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- NewsOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and HHSC is encouraging women to get screened regularly for the disease.
- NewsHHS is collaborating with the governor-appointed PANS Advisory Council to promote awareness and education.
- NewsHHSC is awarding more than $531,000 in grants to four rural Texas hospitals to expand telehealth services for children.
- NewsDirect Support Professional Recognition Week honors the hard work and dedication of those who care for people with disabilities.
- NewsGov. Abbott announced that HHSC is receiving up to $5 million in federal funding from CMS as part of an innovative program to help serve underserved Texans in rural hospitals throughout the state.
- NewsEnsuring the highest level of care leads an HHS employee to improve techniques to aid in designing custom wheelchair seats and treatment plans.
- NewsIn 2019, the Texas Legislature designated September as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month to shine a light on this hereditary blood disorder.
- NewsGov. Abbott announced that HHSC is providing approximately $286 million in emergency SNAP food benefits for the month of September as the state continues its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- NewsHHSC and TWC are launching a public awareness campaign focusing on the statewide need for personal care attendants who help people with disabilities live independently.
- NewsGov. Abbott announced that HHSC has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a third round of federal P-EBT food benefits for families with children who have temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school meals due to COVID-19.