Bell County Public Health District

Bell County Public Health District Providing WIC, family planning, STI testing & treatment, immunizations, environmental health services, and more to the community.

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Day 16 of is Adah Belle Samuels Thoms. Adah Belle Samuels Thoms (1870 - 1943) was an African American nurse who co-fou...
02/16/2026

Day 16 of is Adah Belle Samuels Thoms. Adah Belle Samuels Thoms (1870 - 1943) was an African American nurse who co-founded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN), serving as president from 1916 to 1923, and was acting director of the Lincoln School for Nurses.

Thomas fought for African American nurses to serve with the American Red Cross during World War I as a path to them serving in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. In July 1918, the Surgeon General agreed to a limited enrollment of African American nurses, and enrollments started during the flu epidemic in December 1918.

The NACGN worked for full integration of black women nurses into the nursing profession, including nursing education, employment, and pay. The NACGM was dissolved in 1950 after successfully integrating the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and the American Nurses’ Association in 1948.

Day 15 of is Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks (1920 - 1951) grew up impoverished and only had a sixth-grade education,...
02/15/2026

Day 15 of is Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks (1920 - 1951) grew up impoverished and only had a sixth-grade education, but she had a dramatic and lasting impact on medical research. Her cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line, one of the most important cell lines in medical research.

Lacks was the unwitting source of these cells from a tumor biopsied during treatment for cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, in 1951. As was the practice at the time, no consent was required to culture the cells, so neither she nor her family knew they had been cultured until decades after her death. Her HeLa cells have the unique ability to reproduce at a high rate and live long enough for extensive testing.

The HeLa cells were used by Jonas Salk to develop the polio vaccine and have been used for research into cancer, AIDS, effects of radiation and toxic substances, gene mapping, and countless scientific and commercial pursuits. There are almost 11,000 patents involving HeLa cells.

Since the 1990’s, after her family learned of the cell line’s use, Henrietta Lacks has been honored around the globe for her impact on medical research and has been the focus of articles, books, movies, and stage plays.

Day 14 of is Dr. Felicity T. Enders. Dr. Felicity T. Enders is a highly accomplished collaborative biostatistician wit...
02/14/2026

Day 14 of is Dr. Felicity T. Enders. Dr. Felicity T. Enders is a highly accomplished collaborative biostatistician with more than 180 publications. She has partnered with researchers in clinical areas across the translational science spectrum (turning scientific findings into real-world applications). Her work has been cited more than 19,000 times.

Enders' focus has been on educating researchers in biostatistics, which has evolved into studies of population health and the research workforce. Her areas of expertise include:
Hidden curriculum for research (the unwritten norms and expectations that are assumed to be known but not taught);
Health outcomes and population engineering (proactively identifying people at risk for accelerated aging with the goal of intervening to improve health outcomes);
Population-conscious analysis (a new statistical approach, population-conscious analysis, to evaluate social determinants of health); and
Biostatistics education (teaching statistics to non-statisticians to improve patient care).

Enders is currently appointed as a Professor of Biostatistics and Professor of Clinical Translational Science in the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. She holds a degree in biology from Yale University, a Master’s of Public Health, a PhD in biostatistics, and a Post Doctoral Fellowship in biostatistics from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Sexual wellness clinic hours:Monday through Thursday7 am to 4:30 pm309 N 2nd StKilleen, TX 76541
02/14/2026

Sexual wellness clinic hours:
Monday through Thursday
7 am to 4:30 pm
309 N 2nd St
Killeen, TX 76541

Day 13 of is Dr. Charles Wallace. Dr. Charles E. Wallace retired from the Texas Department of State Health Services in...
02/13/2026

Day 13 of is Dr. Charles Wallace. Dr. Charles E. Wallace retired from the Texas Department of State Health Services in 2013 as the manager of the Tuberculosis Services Branch after nearly 50 years of service in public health, with half of that time working specifically in battling tuberculosis in Houston and across the state.

Wallace earned his master’s degree in public health in Maternal and Child Health with a concentration in public administration from the University of Pittsburgh and his PhD in Education with a specialty in human resource and organizational development from the University of Texas at Austin.

