Texas Health Matters Archive:
April 2012:
- State Working to Ensure Texas Babies Have a Healthy, Happy Beginning
- Volunteer Itch Need Scratching? Benefits Counseling for Older Adults May be Just What You’re Seeking
- State Hospital Gives Young People a Jump on Health Care Careers
- State Registry Provides Texans a Stage for Benefit Performance as Organ and Tissue Donors
March 2012:
- ‘Paleo’ Diets, Macho Workouts are Trendy, But Not Essential for Nutrition and Fitness
- State Agency Crisis Counseling Aids Recovery for Bastrop Fire Survivors
- Tornado Season is Here, So Learn to Stay Safer in America’s Number 1 Tornado State
- Youth Connection Resources Help Ease Transition Out of Foster Care
February 2012:
- Streptococcus Pneumoniae: Dangerous Bacteria Is Hard to Spell but Easy to Thwart with Vaccine
- Local Classes, Free Information Can Help Reduce Danger of Falls
- State Agencies Working to Ensure Websites Are Accessible to Texans with Disabilities
January 2012:
- Better Health: The Resolution that Makes All Others Easier
- Twogether in Texas Proves that Old-School Relationship Skills Work for Today’s Marriages
- Cold Weather is Back in a Big Way – and so is the Need to Guard against Hypothermia
- Long-Term Care Insurance: A Smart Way to ‘Own Your Future’
December 2011:
- Holiday Gifts from Rainbow Rooms Boost
Kids’ Self Esteem during Stressful Times
- For Loved Ones in Care Facilities, the Best ‘Social Network’ is Face-to-Face Interaction
- Holiday Cooking: Be Extravagant — and Safe
- Vaccine Cuts Shingles Risk for Folks 60 and Older
November 2011:
- Asbestos: Care is Essential to Minimize Health Risk
- Men, Women ‘of a Certain Age’ Urged to Keep a Close Eye on Vision Problems
- Programs Help Family Members Who are Finding a Way to Care
October 2011:
- Arguments Against Seasonal Flu Shots Don't Wash, so Get 'em Right Away
- October Celebration Honors those who Brought People with Disabilities into the Mainstream
- Planning Ahead Can't Prevent Natural Disasters, but it can Minimize Losses of Life and Property
- Agency Says Shots Needed to End Spike in Equine Rabies
September 2011:
- State Agency Helps Nursing Homes Become More Like Home
- Internet and Social Media are Changing Seniors’ Roles in Society
- Radon: State Agency Offers Free Tests for
Odorless, Colorless Public Health Threat
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Group Seeks Greater Awareness of Widely Known, Little Understood Disease
August 2011:
- State Benefits Clients Finding NEMO-Q System a Real Boon to Faster, Better Customer Service
- Summer Heat Increases Amoebic Disease Threat for Swimmers
- For Many Older Texans, Scams and Fraud Happen Uncomfortably Close to Home
- Osteoporosis Takes Away More than Just Height; Start Now to Head off Bone Disease
July 2011:
- Vigilance and Concern Protect Our Older
Neighbors from Dangers of Summer Heat
- Save Young Lives; Learn (and Remember) These Facts about Children’s Hot Car Deaths
- Air Pollution from Wildfires Requires Extra Precaution for Some
- State Inspector General Needs Our Help to Battle Fraud, Waste
June 2011:
- New Video Programs Help State Promote Readiness Planning for Natural Disasters
- State Inspectors Focus on Radiation Safety so We Don’t Have to
- When Seasonal Storms Approach, State Agencies Can Help Vulnerable People Get out of Harm’s Way
- Battle for Influence over Kids’ Summer Eating Habits: A Tough but Winnable Fight for Parents
May 2011:
- 5 Reasons Not to Wait for Advance Health Care Planning
- Supporters of Respectful Language for People with Disabilities Remind Us: ‘Words Really Do Matter’
