Topic Program Contact Phone
Adolescent Health Title V Maternal and Child Health TitleV@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Adoption Records Vital Statistics vrstatus@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7111
Adoption Registry Vital Statistics vsuadoptionregistry@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7111
Adoption Statistics Vital Statistics vrstatus@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7111
Adult Blood Lead Reporting Blood Lead Surveillance Branch TexasBloodLead@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7151
Adult Safety Net Program Immunization Unit asninfo@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-9152
Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Disease Program alzheimers@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6618800-242-3399
Amebiasis Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Anaplasmosis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Ancylostomiasis Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidumonitoring@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Animal Bites Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Animal Control and Shelters Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Animal Control Officer Training Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Animal Diseases in Humans Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Animal Import Requirements Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Anthrax Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Antibiotic Resistance (MRSA, VRE, and VRSA) Healthcare Safety Unit MDROTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Arboviral Diseases Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Arthropods (fleas, ticks, kissing bugs, etc.) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) AHERAHelp@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6726
Asbestos Program Asbestos Program AsbestosHelp@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6787
Asbestos Program Asbestos Program AsbestosHelp@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6787
Asbestos Toxicology Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Asbestosis/Silicosis Reporting Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Ascariasis Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidumonitoring@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Asthma Texas Asthma Control Program asthma@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6573
Audio Visuals Audiovisual Library avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7260
Avian Flu (Bird Flu) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Babesiosis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Center for Health Statistics brfss@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7261
Biothreat - Laboratory Testing Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-689-5537
Bird Diseases Transmissible to Humans Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Bird Flu (Avian Flu Strain, H5N1) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Birth Defects Surveillance/Tracking and Research Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance birthdefects@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7232
Birth Records Vital Statistics registrar@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7111
Birth Statistics Center for Health Statistics vstat@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7509
Blood (Bloodborne Pathogens Regulations) Healthcare Safety Unit HAITexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Bloodborne Pathogens/Contaminated Sharps Injuries Healthcare Safety Unit HAITexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Booster Seats Safe Riders Program saferiders@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8255
Border Health Issues Border Public Health, Office of OBPH@DSHS.texas.gov 512-776-7675
Botulism (Foodborne) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Botulism (Infant) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Breastfeeding Title V Maternal and Child Health titlev@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Brucellosis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Burns/Fire Data Injury Prevention Injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373800-242-3562
Campylobacteriosis Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Cancer Clusters (Excess Cancer) Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Cancer Control, Comprehensive Comprehensive Cancer Control Program CancerControl@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6569
Cancer Statistics Cancer Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch CancerData@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3080
Cancer Studies Research Cancer Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch CancerData@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3080
Cancer Surveillance (Texas Cancer Registry) Cancer Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch CancerData@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3080
Car Seat Checks Safe Riders Program saferiders@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8255
Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Healthcare Safety Unit MDROTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Cardiovascular Disease Heart Disease and Stroke Program cardio@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3684
Cemeteries Vital Statistics fieldservices@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3010
Central Adoption Registry Vital Statistics vsuadoptionregistry@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7111
Chagas Disease Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Chemical and Physical Workplace Hazards Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Chemical and Radiological Analysis Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7318
Chemical Contamination (Chemical Exposure) Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Chemical Threat - Laboratory Testing Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7318
Chicken Pox (Varicella) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Chikungunya Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Child Fatality Review Injury Prevention cfrt@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Child Fatality Statistics Center for Health Statistics vstat@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7509
Child Health Title V Maternal and Child Health titlev@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Child Lead Reporting (formerly Disease Reporting Occupational) Blood Lead Surveillance Branch texasbloodlead@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7151
Child Passenger Safety Safe Riders Program saferiders@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8255
Child Placing Agency Records Vital Statistics vsuadoptionregistry@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7111
Child Seats Safe Riders Program saferiders@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8255
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Blood Lead Surveillance Branch texasbloodlead@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7151
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Systems Development Group titlev@dshs.texas.gov 512 776-7373
Chlamydia HIV/STD Program hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
