The city’s public health department has made a long-overdue name change in the interest of clarity. The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department will now be known as Austin Public Health. In a Thursday press release, the department said it hopes the change will make it easier for people to remember its name. The office, which in addition to immunizations and health screenings also offers job assistance and STD testing, acknowledged the change as a “rare event” but said it hopes it’s a step forward in connecting to the community. For more information on Public Health and its mission, visit www.austintexas.gov/health.
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