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{Tarrant County Public Health Building} Tarrant County Public Health Since its inception in the 1950s, Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) has been a valuable local resource by providing services to all Tarrant County residents aimed at promoting, achieving and maintaining a healthy standard of living. With a client base and scope of services as diverse as the county's population, a dedicated staff of more than 350 public health professionals and annual funding resources totaling approximately $36 million, TCPH services truly touch everyone, every day, everywhere. {Public Health - Prevent. Promote. Protect.} Health Observances
March is National Nutrition Month.
Check out Tarrant County Public Health’s Live a More Colorful Life initiative. It provides nutritional and educational information as well as colorful, tasty recipes anyone can incorporate into their daily diets.
For more information about Nutrition Month, visit the American Dietetic Association’s Eat Right Web site.
Wednesday, March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. TCPH’s Adult Health Services program provides comprehensive information as well as testing, counseling and specialized treatment of HIV, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
To learn more about the national efforts regarding this day, visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Womens and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Web page. Tuesday, March 23 is American Diabetes Alert Day. Tarrant County Public Health has developed a Diabetes Awareness and Prevention curriculum to help middle school-aged children become more aware of diabetes and what they can do to prevent it.
To learn more about this day and other national efforts regarding diabetes awareness and prevention, visit the American Diabetes Association's Community Events Web page.
Wednesday, March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day. TCPH’s Tuberculosis Elimination Program continues its work to prevent, control and eliminate TB in
To find out more about international efforts to fight tuberculosis, visit the World Health Organization’s Stop TB Partnership Web site.
Tarrant County Public Health continues to provide information and vaccinations against the H1N1 flu virus. Visit our H1N1 Flu Information page.
Look for Tarrant County Public Health on Facebook.
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