As health agencies around the globe commemorate World TB Day on March 24, 2016, the City of El Paso Department of Public Health’s Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention program is being recognized as a TB Elimination Champion by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After presenting the CDC with a list of best practices and […]Read More
The City of El Paso Department of Public Health is warning residents of the dangers of consuming unpasteurized cheese. This, after a local man was hospitalized after eating goat cheese purchased from an unlicensed food vendor. After complaining of fever, joint pain, and fatigue, the man who is in his mid-sixties, tested positive for Brucellosis. […]Read More
The City of El Paso Department of Public Health (DPH) has been recognized by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) for its ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. The Department demonstrated these capabilities by meeting the comprehensive preparedness benchmarks required by Project Public Health Ready […]Read More
While many residents are counting down the days until Christmas and New Year’s, the City of El Paso Department of Public Health is counting down to the peak of this year’s flu season. For the months of October and November, 159 confirmed cases of the flu have been reported to the Epidemiology Program. While this […]Read More
With more than 2,000 people living with HIV in the El Paso area, testing continues to be an important way to prevent the spread of the disease locally and around the world. That is why the City of El Paso Department of Public Health is commemorating World AIDS Day 2015 with free HIV as well […]Read More
The program “Vaccinations for Health” that teams up the El Paso Fire Department with the El Paso Health Department to provide free influenza and pneumonia vaccines, blood pressure and glucose screenings and colorectal screening kits for seniors will start again in November at the following dates and locations. Remember that the service is FREE to […]Read More
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