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BY COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF
Harris Center opens mobile wellness clinic A new community health care initiative is taking place with the launch of a mobile wellness clinic in September. The mobile clinic will address the full wellness needs of each patient, including physical, mental and behavioral health. The details O cials with The Harris Center said that while the mobile wellness clinic will initially partner with community centers for events in precincts 1 and 2, it won’t be limited to just those two areas. “We’ll look at what they’re currently doing with their activities because they’re already connected to the community, and then we add the mobile wellness vehicles to go to these events,” Director Stanley Williams said. Harris County Public Health o ering latest COVID 19 vaccines Harris County Public Health now o ers the latest COVID-19 vaccines from P zer-BioNTech and Moderna, which were updated in September, according to an Oct. 10 news release. What you need to know The updated vaccines are free at HCPH centers for all community members 6 months and older without health insurance and those who have insurance that doesn’t cover all COVID-19 vacci- nation costs, o cials said. Individuals who have insurance that fully covers COVID-19 vaccines can visit www.vaccines.gov to nd a vaccination site. The release states the updated vaccines or booster shots are recommended to everyone, and the vaccines are designed to protect against the omicron variant and “other circulating virus strains.” Quote of note The Harris County Public Health release states that the updated vaccines and boosters
Katy expands tax reinvestment zone Katy City Council extended the boundar- ies and the term of the city’s tax increment reinvestment zone No. 1 on Oct. 9. The action taken The zone’s boundaries cover Katy Mills Mall and the Katy Buc-ee’s location at I-10 and Cane Island Parkway, said Christina Miller, a board representative for the Katy Area Economic Development Council. Per Miller’s presentation, the zone was set to expire Dec. 31, 2038, and will now expire Dec. 31, 2055. The zone now encom- passes more land including the new Home Depot coming to Kingsland Boulevard.
“With the cool weather approaching this fall and winter, as well as the holidays, it is important for families to stay up to date with their COVID 19 and u vaccines.” DR. ERICKA BROWN, HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
are recommended for everyone 6 months and older who have completed their primary vaccine series. “The updated COVID-19 vaccines provide the best protection against the most recent strains of the virus, and they are safe and e ective for people of all ages,” Dr. Ericka Brown, local health authority for HCPH, said in the news release. Next steps Appointments for COVID-19 vaccination can be made at http://vacstrac.hctx.net or by calling 832-927-8787. Flu shots are also available and can be administered in the same appointment as COVID-19 vaccines. The nearest HCPH vaccine location to the Katy area is at 5815 Antoine Drive, Houston. In addition to HCPH sites, community members can enter their ZIP code at www.vaccines.gov to nd a COVID-19 vaccine near them.
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Harris County o cials plan to revitalize NRG Park Plans to revitalize the home of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and the Houston Texans are moving forward after Harris County commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 10 to task county o cials with redeveloping the NRG Park complex and surrounding region. 90 NRG Center NRG Park Houston Astrodome NRG Stadium
The Harris County Sports and Convention Cor- poration will develop at least two alternative plans to re-envision NRG Park, which is a 350-acre sports and entertainment complex owned by the county that hosts more than 5.5 million people annually. Digging deeper HCSCC Chair James Dixon II said the organi- zation will work collaboratively with input from tenants, the rodeo and the Texans, and ensure the greatest bene t for all key stakeholders, such as county residents, and Houston’s diverse residen- tial and business communities. “If we are really methodical and strategic and collaborative and work with pure intent, we can all
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end up with something out there that becomes a legacy project for our future,” Dixon said. Ideas discussed for the project included adding more green space, replacing parts of the parking lot with economic mixed-use areas, and looking to potential developments in the surrounding area, Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis said.
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