Tag Archives: Austin Public Health

Council gets early look at public health cuts caused by federal funding losses

Austin Public Health leaders are working to manage an ongoing budget crisis caused by federal funding cuts that have destabilized programs across the city. City Council’s Public Health Committee heard last week that APH has already lost approximately $15 million…

Public Health • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 7, 2025

City intensifies efforts to encourage vaccination amid state’s worst measles outbreak in decades

Last Thursday, Austin city leaders marked the 30th anniversary of a program that provides free vaccines to children as Texas faces its worst measles outbreak in over three decades. Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease that can spread through…

Public Health • By Madeline de Figueiredo • Mar 31, 2025

Austin Public Health staff to seek more bond money

Austin Public Health facilities are funded through bonds approved by Austin voters – and only through those bonds. If the city health department needs a new facility, it must convince members of a bond advisory committee to put the proposition…

Bonds & Propositions • By Jo Clifton • Mar 13, 2025

Travis County awarded $1.6 million federal grant to combat overdose crisis

On Monday, Travis County Judge Andy Brown announced a new resource for combating the opioid overdose crisis in the county – and reported new numbers that suggest current public health strategies are working. The county was awarded a $1.6 million…

Public Health • By Lina Fisher • Dec 4, 2024

County renews opioid overdose crisis declaration, funds more harm reduction

On Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to extend its opioid overdose crisis declaration to October 2026 and to authorize $100,000 worth of naloxone, a lifesaving overdose reversal drug, as well as $100,000 – and possibly another $300,000…

Public Health • By Lina Fisher • Nov 15, 2024

City exploring private real estate for homeless shelters ahead of Marshalling Yard closure

The city is searching through a variety of private real estate options that could serve as temporary congregate shelter space beginning in March 2025, when the Marshalling Yard facility is slated to close. Last week, City Council’s Public Health Committee…

Housing • By Chad Swiatecki • Jun 10, 2024

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Study raises questions about senior/child care center proposed for Nash Hernandez Building

A new study calls into question the feasibility of proposals to use the Nash Hernandez Building in East Austin as an activity center for older people and young children. The report on the legal and financial realities of the intergenerational…

Planning • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 10, 2024

Commission questions what Central Health is doing to address persistent disparities in health access

The Austin/Travis County Public Health Commission heard key findings of Central Health’s 2022 Demographic Report at its regular meeting on Jan. 3. Central Health updated the report in February 2023, finding that Austin’s high cost of living and affordability crisis…

Public Health • By Nina Hernandez • Jan 9, 2024

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Nash Hernandez Building still among four sites considered to host senior, child programs

The city is continuing work to establish a community center for seniors and young children in East Austin, with sites under consideration including the Nash Hernandez Building. A memo released last week discloses the latest progress related to a December…

Planning • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 7, 2023

Austin officials urge precautions to prevent new mpox surge

Austin Public Health is warning residents to be vigilant about preventing the spread of mpox, concerned about the potential for a resurgence of the virus. After months without any new cases detected, the health department confirmed a single new case…

Public Health • By Olivia Aldridge, KUT • Jun 26, 2023

Audit claims fraud by contractor for city health department

In a report released Thursday, the Office of the City Auditor detailed its investigation into allegations that a nonprofit contractor for Austin Public Health “committed fraud by misrepresenting over $1.1 million in financial transactions across three contracts” with the health…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Mar 31, 2023

Austin Public Health offers $50 gift cards for COVID vaccinations and boosters

Anyone who gets a Covid-19 vaccine or booster shot at an Austin Public Health vaccination event will be eligible to receive a $50 Visa gift card, the agency said Monday. APH said it hopes the incentive will be helpful to people…

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