under Way in Fort Stockton
• 01/12/05 - Flu Hits ‘Widespread' Level in Texas - En español
• 01/06/05 - DSHS Annual South Texas Rabies Vaccine Airdrop Begins Friday
• 12/21/04 - Texas Will Expand Flu Shot Targets Jan. 3 - En español
• 12/17/04 - Texas Flu Shot Recommendations Unchanged for Now - En español
• 12/16/04 - Flu Shots More Readily Available, Pneumonia Vaccination Encouraged - En español
• 12/13/04 - Texas HIV/STD Conference Starts Tomorrow
• 11/23/04 - DSHS Announces 2004 Emergency Medical Services Awards
• 11/23/04 - DSHS Urges Flu Prevention Steps for Holidays - En español
• 11/22/04 - DSHS Issues Flood Precautions
• 11/22/04 - New DSHS Reports Assess State’s Nursing Workforce
• 11/09/04 - States to Decide Flu Vaccine Distribution - En español
• 10/25/04 - DSHS Awards Grants to 8 Local Health Departments to Look at Childhood Obesity Data
• 10/18/04 - Sanchez Applauds AG Flu Vaccine Move
• 10/14/04 - DSHS Sets Flu Vaccine Clearinghouses
• 10/06/04 - DSHS Supports CDC Flu Vaccination Recommendations - En español
• 10/05/04 - Texas Waiting on CDC Direction for Flu Vaccine
• 09/10/04 - Suicide 9th Leading Cause of Death in Texas
• 09/05/04 - Department of State Health Services Takes Aim at Obesity
• 09/01/04 - State Launches Two New Health and Human Services Agencies

Last Updated May 5, 2009