Recently concluded Texas regular session saw significant reforms to behavioral and maternal health
Boram Kim | Jun 13, 2023 | Texas
Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee members advocate for maternal health equity in upcoming legislative session
Boram Kim | Nov 4, 2022 | Texas
Following a rally at the Capitol by maternal health advocates this week, members of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee (MMMRC) are calling on state leaders to address maternal health equity in the upcoming legislative session. Nakeenya Wilson, who sits on the review committee at the
Black maternal health advocates call for release of Texas report on maternal mortality
Boram Kim | Oct 31, 2022 | Texas
A coalition of organizations advocating for Black maternal health plan to hold a rally at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday to demand the immediate release of the 2022 Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee (MMMRC) and Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Joint Biennial Report. The Maternal
Texas DSHS to provide scholarships for EMS education and training
Boram Kim | Sep 21, 2022 | Texas
The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Wednesday it will offer Emergency Medical Service scholarships to assist students looking to pursue careers in the EMS field. The Texas Legislature passed a $21.7 million EMS education and recruitment initiative as part of its American Rescue Plan Act package
DSHS: COVID-19 boosters available in Texas next week
Boram Kim | Sep 2, 2022 | Texas
Following Thursday’s vote by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to recommend the updated FDA-approved COVID-19 booster shots for use, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced doses would become available statewide next week. Initial shipments of the 900,000 booster dose allocation for Texas
Texas records nation’s first potential death from monkeypox
Boram Kim | Aug 30, 2022 | Texas
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported Tuesday that an adult resident of Harris County died after being diagnosed with MPV or monkeypox virus. The case is under investigation to determine if monkeypox was the cause. DSHS said the patient was “severely immunocompromised” and maintains that infection for
Texas receives additional 14,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine
Boram Kim | Jul 27, 2022 | Texas
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced it has received a shipment of 14,780 doses of the two-dose JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine on Monday. The delivery from the federal Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) supplements a 3,000 dose supply received earlier this month. DSHS has established a Vaccine