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DFWHC Foundation's in-person “Mental Health Recovery Workshop” in less than two weeks! #mentalhealth #addictionawareness #communityhealth https://lnkd.in/gJ23aXAf

Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) and SureCost to host "2025 Pharmacy Trends" webinar on April 17! #healthcarecosts #healthcareworkforce #drugshortages https://lnkd.in/gA5b9n-m

Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC)'s Stephen Love urges measles caution during upcoming spring break. #publichealth #communityhealth #measlesoutbreak https://lnkd.in/g3iz2g2Z

ACHE of North Texas to host "sneak peek" of Methodist Celina on March 13. #hospitals #healthcareindustry #hospitalleadership https://lnkd.in/gpajpiqb

Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC)'s Winter Interlocutor magazine is now available! #healthcare #healthcareindustry #hospitals https://lnkd.in/gmNDDkcn

Latest News on the Texas Measles Outbreak The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting an outbreak of measles in the South Plains region of Texas. At this time, 146 cases have been identified since late January. Twenty of the patients have been hospitalized. There has been one fatality in a school-aged child who lived in the outbreak area. The child was not vaccinated. Due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, additional cases are likely to occur in the outbreak area and the surrounding communities. DSHS is working with local health departments to investigate the outbreak. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory illness, which can cause life-threatening illness to anyone who is not protected against the virus. During a measles outbreak, about one in five people who get sick will need hospital care and one in 20 will develop pneumonia. Measles can be transmitted by direct contact with infectious droplets or by airborne spread when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. People who are infected will begin to have symptoms within a week or two after being exposed. Early symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes. A few days later, the telltale rash breaks out as flat, red spots on the face and then spreads down the neck and trunk to the rest of the body. A person is contagious about four days before the rash appears to four days after. People who could have measles should stay home during that period. People who think they have measles or may have been exposed to measles should isolate themselves and call their health care provider before arriving to be tested. It is important to let the provider know that the patient may have measles and to get instructions on how to come to the office for diagnosis without exposing other people to the virus. The best way to prevent getting sick is to be immunized with two doses of a measles-containing vaccine, which is primarily administered as the combination measles-mumps-rubella or MMR vaccine. Two doses of the MMR vaccine prevent more than 97 percent of measles infections. For more information, please go to https://lnkd.in/gR_nNpQa.

Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) and SureCost webinar "Improving Pharmacy Profits" is in one week! #healthcareindustry #pharmacyprofits #education https://lnkd.in/gMB7Fb-q

After 35 years, long-time DFWHC Foundation employee Jan Cavender retires. Congratulations! #employees #employeerecognition #retirement https://lnkd.in/desuuGA5

In-person “Mental Health Recovery Workshop” set for March 23! #mentalhealth #communityhealth #addictionawareness https://lnkd.in/gYmFR2ia

The annual Community Council of Greater Dallas "Family Fit Fest" is set for April 26. Save the date! #education #healthcare #communityhealth https://lnkd.in/gD3MWYRN