Wallace was instrumental in creating awareness about minority health, leading to the creation of health disparities programs at the Texas Department of Health/Department of State Health Services, which was eventually moved to the Texas Health and Human Services. His passion was the real understanding of those within communities who are minorities, impoverished, and suffering from disease.

Some of Wallace's other works included serving as the Executive Director of the Bexar County Anemia Association, directing the Southwest Sickle Cell Disease Education and Screening Clinic, and serving as the Community Health Director for the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti.

Family planning clinic hours:Monday through Wednesday7:00 am to 4:30 pm309 N 2nd St, Killeen, TX 76541Services available...
02/13/2026

Family planning clinic hours:
Monday through Wednesday
7:00 am to 4:30 pm
309 N 2nd St, Killeen, TX 76541

Services available for women who qualify, based on income. To qualify, women must complete a 1065 Eligibility form and provide proof of income, ID, and proof of address.

Day 12 of is Dr. Charles Bell. Dr. Charles E. Bell, M.D., M.S., was born in Port Arthur, Texas. He earned his undergra...
02/12/2026

Day 12 of is Dr. Charles Bell. Dr. Charles E. Bell, M.D., M.S., was born in Port Arthur, Texas. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Dallas and his medical degree from UT Southwestern Medical School. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine and received a master’s in healthcare administration from Trinity University.

From 1988 to 2003, Bell held several key roles within the Texas Department of Health and the Department of State Health Services, including manager of the HIV/STD programs, regional director, acting commissioner of health, and assistant commissioner of health.

Bell served as the Deputy Executive Commissioner for Health Services at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission from March 2003 to August 2011. Additionally, he served as Interim Commissioner of the Department of State Health Services in 2006 and of the Texas Department of Health in 2001.

Bell was the president of the Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute at the Juanita J. Craft Recreation Center from January 2013 to March 2016. Currently, he serves as a Medical Advisor for the Texas A&M KSTAR Program.

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02/12/2026

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02/11/2026

The Bell County Health District has appointed a new executive director, the district said in a news release Wednesday.

Day 11 of is Sherman James. Sherman James (born 1943) is the Susan B. King Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public ...
02/11/2026

Day 11 of is Sherman James. Sherman James (born 1943) is the Susan B. King Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University. He also holds secondary appointments at Duke in Sociology, Community and Family Medicine, and African and African American Studies.

James' research focuses on the social determinants of health, specifically the U.S. racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in health and health care. He is the originator of the John Henryism Hypothesis, which posits that repeated high effort coping with chronic social and economic adversity rooted in structural racism is an important factor in the early onset of hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases in African Americans.

The highly distinguished and honored researcher holds an AB degree in psychology and philosophy from Talladega College and a PhD in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to Duke, he held teaching appointments at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the University of Michigan.

From 1964-1969, he served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force. In 2007, he was the first African American elected as president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research.

Mark your calendars! We're proud to partner with The Simmons Empowerment Foundation Inc. and the University of Mary Hard...
02/11/2026

Mark your calendars! We're proud to partner with The Simmons Empowerment Foundation Inc. and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor to present "Healthy Eating for Expecting Moms".

Join us for a fun and interactive session all about nourishing your body during pregnancy! Meet other moms-to-be and learn tasty tips to keep you and your baby happy and healthy. This is an in-person event where you can ask questions, share experiences, and get practical advice. Come hungry for knowledge and leave feeling confident about your food choices!

This event is free, but please register in the link in the comments.

02/11/2026

Group Class Day is Wednesday, February 11th! 🎉 Classes are free—just attend one of the sessions below and we’ll reload your WIC card during class!

👩‍🍳Cooking class: Observe a cooking demonstration and sample a WIC approved recipe (Spanish 10am, English 11am) 10am Spanish cooking class is only held at our Killeen and Temple locations.

🫑Do you have a picky eater? Join us at 1pm for Zobey's Food Adventure. Our Nutritionists will share a fun, engaging way to explore new foods

🤱Have questions about breastfeeding? Join our Breastfeeding class at 2pm led by our breastfeeding peer counselors! Stick around for our Pumping Basics class at 2:45 to learn more about breast pumps.

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4236 Lowes Drive
Temple, TX
76502

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Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 11am

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