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NE Harris Co. property owner relieved by progress at neighbor’s abandoned home thanks to KPRC 2
Read full article: NE Harris Co. property owner relieved by progress at neighbor’s abandoned home thanks to KPRC 2David Mercado walks KPRC 2 Rilwan Balogun and Gil Gredinger around his northeast Harris County home and points out areas in his neighbor’s yard he paid to clear.
‘It’s a constant battle’: Abandoned home forces NE Harris County renters to move
Read full article: ‘It’s a constant battle’: Abandoned home forces NE Harris County renters to moveDavid Mercado walks KPRC 2 Rilwan Balogun and Gil Gredinger around his northeast Harris County home and points out areas in his neighbor’s yard he paid to clear.
‘The key is to stay hydrated’: Health officials discuss treating viruses at home to try and prevent ER visit
Read full article: ‘The key is to stay hydrated’: Health officials discuss treating viruses at home to try and prevent ER visitHarris County Public Health Department said they were not expecting to see this volume of viruses for at least a month.
Judge Lina Hidalgo announces Harris County Public Health will start distributing vaccine for kids under 5
Read full article: Judge Lina Hidalgo announces Harris County Public Health will start distributing vaccine for kids under 5Judge Hidalgo provided an update Thursday on Harris County’s distribution of the recent FDA-authorized pediatric vaccines with Texas Children’s Hospital and Harris County Public Health Department.
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Harris County places Humble nursing home under quarantine order after at least 13 residents die from COVID-19
Read full article: Harris County places Humble nursing home under quarantine order after at least 13 residents die from COVID-19HUMBLE – A Humble nursing home was hit with a quarantine order after a rash of COVID-19 related deaths were reported. The order was issued Thursday by the Harris County Public Health Department against the Oakmont Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Humble. Dr. Umair Shah, the executive director of the Harris County Public Health Department, said he was particularly bothered by delays in reporting COVID related deaths. Shah said 56 residents and staff are also currently being monitored for COVID-19. Shah said both the county and state regulators addressed infection control issues at Oakmont during two visits.
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What’s secondary trauma and why is coronavirus increasing the chances of getting it?
Read full article: What’s secondary trauma and why is coronavirus increasing the chances of getting it?Published: May 5, 2020, 6:39 am Updated: May 5, 2020, 6:52 amHOUSTON – Secondary trauma is what happens when people haven’t experienced the trauma themselves but are regularly exposed to traumatic stories. Police, journalists and nurses are a few of the professions therapists said frequently experience secondary trauma as a result of being indirectly affected by other people’s traumatic events. However, Harris County Public Health Department said they expect coronavirus to leave an even bigger group (than Harvey did) suffering from secondary trauma. I've been running the in afternoons so that's the way I handle the stress,” Hevert Rios-Benitez, epidemiologist with Harris County Public Health, said. Doctors said to practice self-care: take breaks from coronavirus news and do not watch updates 24/7.