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Having aging-related conversations with older loved ones about their concerns, plans and dreams for the future can help them make informed decisions.

HHS staff and community volunteers are working hard to make the holiday season bright for patients and residents across Texas.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced that HHSC is providing more than $334.5 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of November.

With the flu and COVID-19 circulating this season, the Texas Department of State Health Services encourages everyone who can to get vaccinated.

The HHS Kidney Health Care program increased the travel reimbursement benefit from 20 cents per mile to 25 cents per mile.

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month, a time to learn about a condition that about 6,000 babies are born with each year in the U.S.

At HHS, the Office of the Ombudsman collaborates with team members, program areas and the people HHS serves to ensure policy is followed and expectations are met.

Every October, organizations around the country promote National Domestic Violence Awareness Month to bring attention to lifesaving resources for people who have experienced physical violence, emotional abuse, financial abuse or sexual abuse by family members or intimate partners.

The HHSC Office of Disability Prevention for Children is offering a free webinar, “Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: An Often-Overlooked Condition in Children” in advance of PANS Awareness Day.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced that HHSC is providing more than $329.4 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of October.

Dr. Ryan Van Ramshorst, chief medical director for Medicaid and CHIP Services at Texas HHS, has been selected to participate in Medicaid leadership program.

Texas, HHS is joining the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Texas Workforce Commission and others to celebrate White Cane Day.

The Texas Department of State Health Services Newborn Screening Program tests newborns for more than 50 heritable disorders and other medical conditions.

In 2019, the Texas Legislature designated September as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month to shine a light on this hereditary blood disorder.

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