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Courtesy Xochitl Mora, LAREDO, TX— The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) would like to remind the public that Operation Lone Star (OLS) will be offering a variety of FREE MEDICAL SERVICES from August 1-5, 2011 at the Laredo Civic Center. Services include: · Sports Physicals · High Blood Pressure Screenings · Diabetic Screenings ·
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
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, This will be the 4th year we conduct Operation Lone Star (OLS); a disaster emergency management operation mass services simulation, which also provides health care for those in need. This year OLS will be conducted from August 1-5 at the Civic Center and we are finalizing details to also conduct a clinic
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo,TX- The City of Laredo Health Department will hold a press conference Thursday, June 2nd at 9 am at the Laredo Health Department Auditorium. The Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke will be presenting Mayor Raul G. Salinas and City Manager Carlos Villarreal with a GOLD level recognition award for the
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Funds raised at yearly event are all earmarked for research to eradicate Juvenile Diabetes Join the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation as they kick-off the sponsorship drive for another spectacular event for the 2011 Hope Gala. Local businesses will be invited to sponsor the sensational show that will feature the mesmerizing and dazzling
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
