LIVE NOW: The webcast of San Antonio World AIDS Day 2016: Gathering of Remembrance and Hope. The theme this year is “We Remember, We Live, We Hope: The Patchwork of Lives and Services.” The event is free and open to the public at Our Lady of the Lake University’s Providence Hall, 411 SW 24th Street on Dec. 1 until 8 p.m. 

Everyone six months old and older should get vaccinated. People age 65 and older, pregnant women, young children and those with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, lung disease or kidney and liver disorders are more susceptible to serious influenza complications, so flu vaccine is especially important for them. The latest available data from the Metro Health flu surveillance network showed that mostly flu A is circulating in our community.

On Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 NOWCastSA recorded video of Health and the Built Environment: Leveraging a More Livable SA, a conference presented by San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. Thanks to the underwriting support of Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc., anyone can replay video later right here on this page. Watch a playlist of the following sessions below:

According to the Centers for Disease Control, there are 1.2 million people living with HIV. According to the most recent Metro Health statistics, in December 2009 there were 7,260 people living with HIV in Bexar Couty and 109,288 living with HIV in Texas.