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TWU Libraries Calendar
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Houston Center Library Ph: 713.794.2048
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| EVENT | MONTH |
| American Red Cross Month | All Month |
| Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month | All Month |
| Brain Injury Awareness Month | All Month |
| Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month | All Month |
| Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month | All Month |
| National Athletic Training Month | All Month |
| National Nutrition Month | All Month |
| National Social Work Month | All Month |
| Baby Sleep Day | Mar. 1 |
| National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week | Mar. 1-6 |
| Employee Appreciation Day | Mar. 3 |
| Endometriosis Awareness Week | Mar. 3-9 |
| Brain Injury Awareness Day | Mar. 4 |
| Dental Assistant Recognition Week | Mar. 5-11 |
| National School Social Work Week | Mar. 5-11 |
| National Dentist Day | Mar. 6 |
| Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered Day | Mar. 9 |
| MS Awareness Week | Mar. 12-18 |
| Patient Safety Awareness Week | Mar. 12-18 |
| Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week | Mar. 12-18 |
| Healthcare HR Professionals Week | Mar. 15-19 |
| Certified Nurses Day | Mar. 19 |
| National Poison Prevention Week | Mar. 19-25 |
| World Social Work Day | Mar. 21 |
| World Tuberculosis Day | Mar. 24 |
| National Doctors Day | Mar. 30 |
| Anesthesia Tech Day | Mar. 31 |
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Welcome to the Health Care Administration (HCA) Guide! Please use this guide to find information on:
Essential Health Care Administration Library Research Tools
TWU Houston Center Library Orientation
Health Care Administration Houston Center Library Orientation
FACULTY: Would you like the Houston Library to place materials on Reserve in the Library or electronically 24/7? If yes, please click HERE
Remember your TWU Librarians. We are available for mutually agreeable appointment times. For Students, TWU Librarians help you to learn how to find information and how to use information tools correctly, help you gaining skills for the future. For TWU Faculty and Staff, Librarians provide information needed.
Welcome to the TWU Libraries' Program in Health Care Administration subject guide!
Here you will find a variety of research, news, and information sources.
The College of Business is directed by Dr. Rama Yelkur, Dean College of Business. The Health Care Administration program is managed by Dr. Rigoberto I. Delgado. His email is rdelgado1@twu.edu, and he is available at 713.794.2361.
Dr. Rama Yelkur, Dean Dr. Rigoberto Delgado, Program Director / Professor
College of Business Health Care Administration
The Houston Center Library Room 4132 (at the Houston campus) has books from TWU's School of Business, Department of Health Care Administration, School of Nursing, Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences, School of Occupational Therapy and the School of Physical Therapy, also. Available for Houston TWU faculty, staff, and students to consult in the library, all of these materials (books, audiovisuals and journals) are specially selected and added to the collection by your faculty and staff. There is a pc/scanner available to print in b&w or color at the adjacent Mega Computer Lab. The Library also has Laptops and Chromebooks for checkout. Most of these materials are available to you to check out during hours of operation, so come browse the different collections and see what the Houston library has to offer you.
Please know that "Textbooks, reference, non-circulating, media materials, and Houston Reserve Items may not be requested through Interlibrary Loan (ILL)."
Houston's TWU building has shelter in place locations in the event of a storm, here.
December 5, 2022, Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs will visit the TWU Houston lobby, sponsored by the Houston Library and Houston Student Life. All TWU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to greet them and their owner/trainers and learn all about therapy dogs and their use in health care. These highly trained therapy dogs regularly visit prisons, hospitals, long term care facilities and other sites. They help children and adults and patients suffering from PTSD, adjusting to amputations, those with emotional distress, and other conditions.
You may request one COVID test kit per address from the United States Postal Service, starting 19 January 2022. Go to https://special.usps.com/testkits to order.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID and Smallpox/Monkeypox information
US White House statement on Monkeypox
State of Texas Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 Resources and Monkeypox Resources
City of Houston COVID, Monkeypox Resources and information on pollen and other health data
The US National Center for Post Traumatic Distress is at the US Veteran's Administration for everyone to access: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/index.asp
Houston Center Library has a wonderful nap pod for you to take a 20 minute power nap; come give it a try!
Remember in the event of a storm, the Houston TWU building has designated shelter in place parts of the building illustrated here
The TWU library homepage, the Twitter handle @TWULibrary and the Facebook page show updates on library news, as well as reports on technical issues and content changes regarding library resources. Databases may have temporary downtimes.
Did you know that Medicare is 58 years old? See Medicare for information.
