HCHD’s School-Based Clinics Offer Free Immunizations

HCHD’s School-Based Clinics Offer Free Immunizations

HOUSTON (August 4, 2009) – School is around the corner. Does your child have his/her required immunizations? If not, the Harris County Hospital District’s School-Based Clinics are offering free immunizations from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11; Tuesday, August 18; Tuesday, August 25 and Tuesday, September 1.

Immunizations are available for children two months to 18 years of age. For a child to receive immunizations, a parent must be present and must have the child’s shot record. All shots will be given based on availability.

School-Based Clinics
Jerry Neal Health Clinic at Channelview High School	828½ Sheldon Road, Channelview, TX 77530	281-457-6350
Almatha Clark Taylor Health Clinic at Cloverleaf Elementary	13940 Bonham Street, Houston, TX 77015	713-330-8904
Deepwater Health Clinic at Deepwater Elementary	305 Glenmore, Pasadena, TX 77503	832-668-8380
Patrick Henry Health Clinic at Patrick Henry Middle School	10702 E. Hardy, Houston, TX 77093	713-696-2731
Robert Carrasco Health Clinic at Marshall Middle School	1115 Noble, Houston, TX 77009	713-226-2632
Smiley Health Clinic at Smiley High School	10726 Mesa Road, Houston, TX 77078	713-636-8185
Southside Health Clinic at Galena Park Community Resource and Training Center	1721 16th Street, Galena Park, TX 77547	713-671-2461
Sheldon Health Clinic at Sheldon Elementary	17203½ Hall Sheppard, Houston, TX 77049	281-456-5201

The Harris County Hospital District is the public healthcare system for the nation’s third most-populous county. It provides more than one million healthcare visits each year to residents of Harris County. The hospital district operates Ben Taub General Hospital, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Quentin Mease Community Hospital, 13 community health centers, a dialysis center, a dental center, eight school-based clinics, 13 homeless shelter clinics and five mobile health units.