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Harper Watters, a soloist in the Houston Ballet, speaks on art and public health, leveraging social media, representation of LGBTQ communities of color, and advice for the next generation trying […]

A&U Magazine recently interviewed Marlene McNeese, Assistant Director of Houston Health Department’s Disease Control and Prevention Division to talk about this campaign about the Houston I Am Life project.

Over 1,000 Houstonians were diagnosed with HIV in 2017, and three out of five of them were LGBTQ African-Americans and Latino. To combat one of the city’s top health epidemics, […]

The campaign features 20 ambassadors, all members of Houston’s LGBTQ+ community, who are telling their stories to help combat HIV stigma. The campaign is in English and Spanish and includes […]

Houston Health Department launches I am Life™ to educate audiences about preventing HIV through PrEP, Treatment as Prevention (TasP) to end HIV transmission A high number of HIV cases among […]

Jeffrey Campbell, HIV Program Director for Houston Health Department Sits with Houston’s FOX 26 to discuss the I am Life Campaign.

CDC director, Robert Redfield visits Houston and meets with Houston Leaders and Houston Health Department to discuss ending the HIV Epidemic a National initiative: Houston Health Department Just launched their […]

Dr. Jonatan Gioia, one of our I Am Life Ambassadors, is currently featured in the online publication MyGayHouston. View the article here. You can also read more about Jonatan in […]

Free HIV, hepatitis C tests offered as part of National HIV Testing Day HOUSTON – The Houston Health Department (HHD) and 97.9 The Box will offer free HIV and hepatitis […]

Houston Health Department Reports Rise In Infectious Syphilis Cases New syphilis cases in the Houston and Harris County rose 59 percent in the first half of 2018, mirroring a trend […]