Press Releases

2024 Press Releases

Dallas County Health and Human Services - 2377 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207
Telephone: 214-819-2000

November 5DCHHS Corrected Study on the Cost of Homelessness in Dallas & Collin Countiesacrobat icon
November 4

DCHHS Releases Study on the Cost of Homelessness in Dallas & Collin Counties

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October 16

DCHHS Reports the Second West Nile Virus Death in Dallas County

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October 11

New Overdose Prevention Hotline Launches in Dallas County

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September 6 DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduledacrobat icon
September 4

DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled

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August 15

DCHHS Reports the First Confirmed Heat-Related Death in Dallas County

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August 7

DCHHS and RRC Release Overdose Data to Action Community Needs Assessment

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August 6

DCHHS Reports the First West Nile Virus Death in Dallas County

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August 1

DCHHS Reports the Sixth WNV Human Case in Dallas County

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July 31

DCHHS Reports the Fifth WNV Human Case in Dallas County

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July 25

DCHHS Reports Second West Nile Virus Human Case in Dallas

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July 24

DCHHS Reports First West Nile Virus Human Case in Dallas

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July 2 

DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in Coppell

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June 25

DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in Balch Springs and Sachse

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June 19 

DCHHS Transitions Public Health Services to Garland Health Clinic

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May 30

DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in DeSoto

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May 23

DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in Cedar Hill

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February 27

DCHHS Named Finalist in IDC Government Insights’ 7th Annual Smart Cities North America Awards

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December 21

Mpox Travel Health Advisory

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December 5

DCHHS Launches New Website to Help Combat the Fentanyl Crisis

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November 16

DCHHS welcomes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, Dr. Mandy Cohen

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September 20

Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in Sunnyvale

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September 8

Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in Duncanville

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August 31

DCHHS Awarded $11 Million Grant to Implement Opioid Testing, Surveillance, and Response Programs

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August 30DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in DeSotoacrobat icon
August 16Ground Spraying Scheduled in Cedar Hill & Duncanvilleacrobat icon
August 2DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in Sachseacrobat icon
July 27DCHHS Reports Two New Human Cases of West Nile Virusacrobat icon
July 27DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in Duncanvilleacrobat icon
July 21DCHHS Reports the Second Human Case of West Nile Virusacrobat icon
July 20DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in Cedar Hill and Lancasteracrobat icon
July 14DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in Cedar Hillacrobat icon
July 10DCHHS Reports the First Human Case of West Nile Virus of 2023acrobat icon
July 5DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in Balch Springsacrobat icon
June 27DCHHS Confirms Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus - Ground Spraying Scheduled in Coppell, Lancaster & Seagovilleacrobat icon
June 15The 2023 West Nile Virus Season is Underway in Dallas Countyacrobat icon
April 6DCHHS Opens New Immunization Clinic in Richardsonacrobat icon

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