Health & Wellness Journal Health
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Sept - Oct 2012
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17 th Edition
Promoting Health Education in
How to Find Out Which Vitamins Work For You It is good to be cautious and ask professional advice before taking certain supplements since they might affect you one way or another.
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Healthy Food for Healthy Skin By Alex Brennt Despite all sorts of face creams that people use to look beautiful and young, healthy food along with sports and healthy sleep takes the leading position in this “quest”. PAGE 8
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services is Here for You
What Every Woman Should Know About Ovarian Cancer By Dr. Mai Brooks Ovarian tumor is a silent disease. Most patients have no symptoms until the malignancy spreads to the upper abdomen. PAGE 10
5 Ways To Reduce Your Health Care Costs By Matt Mahoney The costs for health care in the United States are growing by leaps and bounds. Here are 5 practical steps you can take to lower your costs of medical care and coverage. PAGE 16
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Stephen L. Williams, Director for HDHHS
ublic health is the activities of society, usually government, that seeks to create the highest level of health for the greatest number of people. Public health utilizes a variety of strategies to prevent communicable and chronic disease within a community. In Houston that service is rendered by the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS). HDHHS is a full service public health department providing broad environmental services for air, water and food; human services, disease investigation, preparedness and limited clinical services. Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States with a population of 2.3 million people and 634 square miles, a very large patient demographic indeed. Continued on pg 4
“The greatest wealth is health.”
~ Virgil