Chronic Wasting Disease Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch prion@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Coccidiodomycosis - Valley/Desert Fever Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch IRID@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Cold Protection and Prevention Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch IRID@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Communications Communications Unit DSHS.Communications@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7404
Community Health Worker Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program CHW@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2777
Contaminated Sharps Injuries Healthcare Safety Unit HAITexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Contaminated Sharps Injury Reporting Healthcare Safety Unit HAITexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Continuing Education Office of Practice & Learning CE.Service@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3566
Continuing Medical Education Office of Practice & Learning CE.Service@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3566
Continuing Nursing Education Office of Practice & Learning CE.Service@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3566
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infectious Disease Prevention Section coronavirus@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
County Fact Sheets/Selected Health Facts Center for Health Statistics chs-info@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7261
COVID-19 Infectious Disease Prevention Section coronavirus@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch prion@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) Newborn Screening newborn@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8023, ext. 3957
Cryptosporidiosis Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Cyclospora Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Cysticercosis (Taeniasis) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Death Records Vital Statistics Help-TxEVER@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3490
Death Statistics Center for Health Statistics vstat@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7509
Demographics Center for Health Statistics chs-info@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7261
Dengue Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Dental/Oral Health Oral Health Improvement Program dental@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2008
Diabetes Texas Diabetes Program diabetes@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2834
Disease Cluster Investigations Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Disease Reporting Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidu-dataanalytic@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Disease Reporting (Occupational) – Pesticide Exposure Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Disinterment (Removing human remains) Vital Statistics vrstatus@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7111
Divorce Statistics Center for Health Statistics vstat@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7509
Drinking Water, Chemical Contamination Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Drownings/Near Drownings Data Injury Prevention injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
dsfsdf 123-234-4567
E.Coli Infections Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Echinococcosis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Ehrlichiosis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Emergency Preparedness and Response Health Emergency Preparedness and Response CHEPR@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7219
EMS and Trauma Data Registries Injury Prevention Injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Encephalitis (Arboviral) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Encephalitis (Bacterial or Viral) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Encephalitis (Mosquito-borne) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Environmental Toxicology Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Epi Case Criteria Guide Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidu-dataanalytic@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
EPI-1 Notifiable Conditions Reporting Form Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidu-dataanalytic@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Epidemiology (Noninfectious) Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Exposure from Chemical Releases and Waste Sites Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Falls Data Injury Prevention injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Farmworkers Pesticide Exposures Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance birthdefects@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7232
Fetal Death Statistics Center for Health Statistics vstat@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7509
Fires/Burns Data Injury Prevention injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Flu (Influenza) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FluTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Flu (Influenza) Vaccine - Public Immunization Unit Immunization.Info@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-9152
Flu Protection and Prevention Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FluTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Folic Acid Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance BirthDefects@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7232
Food Handler Training Program Licensing Food Handler Training Program Licensing drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6727
Food Irradiation Licensing Machine Source Group foodslicensinggroup@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6679
Food Irradiation – Meat Safety Assurance Unit Meat Safety Assurance Unit meat.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6760
Food Irradiation – Radiation Control Program Radiation Control Program psqarad@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6770
Food Irradiation – Seafood and Aquatic Life Group Seafood and Aquatic Life Group seafood.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6757
Food Labeling Foods Group foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6626
Food Licensing Food and Drug Licensing Group foodslicensinggroup@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6626
Food Manager Certification Program Food Manager Program drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6753
Food Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses Foods Group foodslicensinggroup@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6626
Food Manufacturing and Wholesale Regulations Foods Group foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6670
Food Meat, Poultry Inspection Meat Safety Assurance Unit meat.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6760
Food Salvage Establishments and Brokers Salvage Establishments and Brokers foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6670
Food Salvage Establishments and Brokers Licenses Foods Licensing Group & Food and Drug Safety Licensing Group drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6626, ext. 2411
Food Service (Retail) Licenses Retail Food Establishments foodslicensinggroup@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6626
Foodborne Illness Disease Outbreaks Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Foodborne Illness Disease Outbreaks Food and Drug Section foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6600, ext. 2174
