Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Laredo, TX – The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) is informing the public about National HIV Testing Day Monday, June 27, 2011.  This is so important since over 9% of the population may be infected and do not know it. Therefore the CLHD will be offering the community free and confidential HIV rapid testing on from 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m on Monday.  The testing procedure will involve getting a small sample of blood from the person’s finger.  Results are ready in 10 minutes.
 A total of 36,455 individuals have …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
 
Laredo, TX – -The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) wants to inform the public that The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) will begin its annual airdrop of rabies vaccine baits over portions of southern and western Texas in the continuing effort to protect people and livestock from rabies. These areas include both Zapata and Webb County.
 
DSHS will drop about 2.35 million doses of rabies vaccine over the next few weeks as part of the DSHS Oral Rabies Vaccination Program.  The oral rabies vaccine has made …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Laredo, TX – – The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) wants to protect you and your family against seasonal influenza (FLU) and pneumonia; and is recommending that EVERYONE get vaccinated now! Every year over 36,000 persons die of FLU and FLU complications and last year over 17.000 alone died from H1N1 influenza. The best way to protect those most at risk:  children under 6 months, elderly, pregnant women, those that are immunocompromised and those with chronic diseases is to vaccinate them and those around them. This includes …

 Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Laredo, TX—The City of Laredo Health Department in collaboration with the Secretaria De Salud # 5 de Nuevo Laredo, Secretaria De Salud de Nuevo Leon/USMBHA join the United States/Mexico Border Health Commission, Pan American Health Organization, The United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration to highlight and commemorate the 8th annual Border Binational Health Week.
 This year’s activities will start with a proclamation at the City of Laredo Health Department with the Honorable Mayor Raul G. Salinas on October 5, …

Courtesy City of Laredo Health Department,
LAREDO, TX— Considered one of the largest humanitarian missions, Operation Lone Star (OLS) finalized its 12th annual effort today with great success. OLS offered free health services to persons in Laredo and Webb County this week (August 2-6, 2010) at Alexander High School.  OLS is a collaborative project uniting state health and human services agencies, the Joint Texas Military Forces, City of Laredo, the Laredo Health Department, local services groups, schools and civilian volunteers to provide the largest public health humanitarian effort in the country.
 OLS …

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WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY, JULY 30 TO FRIDAY AUGUST 6
FREE IMMUNIZATION SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AT OPERATION LONE STAR AT ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Laredo, TX – – The City of Laredo Health Department Immunizations Program will be closed Friday, July 30 to Friday, August 6.  Free immunization services will be provided  at Operation Lone Star held at Alexander High School.
 Operation Lone Star (OLS) is a collaborative project uniting state health and human services agencies, the Texas State Guard, Army and Air National Guard, the City of Laredo, the …

 Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
 Laredo, TX – -The City of Laredo Health Department will host a rabies vaccination clinic Wednesday, July 21, 2010. We want to inform the public that our animal control officers have recently seen a surge of unvaccinated pets, and therefore urge everyone to have their pets vaccinated.  Unvaccinated pets put the public at risk for rabies.  Also, we want to remind pet owners that it is their responsibility to safeguard the health and welfare of their pets not only against rabies and other illnesses but also against fleas and …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
 (Laredo, TX – July 14, 2010 – 3 PM)  In the aftermath of the swollen Rio Grande which inundated homes and some businesses along the riverbank, Laredo citizens, churches, corporations and other organizations have each taken the lead in organizing collection drives to help the victims of the flood.  To help provide a way to organize and distribute those items collected, the City of Laredo has a warehouse that will be accepting items donated in these differing collection drives, as well as receiving any items people wish to …

Courtesy Ray Melendez,
The Broncos will start a 9 game home stand starting July 13 – 20 with a doubleheader on Wed. July 14.
Tuesday July 13 – $2 Tickets, $2 Hot Dogs, $2 Pizza Slices (7:35 p.m.)
Wednesday July 14 – Ladies Night (All ladies free) (Doubleheader)(First game features $2 Beer)(Game starts at 5:35 pm)
Thursday July 15 – $2 Beer All game. (7:35 p.m.)
Friday July 16 – 5 Tickets for $5 / 5th Anniversary Promotion (7:35 p.m.)
Saturday July 17 – Kids Night (Kids Get in Free)(7:35 p.m.)
Sunday July 18 – 4 Tickets, …