/tags/denton-county-public-health Denton County Public Health en-US Copyright Thu, 01 May 2025 12:25:33 GMT /news/2025-05-01/denton-county-reports-first-measles-case-with-a-list-of-exposure-locations Denton County Public Health reported the first case of measles in the county Wednesday afternoon. The infected person is an adult with unknown vaccination status, DCPH reports. Thu, 01 May 2025 12:25:33 GMT /news/2025-05-01/denton-county-reports-first-measles-case-with-a-list-of-exposure-locations Brooke Colombo | Denton Record-Chronicle /health-wellness/2025-03-31/federal-covid-funding-cuts-north-texas-public-health-impacts Public health departments relied on COVID funding to expand testing, lab and vaccination capabilities. Local health leaders say the federal government's clawback of $11.4 billion will undermine that growth. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:07:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-03-31/federal-covid-funding-cuts-north-texas-public-health-impacts Kailey Broussard /news/2024-07-24/denton-county-reports-first-human-case-of-west-nile-virus A Sanger resident has been diagnosed with the neuroinvasive form of the West Nile virus. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:16:57 GMT /news/2024-07-24/denton-county-reports-first-human-case-of-west-nile-virus Juan Betancourt | Denton Record-Chronicle /news/2023-07-21/first-human-case-of-west-nile-virus-reported-in-denton-county The first case of West Nile virus this year has been identified in Denton County, Denton County Public Health announced Thursday. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:27:19 GMT /news/2023-07-21/first-human-case-of-west-nile-virus-reported-in-denton-county Amber Gaudet | Denton Record-Chronicle /health-wellness/2023-06-26/texas-national-hiv-testing-day According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas has the second-highest rate of new HIV diagnoses in the country. Denton County Public Health is working to change that statistic through community testing. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-06-26/texas-national-hiv-testing-day Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2023-01-10/north-texas-covid-19-cases-xbb-variant COVID-19 cases were already rising ahead of the holidays, and the trend is continuing into 2023. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 17:30:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-01-10/north-texas-covid-19-cases-xbb-variant Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2022-01-07/new-covid-19-testing-sites-open-across-north-texas-to-combat-omicron-surge As cases of the COVID-19 variant omicron continue to increase across North Texas, public health departments are ramping up testing availability. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 22:15:44 GMT /health-wellness/2022-01-07/new-covid-19-testing-sites-open-across-north-texas-to-combat-omicron-surge Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2021-11-09/the-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-for-kids-is-here-what-does-it-mean-for-north-texas The Texas Department of State Health Services is set to receive 1.3 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine for children between 5 and 11. Chief State Epidemiologist Jennifer Shuford explains what this means for families across Texas. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2021-11-09/the-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-for-kids-is-here-what-does-it-mean-for-north-texas Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2021-10-27/how-to-access-a-covid-19-booster-shot-in-north-texas Now that COVID-19 booster shots have been approved by the Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration for people in high-risk groups, here's how the rollout will work in North Texas. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:55:49 GMT /health-wellness/2021-10-27/how-to-access-a-covid-19-booster-shot-in-north-texas Elena Rivera /health-science-tech/2019-07-08/denton-county-aims-to-increase-hpv-vaccinations-with-new-campaign A vaccination can prevent 90% of cancers caused by human papillomavirus or HPV. But Texas has been slow to embrace it. Denton County's public health… Mon, 08 Jul 2019 13:40:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2019-07-08/denton-county-aims-to-increase-hpv-vaccinations-with-new-campaign Sam Baker