Fraud, Waste, or Abuse Inspector General, Office of the oig.generalinquiries@hhs.texas.gov 800-436-6184
Frozen Desserts Licensing Milk and Dairy Group drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6727
Frozen Desserts Regulations Milk and Dairy Group milk.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6758
Gastroenteritis Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
General Sanitation Public Health Sanitation Program - Environmental Operations Branch PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6788
Glanders (Burkholderia mallei) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Glues and Paints (Abusable) Abusable Volatile Chemicals Program (AVC) -Environmental Operations Branch AVCRegulations@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6787
Gonorrhea HIV/STD Program hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC) EMS/Trauma Systems emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6700
Grand Rounds Office of Practice & Learning grandrounds@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6559
Grocery Stores Retail Food Safety foodestablishments@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6753
Group A Streptococcal Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch IRID@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Group B Streptococcal Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch IRID@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Guns/Firearms Data Injury Prevention tvdrs@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Haemophilus influenzae Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Hansen's Disease Program tb.feedback@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
Hantavirus Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Hazard Communication - Worker Right-To-Know Hazard Communication Worker Right-to-Know Program - Environmental Operations Br… TXHazComHelp@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6787
Health Alerts and Advisories Press Office PressOfficer@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7119
Health Authority Information (Local) Regional and Local Coordination RLHO@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7770
800-248-4083
Health Care-Associated Infections (HAI) Outbreaks Healthcare Safety Unit HAITexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Health Care-Associated Infections (HAI) Reporting Healthcare Safety Unit HAITexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) and Medically Underserved Areas/Popul… Center for Health Statistics TPCO@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2179
Health Professions Resource Center (HPRC) Health Professions Resource Center (HPRC) HPRC@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7261
Health Professions Resources Center Center for Health Statistics HPRC@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6541
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention HPCDPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7111
Health Statistics Center for Health Statistics, Data Dissemination Program chs-info@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7261
Health Status Indicators Center for Health Statistics chs-info@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7261
Health, Social, Education and Genetic History Reports (HSEGH) Central Adoption Registry VSUAdoptionRegistry@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7388
Healthcare Facility (Hospital, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Emergency Department … Texas Health Care Information Collection THCICHelp@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7261
Healthy Texas Mothers and Babies Title V Maternal and Child Health maternalhealth@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Hearing Services (Pediatric) Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (TEHDI) tehdi@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8023, ext. 3957
Heart Disease Heart Disease and Stroke Program cardio@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3684
Heirloom Birth Certificates Vital Statistics vrstatus@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7111
Hemorrhagic Fevers Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidumonitoring@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Hepatitis A Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Hepatitis B Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Hepatitis B (Perinatal) Immunization Unit txperihepb@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-9152
Hepatitis C TB/HIV/STD Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
Hepatitis D Hepatitis E
Hepatitis-Others Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Herbs (Dietary Supplements) Foods Group foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6670
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) HIV/STD Program hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) HIPAA HIPAA.Privacy@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7111
HIV and STD HIV/STD Program hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
HIV Medications Texas HIV Medication Program hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 800-255-1090
HIV/STD Clinical Activities HIV/STD Program hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
HIV/STD Disease Statistics and Trends HIV/STD Program tbhivstddata@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
HIV/STD Prevention and Care Services Activities HIV/STD Program hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
HIV/STD Public Information HIV/STD Program hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
HIV/STD Training HIV/STD Program hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
Homeopathic Medicine Drugs and Medical Devices Group DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6755, ext. 2350
Homicide Data Injury Prevention tvdrs@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Hospital (Annual Survey of Hospital/Annual Statement of Community Benefits Non-… Center for Health Statistics hsu@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3312
Hospital Data - Community Benefits Center for Health Statistics hsu@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3312
Hospital Designation (Trauma) EMS/Trauma Systems dshs.ems-trauma@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6700
Hospital Non-Profit Charity Care Reporting Center for Health Statistics hsu@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3312
Hospital Preparedness Program Cooperative Agreement (ASPR) Health Emergency Preparedness and Response CHEPR@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7219
Hotel/Motel/RV Park Retail Food Safety PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6753
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) HIV/STD Program hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
Hyperthermia Safe Riders Program saferiders@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8255
ICD-10 ICD-10 ICD10@dshs.texas.gov
ImmTrac2, the Texas Immunization Registry Immunization Unit ImmTrac2@dshs.texas.gov 800-348-9158
Immunization General Information Immunization Unit Immunization.Info@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-9152
Immunization Partnerships (Texas Immunization Stakeholder Working Group, Immuni… Immunizations Unit Immunization.Info@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-9152
Imported Crab Meat Seafood and Aquatic Life Group seafood.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6757
Imported Foods Foods Group foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6670
