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The Trust for America's Health ranked Texas 15th highest in adult obesity, with 27.2 percent of the state's population measured as obese. [29] The 2008 Men's Health obesity survey ranked four Texas cities among the top 25 fattest cities in America; Houston ranked 6th, Dallas 7th, El Paso 8th, and Arlington 14th. [73]
Despite $4.5 trillion being spent on “health care” in the U.S. every year, 90% of expenditures are on chronic and ... citing additional statistics. “Type 1 diabetes has nearly doubled in the ...
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Many of the direct client services that were performed by DSHS, such as services for women and children, and people with special health care needs, were transferred to HHSC in September 2016. DSHS now focuses on providing these functions: Vital statistics, such as birth and death records
The department was created by House Bill 2292 of the 78th Texas Legislature in 2003 through the merging of four state agencies: the Texas Department of Health, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Texas Health Care Information Council, and Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. [1] The department provides state ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed an executive order Thursday requiring hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status to help the state determine the cost of providing health care to ...
In 2020, Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth reported that suicide surpassed child abuse and car wrecks as the leading cause of trauma death.
Pages in category "Medical and health organizations based in Texas" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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