Tarrant County Public Health

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Tarrant County Public Health
Safeguarding Our Community's Health

Since its inception in the 1950s, Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) has been a valuable local resource by providing services to all Tarrant County residents aimed at promoting, achieving and maintaining a healthy standard of living. With a client base and scope of services as diverse as the county's population, a dedicated staff of more than 350 public health professionals and annual funding resources totaling approximately $36 million, TCPH services truly touch everyone, every day, everywhere.

Public Health - Prevent. Promote. Protect.

June 2013

June is Men’s Health Awareness Month. Healthy eating is important to men’s health.

Learn more about men’s health by visiting this Men’s Health Month Web site.

June also is National Safety Month, an annual observance to educate and encourage safe behaviors around leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths. Learn more about national efforts to promote safety at the National Safety Council Web site.

Monday – Sunday, June 10-16 is Men’s Health Week. This week is dedicated to helping men become more aware of preventable health problems and to encourage regular check-ups that could provide early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.

Wednesday, June 19 is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a serious condition that affects people worldwide.

Thursday, June 27 is National HIV Testing Day. Tarrant County Public Health’s Adult Health Services regularly provides testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

For more information on National HIV Testing Day activities, visit the AIDS.gov Web page.

Need a friend? Visit our Facebook page and “like” us! Our page highlights some of the latest local, regional and national health-related news, as well as information about our services.

If you haven’t tried it yet, check out Tarrant Cares, a one-stop informational source for health services available in Tarrant County.

Upcoming Events

June 27, 2013
	1 PM - 5 PM	"Know Your Health" Fair
July 4, 2013
	All Day	Independence Day holiday

Latest News Please visit our Press Releases page.
6/14/2013
Tarrant County reports its first human case of West Nile

5/1/2013
Tarrant County West Nile Virus trapping, testing in full swing

3/26/2013
Workplace Green Tips for Employees
	Workplace Green Tips for Employees from EPA. The places where we work, shop, play, and learn account for nearly half the nation’s energy use. Learn how you can make many of the same green choices at work as you make at home to save energy and fight global warming.

3/19/2012
Living Green In Healthy Environments
	The three key principals of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are very famous term used to describe three ways one can help produce less waste. The Three R’s are also important ways to go green and live green. Going green and living green means changing our lifestyles to protect the environment in ways that also protect our health.

	Director's Message
	Ten Essential Services
	Mission & Vision
	Organizational Chart

	Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
	Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
	TarrantCares
	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

As a service, we provide links to these and other helpful web sites maintained by various governmental and community organizations. We are not responsible for the upkeep or information on those web sites.

National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) check current status



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