"Doc" Ballard Award Applications for 2021 Are Now Open!!

2021 W.T. "Doc" Ballard Award Applications are Now Open

The "Doc" Ballard Award for Excellence in Public Health is NET Health's highest honor that is awarded to an individual or to an organization that exemplifies the concept of public health, as distinguished by dedication to the goal of protecting and promoting the health of the community.

The nominee does not have to be a doctor nor a health professional; services provided by the nominee can be in cultural, civic, religious, or philanthropic endeavors.

For additional information, click here to download the full description of the application process.

This year's honoree will be announced at the NET Health Board of Directors meeting scheduled for Thursday June 24th, 2021.

Click here to view the available appointment times to receive your COVID vaccine.

Click here if you would like to Volunteer at our COVID Vaccine Clinics

Click here if you are a Restaurant that would like to Donate Meals for our Staff

7-Day Rolling Rate of Newly Diagnosed COVID-19 Cases

The NET Health 7-Day Rolling Rate calculates the average number of all COVID-positive cases from the previous seven days.  That answer is then divided by the population of the county, then multiplied by 100,000, and that final number is the 7-Day Rolling Rate.

Each week, the 7-Day Rolling Rates for each county will be updated on this page and within the 'Educate Your Communities' page of NETHealthCOVID19.org. 

This infographic should not be used as the only base of information for businesses, neighborhoods, school districts, worksites, or cities to consider future decisions. 

It is a new resource for everyone to use but other sources of information still need to be referenced for your local decision making processes.

Social distancing guidelines will prevent many of our local clinic lobbies from having full seats, so it is vital for everyone to call our NET Health Immunizations Clinic before you visit.

Vaccines are available for kids of all ages to stay up-to-date on scheduled vaccines, so that parents can plan ahead to decide when to bring their K-12th grade children, and so that graduating seniors can obtain their meningitis vaccines before going to college.

Located at 815 North Broadway Avenue in Tyler, the NET Health Immunizations Clinic performs temperature checks of all our employees and all customers, to make sure everyone practices safe social distancing guidelines. Parents are strongly urged to please call us first to verify the status of your health insurance coverage.  

When a family arrives, please call our main phone number before coming to our front entrance, so we can greet you and perform our safety check at the front entrance.

The NET Health Immunizations Clinic is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.  

On Wednesdays, our hours are 8:00am – 11:00am and 1:00pm – 6:00pm.  

Our phone number is (903) 510 - 5604, and you can email us at "[email protected]".

The Carter BloodCare location in Tyler is low on blood and our request is to learn if you can donate blood at a community blood drive or at their main location at 815 South Baxter Drive in Tyler. No one ever knows if they will be in a situation when themselves, a family member, or a loved one may need a blood donation.

NET Health recently created two localized PSA's to convey the overall message for the need of anyone and everyone who is medically eligible to donate blood and rebuild our local blood supply.

The Spanish version featured below includes on-air anchor for La Vida TV & MiFuZion FM, Ivette Zavarce, and President of the Tyler Hispanic Business Alliance, Dolores Price.

Click here to view the English version features NET Health CEO George Roberts, Tyler City Manager Ed Broussard, Smith County Judge Nathaniel Moran, and John Tyler High School head football coach, Ricklan Holmes.

Learn more about the various types of the CoronaVirus and the possible ways of becoming infected by viewing the below video:

"Public health affects everyone everyday, regardless of where you live, regardless of your income, regardless of your family size."

What would our community look like if you did not have a public health department?

Click below to view the informative video listed on NET Health's YouTube channel.