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Mental Health and Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Residents in the Houston Area
This series of briefs provides a demographic snapshot of lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in the Houston area and looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted their mental health and well-being. The series also explores mental health care service use and barriers to utilization.
BRIEF: October 10, 2024 HEALTH
A Tale of Two Departments: Public Health in Harris County and the City of Houston
This report examines the possible service overlaps between the Harris County Department of Public Health and the City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services. The report also identifies options to reduce overlaps and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the public health delivery system.
REPORT: December 15, 2021 HEALTH
Texas Flood Registry 2020 Report
This report includes updates on Harvey’s long-term impact and recent findings about the health and housing effects of the May 2019 storms and Tropical Storm Imelda.
REPORT: August 25, 2020 HOUSING | HEALTH | HURRICANE HARVEY
In this study, we seek to understand the nature of collaborations between organizations working in the food insecurity and food desert social spaces in Houston.
REPORT: March 13, 2019 HEALTH | URBAN DISPARITY
Urban Edge
Harris County contends with shortage of mental health workers despite landmark state investment
One of the barriers to accessing mental health care in Harris County and across Texas is a workforce shortage in the field.
INSIGHTS: January 27, 2025 HEALTH
How Houston's only public recovery high school is creating new paths for student success
Of all youth in Harris County, high schoolers had the highest rate of substance-involved health care facility visits and deaths from 2018-22, according to a new report.
SEEKING SOLUTIONS: January 9, 2025 EDUCATION | HEALTH
‘We have to move faster’: Grappling with Harris County’s maternal health crisis
Maternal death rates in Harris County, particularly among Black and Hispanic women, have been among the highest in the country since 2016, according to a report released earlier this year by Harris County Public Health.
PERSPECTIVES: November 25, 2024 HEALTH
Dr. Marc Boom, president and CEO of Houston Methodist, helped lead Houston through the COVID-19 pandemic by prioritizing the public’s accessibility to the COVID-19 vaccine, and he was the first hospital system CEO to introduce an employee COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
INTERVIEWS: April 16, 2024 HEALTH
New datasets on the Kinder Institute’s Urban Data Platform (UDP) make it possible to understand how tree canopy coverage has changed in the past decade across the Houston region. In short: We appear to be losing trees faster than we are planting them.
DATA: April 11, 2024 HEALTH
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