- Hepatitis B Prevention: a Safe, Easy Way to Save Infants’ Lives
- After Baby’s Death, Mom Joins Campaign against ‘Co-sleeping’
April 2011:
- Growing Demand Makes Organ Donation an Urgent Need
- Don’t Let Bashfulness, Outdated Horror Stories Deter You from Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Find Time to Give Your Time to Kids under State Care
- Program Lets Families ‘Buy in’ to Medicaid to Help Insure Children with Disabilities
March 2011:
- It's Tough to Quit Smoking, but Website Gives
Reality-based Lowdown on How to Succeed
- Type 2 Diabetes: A Stealthy but Manageable Adversary
- Services Help Veterans with Disabilities Adjust to Independent Life as Civilians
- New Website Helps Dispel Autism-related Fears, Mysteries
February 2011:
- Fatherhood Program Head: Better Dads Make a Better Society
- Good Neighbors, Friends can be Older Texans’ Texans’ Best Allies in Preserving Independence
- Sensitivity, Attention to Detail Are the Keys When Choosing a Long-term Care Facility for a Loved One
January 2011:
- Nurture a Strong Marriage ― and Save a Little Cash ―
with ‘Twogether in Texas’ Pre-counseling Classes
- Pay Attention to Bone Health Now; Avoid Osteoporosis Later
- Don’t Guess Whether Household Substances are
Safe; Call the Texas Poison Control Center
- Learn How to Recognize and Report Child Abuse
December 2010:
- Fall’s Prime Time for Outdoor Fun – but
Take Care to Avoid Animal-borne Diseases
- Hop on the Homemade Foods Gift Trend – but First
Read up on Ensuring Taste, Safety and Shelf Life
- Caring for Your Grandkids? Agencies Offer Much-Needed Help
- Technology Removes Barriers for Book-Lovers with Low Vision
November 2010:
- Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: Facing
Your Fear Saves Lives, Sets Example for Others
- Don’t Let Food Poisoning Crash Your Holiday Meal
- Rainbow Rooms: Where Communities Turn Holiday
Spirit into Action for Vulnerable Kids
- Help Protect the Safety of Texans Receiving Long-Term Care
October 2010:
- Safe, Effective and (Almost) Painless Flu Shots Are a No-Brainer Decision
- Agency Group Looks at Big Picture in Helping Victims of Family Violence
- Dementia Creates Needs; Area Agencies Help Meet Them
- For Foster Youth (and others), Website Provides Resources for Living, Learning, Growing Up
September 2010:
- Preventable Blindness: What You Should Know, and How to Be Part of the Solution
- Early Autumn is Just Summer’s Curtain Call in Texas, So Mind the Heat While Exercising
- Inspector General Staff Sift Vital Statistics for Clues to Uphold Law, Protect Consumers
- White Cane Day Celebrations Focus on Capability, Not Disability
August 2010:
- Disease Control Experts Wage Never-ending War Against Rabies
- Hurricane Evacuation Plans Should Start With Transportation
- Leaving Kids in Cars: Dangerous, Unnecessary—and Against the Law
- Stop Dogging It! Spaying, Neutering Pets Is the Right Decision
July 2010:
- July 1-7:When Hearing Loss is More Than Just Annoying, It’s Time to Consult an Expert
- July 8-14: 2-1-1 Texas: Top Phone Based Assistance Line Upgrades Resources for Web Surfers
- July 15-21: Kids’ Water Safety Calls for No-Apologies Vigilance by Parents
- July 22-29: Stuffy, Runny Nose from Allergies? Here’s the Lowdown on Effective — and Safe — Relief
June 2010:
- June 4-10: Age Nibbles Away at Seniors’ Independence; Local Agencies Can Help Restore It
- June 8-14: Teens Seem Indestructible but Have Real Health Needs — and Services to Help Them
- June 15-22: A Caregiver’s Guide to Dealing With Alzheimer’s Disease
- June 24-30: Advance Directives Keep You in Charge of Health Care Decisions