Austin Public Health celebrates National Breastfeeding Month, promoting the "Forward Together" theme for better support ...

City Council voted last week to allocate $1 million to community violence intervention efforts. Last budget cycle, $500,000 ...

American Academy of Pediatrics or the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists," Dr. Hotez said. "They've always been highly aligned."In May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Yet it’s not uncommon for patients to come in asking about a “summer cold” going around Austin, said Dr. Michael Stefanowicz, ...

Austin devotes nearly two-thirds of its budget to public safety, with most recent increases going to the police. City Council ...

Austin Public Health will be able to see a person's shot records if a provider has them to know if they've been vaccinated for measles or whooping cough, which have recently seen a resurgence.

Austin Public Health is losing $15 million to federal grant cuts. This week, the City of Austin is working to reassign 21 temporary and permanent health workers in the APH Immunizations Unit.

Federal cuts to Austin Public Health grants haven't just meant a cut in services. Sturrup said they also are a cut in the institutional knowledge and the expertise to prevent serious outbreaks and to ...

Austin Public Health has found measles in Austin's waste water. The finding happened over the Fourth of July weekend and it is unclear what if any impact the flood waters during that time had on the ...

Federal funding cuts to immunization efforts and a new law that allows exemption forms to be downloaded, instead of mailed, ...

Austin Public Health has lost $7.5 million in federal funding that was tied to its COVID-19 response. While the pandemic has ended, this funding gave a needed boost for disease surveillance and ...

On Feb. 12, Austin Public Health's Dr. Desmar Walkes, the public health authority for Travis County, called up thought leaders who had helped Austin get through the COVID-19 pandemic with a lower ...