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DSHS presents 2024 Region 8 public health activity report to Guadalupe County court
Summary
Texas Department of State Health Services staff reported immunization, STD and public-health outreach work in Guadalupe County and outlined collaborations with local partners; officials encouraged vaccination and coordination on zoonotic threats.
Representatives from the Texas Department of State Health Services presented the Region 8 2024 public health activity report to the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court, highlighting immunizations, STD clinic activity, and local partnerships.
Becky Schroeder, public health nurse with DSHS, described the department's outreach and collaboration with local organizations, including WIC, AgriLife, Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, Bluebonnet Trails, school districts, daycares and religious organizations. The department said it provided roughly 900 immunizations in the county in the reporting period and noted a rise in sexually transmitted infections. "We've given about over 900 immunizations... we've got 585 new cases of STDs this year that I've treated," the presenter said.
DSHS staff said the county has not recorded confirmed measles cases during the regional outbreak, but reported suspected cases and reiterated that most measles cases occur in unvaccinated people. The presenters urged vaccinations and said they would work with local providers if cases arise.
The regional veterinarian and zoonosis control program representatives briefed the court on avian influenza monitoring. DSHS staff said the risk to the general public remained low because evidence of person-to-person transmission had not been observed; they described coordination between human and animal health authorities.
County officials thanked the DSHS delegation for local clinics, immunizations and public-health support in an area where the county has no standalone public health authority. DSHS staff offered the court an ongoing point of contact for future public-health support and coordination.
