The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge April 2021 Last week, I followed my own advice and got vaccinated! I want to thank every frontline health worker and Harris County Public Health employee who has been working to save lives for the past year. Now more than ever we have reason to be hopeful and proud [...]
Here's why: The COVID-19 pandemic has hit small businesses hard. Revenue is down by more than 50% for one in four small businesses Small employers are critical to reducing vaccine hesitancy and increasing vaccine access. More than 100 million people of the more than 328 million people in the U.S. generate their livelihoods from small [...]
In this episode of ImpactED, the official podcast of Alief ISD, Superintendent HD Chambers speak with Kathy Jahn (Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction) and Mari Martinez (Early Childhood Coordinator) about the potential learning losses of incoming Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students, innovative intervention practices and A New Way to Pre-K in Alief ISD . They [...]
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of March 29, 2021. Twenty-one FREE+FAST+SAFE testing sites across Houston are on the schedule for the week. Houston Health Department The Houston Health Department will offer drive-thru testing at two surge sites affiliated with U.S. [...]
When she was interviewing for admission to the master’s program she later completed in business at Paris Dauphine University, Julie Le was asked what her dream was. “I wanted to create a business that would be so successful it will survive my death,” Le told the interviewers, adding: “But I won’t do it until I [...]
Vol. 2, Issue 13 - 04.01.21 RESOURCES Earlier this week, AlertHouston's HoustonRecovers subscribers were notified of thousands of Houston Health Department appointment slots.To be alerted of new appointment opportunities, please go to https://houstonemergency.org/alerts/ to create an account. On the "My Subscriptions" page, make sure to check the box for "Houston Recovers". Memorial Hermann is partnering with Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services [...]
Research shows that children who participate in high-quality pre-K programs are more likely to read on grade level by 3rd grade, and that students who do have a greater chance of graduating from college and being career-ready. But pre-K enrollment has fallen short across the nation for a variety of reasons, and now it has [...]
