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Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee members advocate for maternal health equity in upcoming legislative session

| 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...[ Read More ]

Black maternal health advocates call for release of Texas report on maternal mortality

| 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...[ Read More ]

Texas DSHS to provide scholarships for EMS education and training

| 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...[ Read More ]

DSHS: COVID-19 boosters available in Texas next week

| 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...[ Read More ]

Texas records nation’s first potential death from monkeypox

| 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...[ Read More ]

Texas receives additional 14,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine

| 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...[ Read More ]