Current Concerns

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As a public health department, Tarrant County Public Health's main charge is to protect the health of county residents. This requires us to maintain a continual surveillance of potential health threats. This listing below touches on immediate and growing health concerns we see in Tarrant County:

 

Thermometer

Director's Blog:  A New Director, and Ongoing Issues

 

Respiratory Diseases circulating

Respiratory diseases circulating in Tarrant County

 

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Health Data and Information

 

sample mosquitoes in test tube

West Nile Virus

 

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Heat Injuries - How to Avoid Them

 

Sexually Transmitted Disease testing, gloved hand holding a STDs testing tube

Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections