Great American Smokeout encourages smokers to stop GALVESTON COUNTY – An estimated 32.4 million American adults still smoke cigarettes and smoking remains the single largest preventable cause of death and …
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CHW offers free application assistance GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas – Open enrollment is underway in the 2021 Health Insurance Marketplace and Coastal Health & Wellness (CHW) is here to help and …
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Vision-Related Implications of COVID-19 can be Mitigated with Appropriate Care
by Publisherby PublisherNov. 2, 2020 — About 30 percent of those diagnosed with COVID-19 experience conjunctivitis (an eye infection), and countless others with ocular diseases that require ongoing evaluation and treatment are …
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October 5-9 is Pediatric Nurses Week. Within the stuttering community, parents’ fear that a child is beginning to stutter is well known—and very real. When a concerned parent first notices …
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There is a growing obesity epidemic happening in America, and the statistics are there to prove it. According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence of obesity …
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AUDREY VALDEZ WILL HAVE a more memorable and pleasant reason to remember September 11. The nurse tech at HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake was the recipient of perfect timing on …
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Emergency Services Districts Need Equitable Access to COVID-19 Relief
by Publisherby PublisherBy: Chief Kyle Taylor Emergency services districts (ESDs) provide vital first response services to more than 8 million Texans. Around 300 of these local special district governments serve communities across …
