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Austin Public Health (Spanish: Salud Pública de Austin) is the official health department of the city of Austin, Texas, which operates programs to improve general health in the community. [ 1 ] History
The results enable Austin Public Health to alert the community when the virus is on the rise — which can prompt people to take voluntary precautions, such as getting booster shots or wearing a mask.
COVID-19 is a contagious respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. [4] Although the first reported cases were contemporaneously confirmed in the Wuhan, Hubei, China, on December 31, 2019, [5] a later study conducted by the Genetic Institute at the University College London indicate a possible origin as early as October 2019 via zoonosis. [6]
The Center has a current staff of thirty-three. [6] Senior staff includes Anne Dunkelberg, Associate Director, named 2007 Consumer Health Care Advocate of the Year by Families USA, and Dick Lavine, Senior Fiscal Analyst, named Best Lobbyist for the Little Guy by Texas Monthly in 1999.
"This is the end of an era for Austin Public Health and the community we serve," said Dr. Desmar Walkes, the Austin–Travis County health authority. At the height of COVID-19, the dashboard ...
The money for this program and the distribution of 7,500 more kits comes from $2 million in federal funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to Austin Public ...
The agency's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division, along with Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University coordinate the Texas School Survey, [4] a program consisting of two surveys on drug and alcohol abuse, an annual one done at the local school-district level and a biennial statewide survey. The statewide survey, called ...
That's not enough for Travis County, Luna said, and it's why the group is asking Austin Public Health to increase its current yearly budget of $684,000 to $1 million.