Regional Health Awareness Board

04/25/2011

Asthma Awareness Fair, Saturday, May 7 12 - 4 PM at La Palmera Mall

04/25/2011

Agenda for the April 28 meeting of the Regional Health Awareness Board.

03/16/2011

The March meeting of the Regional Health Awareness Board will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2011 in the 6th floor Conference Room at Corpus Christi City Hall. Follow link to meeting agenda.

02/23/2011

The regular meeting of the Regional Health Awareness Board will be held on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 in the 6th floor Conference room at Corpus Christi City Hall.

01/31/2011

Minutes from the December, 2010 meeting of the Regional Health Awareness Board

01/20/2011

ATSDR will hold a neighborhood meeting on Thusday, Jan. 27 from 6:30 - 9:30 PM to announce the results of its Hillcrest Community Exposure Investigation. The meeting will be held at the Oveal Williams Senior Center in Corpus Christi, TX.

01/06/2011

Here is a link to the final report for the ATSDR Exposure Investigation they have conducted on the people living in the Hillcrest community in Corpus Christi.

NEW: January 2011 Exposure Investigation Report [PDF, 2.5 MB] ATSDR worked with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) to find whether people living near Refinery Row were exposed to benzene and related chemicals. Area residents participate

01/03/2011

There is a vacancy on the Regional Health Awareness Board as Nueces County representative. Interested people may visit the link to view information regarding process and qualifications to fill this board position. Applications for this position close Jan. 5, 2011.

01/03/2011

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will be hosting a workshop to teach about its Corpus Christi Refinery Rown Exposure Investigation on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011 from 6 - 8 PM at the Oveal Williams Senior Center. Download flyer about the event at http://coastalbendrhab.org/hillcrest_updates.php

TCEQ - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry LEPC - Local Emergency Planning Commission RHAB - Regional Health Awareness Board

12/20/2010

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has released results on Phase II of its Hillcrest Community Environmental Investigation. Links to results and information about the investigation can be found at http://coastalbendrhab.org/hillcrest_updates.php

TCEQ held a public meeting on September 30 to announce the implementation of Phase II of their soil and groundwater investigation. For complete information regarding this Phase of the investigation, visit the TCEQ page explaining the process and goals.

12/20/2010

The October meeting minutes have been posted at

12/02/2010

The December 9 meeting will be held at Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the 3rd floor conference room of the Dugan Wellness Center from 3:00 - 5:00 PM. The meeting agenda can be found at