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Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX-The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) is celebrating National Public Health Week to highlight what we do every day to prevent disease, promote wellness, contain and respond to biological events and to protect and safeguard our wellbeing. The CLHD also provides primary and chronic disease care as our community continues
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX—The City of Laredo Health Department is issuing an alert that Unilever United States, Inc. announced a limited recall of Skippy® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy® Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread, because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected product was distributed to retail outlets
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX—Because tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States, the City of Laredo Health Department is taking action by teaching smoking cessation and increasing prevention activities. Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to second hand smoke,
It can save lives Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX— The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) is encouraging everyone to learn Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to save lives. CPR also is a best practice heart and stroke primary prevention method. In the United States, the national heart attack survival rate is at 5 percent with approximately
Laredo, TX—The City of Laredo Health Department is joining the nationwide “Heart Truth” Campaign to raise awareness among local women that heart disease is the #1 health threat. One in four American women die of heart disease and most fail to make the connection between risk factors such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol
Courtesy Eloy Vega, Laredo, TX: Our community has experienced a cold spell that will last at least until Friday. Temperatures are expected to drop below freezing in the early morning hours. With this in mind, the Laredo Fire Department would like to offer the following safety tips to the public: Eighty-two percent of all fire
Laredo, TX – – The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) wants to inform the public that The National Weather Service has predicted an arctic cold front that will blast through South Texas on Tuesday and usher in the coldest air of the season. There is a potential for a mix of light rain and
Courtesy Rebecca Alvarez, Laredo, TX – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flu activity is increasing in the United States. As we continue to see an increase in flu cases locally, the City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) wants to encourage the public to take advantage of a simple and safe
Courtesy Laredo Health Department, Laredo, TX – -During this past week, influenza activity in the United States has increased. Of the 4,733 specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division, 744 (15.7%) were positive for influenza. Mississippi is the
Courtesy Vanessa Guajardo, Players and Staff Visit Pediatric Unit (LAREDO, Texas)- Heat Players and Staff with gifts in tow visited the Doctors Hospital Pediatric Unit on Thursday afternoon to spread some holiday cheer to the smallest and youngest of patients. The players handed out toys and Laredo Heat balls, sling bags and shirts. “Participating in
