Health: Local, State, and International Health Resources

The Texas Health Services Authority was formed under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 182 for the purpose of promoting, implementing, and facilitating the secure electronic exchange of health information in the State of Texas.

The DSHS Center for Health Statistics was established to provide a convenient access point for health-related data for Texas.

his site contains public data and statistics on various health topics. The data are intended to help you plan and improve delivery of services, evaluate health care systems, inform policy decisions, and aid in research. Other uses or disclosures are not permitted.

from CDC

Site contains links to local health resources including vaccinations, health centers, helpful phone numbers, birth and death certificates, HIV/AIDS resources, and much more.

Provides "information about the health of Houston's 88 ethnically diverse super neighborhoods." Includes information on demographics, births and deaths, maternal and child health, and communicable diseases.

"The Health Disparities and Equity Trends and Data reports present the most current information on disparities and equity in Houston/Harris County. The data reports are presented in two sections, the first on root causes of the disparities seen in our area and the second its impact on morbidity and mortality." -- From the website.

Harris Health System is a fully integrated healthcare system, offering an array of primary care, specialty care and acute care to all residents of Harris County.

A division of the CDC, the Center for Global Health "works 24/7 to save lives, reduce disease, and improve health around the world".

GHC is the leading membership organization supporting and connecting advocates, implementers and stakeholders around global health priorities worldwide

The WHO (World Health Organization) Statistical Information System has now been incorporated into the Global Health Observatory to provide data and analyses on global health priorities."Each theme page provides information on global situation and trends highlights, using core indicators, database views, major publications and links to relevant web pages on the theme."

Part of the United nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) is the authority for global health including health research, standards, policies, and trends.

Ebola facts and preparedness information.

Resources and information about Zika virus.