Austin Public Health Reports First Case of Rubella Found in Travis County Since 1999

Local vaccination opt-outs bring immunity to an "unstable status"

"...a press release sent out on Jan. 16, Austin Public Health officials announced they are investigating a confirmed rubella..."

Jan. 16, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Opinion: Coronavirus Is Exposing the Threat the Texas GOP Poses to Public Health

Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez explains why a government that takes care of its people builds a healthier and safer country

"...exposing the failures of the policies heralded by Texas Republicans, from the likes of Governor Greg Abbott to Senator..."

March 27, 2020 Column by Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez

Austin Public Health Vaccine Clinic

"...Interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott addresses the media on Saturday,..."

March 18, 2021 Photo Gallery

Change Afoot in Public Health Care

Takeover of city and county's health-care clinics began in earnest last week as Travis County Healthcare District filed federal paperwork to assume grantee status as operator of federally qualified medical clinics

"...The takeover of the city and county's health-care clinics began in earnest last week as the Travis..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Public Health

"...Dear Editor, Austin Public Health (APH) is about as bad at providing public..."

March 26, 2021 Postmarks

Area Public Health Centers

"...Austin/Travis County's Federally Qualified Health Centers,ranked by number of Encounters estimated for fiscal year..."

Nov. 22, 1996 News Feature

Fentanyl ODs Spur Health Crisis

The Travis County Commissioners Court declares opioid epidemic a crisis

"...brought first responders, drug users, homeless outreach organizations, and public officials together and highlighted the urgency of expanding the..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Future of Health Care?

Dell and Central Health "re-think" the way we provide – and pay for – health care

"...printed reports on the patients' overall physical and emotional health. Most of the latter were derived from prior questionnaires..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

The War on Women's Health

To attack Planned Parenthood, lawmakers undermine health care ... and promote more abortions

"...seeking to reallocate funds designated to provide basic women's health care services, the dust was settling. Conservative Republicans claimed..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Anti-Choice Legislation Continues to Damage Health Care and Undermine Local Control

As GOP postures with SB 22, women’s health care pays the price

"...felt "empowering and comforting"; taking ownership of her reproductive health care was a hugely important moment in her young..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Opinion: When It Comes to Health Care in Austin, There Can Be No Equity Without Accountability

Opinion: It's time for the Travis County Commissioners Court to order an independent performance audit of Central Health

"...While Central Health, our countywide public health care district for the poor,..."

April 22, 2022 Column by Nelson Linder

Health Scare

Citizen Group Looks Out for Health Clinics

"...The Indigent Care Work Team includes citizens from various health fields and organizations who will help determine the fate..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Anti-Choice Group to Receive $1.6 Million Health Grant

More taxpayer dollars for Carol Everett's the Heidi Group

"...a hearing earlier this month that weighed the state health department’s proposed rule to bury or cremate fetal tissue..."

Aug. 15, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Rep. Doggett Secures $2M for Central TX Mental Health Data Map

"One-stop shop" slated for clinicians, policymakers, and nonprofits to understand the landscape of mental health

"...federal appropriations for the new Central Texas Community Mental Health Sur­veil­lance Collaborative, a project that aims to create an..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

UT Health Austin Among First in Texas to Receive Pfizer Vaccine

But health officials issue dire warning about current transmission rates

"...Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Austin were administered to front-line health care workers at UT-Aus­tin, confirmed Dr. Amy Young, vice..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

State Offers No Evidence of Health Benefit During Fetal Burial Rule Hearing

Austin abortion provider calls rule “cruel” to patients

"...A federal hearing challenging a proposed state health department rule that would force women to bury or..."

Jan. 4, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Fewer Women Served Under Texas Women's Health Program

Program designed to exclude PP, helps far fewer women

"...number of women served by the state-funded Texas Women's Health Program – designed to preclude women from obtaining services..."

July 31, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Austin Requires Masks in All Public Schools, Including Colleges

Local orders push back against Abbott’s ban on mask mandates

"...County ordered that face masks are required at all public schools, as well as city and county properties including..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan

UT Students Protest Health Inequity

They urge Congress to spend more on global health

"...Young protesters chanted, "Health care is a human right!" beside the oak trees..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Leena Alali

Health Inequities Dog Austin

Racial disparities are glaring

"...between the City of Austin, Travis County, and Central Health unveiled Healthy ATC, a web portal that “work[s] together..."

Aug. 19, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

Texas Reproductive Health Advocates Lay Out Legislative Agenda

“Trust. Respect. Access.” campaign combines progressive forces

"...their own medical decisions and to expand access to health care amid legislative attacks on abortion rights...."

March 6, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Women's Health Care Access in Steady Decline

Health Commission numbers confirm decline in Texas women's care

"...As expected, the state-funded Texas Women's Health Program – designed to preclude women from obtaining services..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Central Health Opens Applications for Board of Managers

Wanna guide the county’s health care system?

"...Central Health – the county’s health care district currently embroiled in..."

Sept. 25, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

The Texas Hammer: Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights

It's a war on women's health

"...Texas Legislature has systematically stripped the nationally affiliated reproductive health provider of funds locally and spent years decimating the..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Public Hearing on Two Local Food Bills

HB 46 and HB 910 would increase support to family farms

"...the Capitol on Wednesday. Introduced to the Texas House Public Health Committee and sponsored by Rep. Dan Flynn (R-Canton),..."

March 1, 2013 Food Post by Anna Toon

Jumping the Shark on Women's Health

For the sake of anti-abortion politics, the governor and the Legislature turned their backs on women's health care – with disastrous consequences. Is there any way to fix this mess?

"..."pregnancy resource" center, Gov. Rick Perry announced his women's health priorities for the 83rd legislative session: Increase regulation on..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mental Health Care Meltdown

The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.

"...Austin Police Department mental health officers Art Fortune, Joel Pridgeon, and Sgt. Jeff Hampton..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas' Rickety Health Care System Heads for a Fiscal Cliff

As D.C. dollars dry up, millions of uninsured Texans see no signs of improvement

"...except for the system that's supposed to provide lifesaving health care to millions of its most vulnerable residents. About..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"...certainly sounded thankful for the recommendations the City-Community Reimagining Public Safety Task Force had just laid at their feet...."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Health Care Needs Your Help to Slow COVID-19’s Spread

Keep your distance

"...the Chronicle went to press, the Department of State Health Services reported 83 cases spread across 19 counties, although..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

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