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What is Vital Info?

Vital Public Information is any information that affects the safety of individuals and property. It's common to take for granted basic information that's been available to us for as long as we can remember. Much of what we take for granted can be unfamiliar to newcomers who continue to make Houston their new hometown. What we don't know can hurt us. read more

Why We Deliver It

Delivery of Vital Public Information is an unmet & ongoing need in the language access plans of our public sector agencies. Public sector agencies do not have the resources or expertise to deliver the diverse communications needed for the scores of immigrant language communities that populate our region's International profile. read more

How We Deliver It

Houston International Network packages info content for:

• Bulleted info points for basic messaging
• Streamlined content
• Translation cost efficiencies
• Quick & easy readability
• Easy link forwarding / sharing
• Easy download PDFs
• Cost efficient printing for distribution
• Response motivation effectiveness

Bilingual Format

• Bilingual Dual Page Display
• Side-by-side content English / Bilingual

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'Welcoming Houston’

Communications Strategic Plan 2017 This comprehensive report, by regional communications specialists, addresses Greater Houston's communication deficits in access to vital public information. The report outlines and prioritizes specific common sense solutions to communication barriers that hinder progress in public safety, public health and economic development for the Region. Download the Plan