/tags/u-s-department-of-health-and-human-services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services en-US Copyright Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:07:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-10-01/dallas-county-dchhs-receives-federal-healthy-start-funding-eliminate-health-disparities-maternal-infant-mortality Dallas County has received more federal support to address racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes. Dallas County Health and Human Services will have more than $300,000 in additional funding for its Healthy Start program. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:07:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-10-01/dallas-county-dchhs-receives-federal-healthy-start-funding-eliminate-health-disparities-maternal-infant-mortality Abigail Ruhman /news/2025-08-29/dallas-county-make-up-for-health-services-cuts-national-foundation-for-the-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention Group fundraising could help fill local budget gaps created by federal health defunding. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:57:00 GMT /news/2025-08-29/dallas-county-make-up-for-health-services-cuts-national-foundation-for-the-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2025-08-13/funding-cuts-threaten-hiv-aids-progress-in-dallas-county Inconsistent financial help could potentially burden Dallas County taxpayers with an estimated nearly $383 million per year for HIV prevention and treatment costs. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:57:00 GMT /news/2025-08-13/funding-cuts-threaten-hiv-aids-progress-in-dallas-county Marina Trahan Martinez /texas-news/2025-04-14/measles-exploded-in-texas-after-stagnant-vaccine-funding-new-cuts-threaten-the-same-across-the-us The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. Health officials say the easily preventable disease has ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas counties in part because health departments were starved of the funding needed to run vaccine programs. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:29:44 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-14/measles-exploded-in-texas-after-stagnant-vaccine-funding-new-cuts-threaten-the-same-across-the-us The Associated Press /health-wellness/2025-04-06/a-second-texas-child-has-died-from-measles-rfk-jr-visits About 500 Texans, mostly young unvaccinated children, have contracted the disease. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the West Texas town that has been the epicenter of the outbreak. Sun, 06 Apr 2025 21:55:49 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-06/a-second-texas-child-has-died-from-measles-rfk-jr-visits Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune /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/2025-03-15/catholic-charities-fort-worth-expects-to-get-47m-in-paused-refugee-funds-after-suing-feds Of the charity’s 29 partner agencies, 24 have had to lay off staff or furlough employees, leading to a 64% drop in staffing capacity in cities like Dallas and Houston. Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:59:18 GMT /news/2025-03-15/catholic-charities-fort-worth-expects-to-get-47m-in-paused-refugee-funds-after-suing-feds Marissa Greene | Fort Worth Report /health-wellness/2024-11-18/federal-state-politics-public-health-texas-vaccine-policy-rfk-jr Distrust surrounding vaccines and President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to oversee public health took center stage at a vaccine policy symposium on Friday. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-11-18/federal-state-politics-public-health-texas-vaccine-policy-rfk-jr Kailey Broussard /health-wellness/2024-10-21/biden-administration-proposes-a-rule-to-make-over-the-counter-birth-control-free Health insurers would be required to cover all recommended over-the-counter contraception products, such as birth control and condoms, without a prescription and at no cost, for those with insurance. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:03:09 GMT /health-wellness/2024-10-21/biden-administration-proposes-a-rule-to-make-over-the-counter-birth-control-free Chandelis Duster /health-wellness/2024-02-23/congenital-syphilis-texas HHS Assistant Secretary Rachel Levine visited Parkland Health in Dallas on Thursday to discuss high rates of syphilis in Texas. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-02-23/congenital-syphilis-texas Elena Rivera