TACCHO provides statements by the collective voice of TACCHO Members on public health issues. To see what TACCHO public health priorities are, go to Advocacy 

Fall and Winter Season Illness Prevention Recommendations

With flu and COVID-19 circulating this season, getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever. The Department of State Health Services recommends eligible Texans protect themselves and their families by getting a flu shot as soon as possible. It takes the body about two weeks to make flu antibodies after vaccine administration, so early vaccination is crucial.

For more information about influenza and how to protect against flu illness, visit dshs.texas.gov/influenza-flu. You can also contact your doctor, local health department or pharmacy to learn where you can get your flu shot or use the vaccine finder at Vaccines.gov to locate where flu shots are available.

More information can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at this link.

PHAB is a nonprofit, non-governmental Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) that awards national accreditation status to more health departments across the nation Accreditation formally recognizes that a health department has demonstrated the capacity and commitment to improve the conditions in which the community can be healthy.          

• Austin Public Health - http://www.austintexas.gov/resident/public-health
• Dallas County Health & Human Services - https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/dchhs/
• Denton County Health Department - https://www.dentoncounty.gov/
• Harris County Public Health - https://publichealth.harriscountytx.gov/
• Houston Health Department - https://www.houstontx.gov/health/
• San Antonio Metropolitan Health District -  https://www.sanantonio.gov/health
• Tarrant County Public Health - http://access.tarrantcounty.com/en/public-health.html
• Williamson County and Cities Public Health District - http://www.wcchd.org/