Health Departments and Agencies

Community Resources

Denton County MHMR Center is designated as the local Mental Health and Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Authority for Denton County, Texas.
Tarrant County MHMR is designated as the local Mental Health and Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Authority for Tarrant County, Texas.
CHIP/Medicaid. Children in Texas without health insurance may be able to get low cost or free health coverage from the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) or Children’s Medicaid.
Community Storehouse. A nonprofit, 501(c)3 children's charity supporting Northeast Tarrant County.
United Way of North Texas. The North Texas Area United Way is committed to more than just supporting programs that serve identified needs in the community

County Health Departments

Tarrant County http://access.tarrantcounty.com/en/public-health.html


Centers for Disease Control

Influenza: www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm; http://dshs.texas.gov/idcu/disease/influenza/surveillance/2016/
Pertussis (whooping cough): www.cdc.gov/pertussis/
Head lice: www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/
MRSA: www.cdc.gov/mrsa/
Ebola: www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/
Zika: www.cdc.gov/zika/index.html
Bacterial Meningitis: https://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/bacterial.html


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