Industrial Radiographer Certification Industrial Radiographer Certification IndRadCertification@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6661
Infant Health Title V Maternal and Child Health infanthealth@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Infant Mortality Statistics Center for Health Statistics vstat@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7509
Influenza (Flu) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FluTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Influenza (Flu) Vaccine - Providers Immunization Unit TVFCFlu@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-9152
Information Medical and Research Library library@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7559
Inhalant Abuse Abusable Volatile Chemicals Program (AVC) - Environmental Operations Branch AVCRegulations@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6787
Inhalant Abuse Products, Licensing Abusable Volatile Chemicals Program avc@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6600, ext. 2174
Injury Data Injury Prevention injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Injury Prevention Injury Prevention injury.web@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Inspection Stations - Car Seats Safe Riders Program saferiders@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8255
Institutional Review Board Office of Practice & Learning InstitutionalReviewBoard@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2202
Internship Office of Practice & Learning Internships@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3750
Investigation and Surveillance Forms Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidumonitoring@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Investigation and Surveillance Forms Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidu-dataanalytic@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
J-1 Visa Waiver Program Center for Health Statistics Conrad30@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6164
KI (Potassium Iodide) Radiation Control PSQARad@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6679
Laboratory Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7318
Laboratory Reporting Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidu-dataanalytic@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Laboratory Reporting (Electronic) Public Health Informatics Data and Exchange Unit (PHID) idi@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Lactation Title V Maternal and Child Health MaternalHealth@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Lagoons, Artificial Consumer Protection Katie.Moore@dshs.texas.gov 512-231-5719
Lasers Registration Unit XRAYregistration@dshs.texas.gov 737-218-7110
Lead (Consumer Products) Environmental Hazards Programs HazproHelp@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6787
Lead (Exposure and Health Effects) Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Lead (Food) Foods Group foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6670
Lead (Paint) Environmental Lead Program LeadHelp@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6787
Lead (Poisoning Toxicology) Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch texasbloodlead@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7151
Lead Licensing Environmental Lead Licensing lead.reg@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6600, ext. 2174
Legal/Office of General Counsel Office of General Counsel GeneralCounsel@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7236
Legionnaire's Disease/Legionellosis Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch IRID@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Legislation Government Affairs Unit GovtAffairs@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3880
Leishmaniasis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Leprosy Hansen's Disease Program tb.feedback@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) TB/HIV/STD Section tb.feedback@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
Leptospirosis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Library Services (Audiovisual Library) Audiovisual Library avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7260
Library Services (Early Childhood Intervention/Rehabilitation Collection) Audiovisual Library avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7260
Library Services (Funding Information Center) Funding Information Center fundctr@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7684
Library Services (Medical and Research Library) Medical and Research Library library@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7559
Listeriosis Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Local Health Authority Information Regional and Local Coordination RLHO@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7770
800-248-4083
Local Public Health Regional and Local Coordination DSHS.LHD@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7770
800-248-4083
Low Level Radioactive Waste Radioactive Material Group PSQARad@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6672
Lyme Disease Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) HIV/STD Program hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
Mad Cow Disease, See also Bovine spongioform encephalitis (BSE) and Crutzfeldt-… Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch prion@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Drugs and Medical Devices Group DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6755
Malaria Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Mammography Registration Unit XRAYregistration@dshs.texas.gov 737-218-7110
Marriage Statistics Center for Health Statistics vstat@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7509
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology MCHEpi@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2749
Maternal Health Title V Maternal and Child Health MaternalHealth@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Title V Maternal and Child Health MaternalHealth@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Meaningful Use Center for Health Policy and Performance MeaningfulUseTX@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2972
Measles (Rubeola) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Measles, German (Rubella) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Meat and Poultry Meat Safety Assurance Unit meat.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6760
Medical Advisory Board (MAB) (Reviews Driver's Licenses for Medical Reasons) EMS/Trauma Systems dshsmab@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6700
Medical Device Distributor and Manufacturers Licenses Medical Device Manufacturers and Distributors drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6727
Medical Devices Medical Device Manufacturers and Distributors DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6755
Medical Gas Regulations Drugs Manufacturers and Distributors DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6755
Medical Serology Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7318
Medical Waste Public Health Sanitation Program - Environmental Operations Branch PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6788
Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Meningitis (amebic) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch IRID@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Meningococcal Infections (Neisseria meningitidis) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccine Immunization Unit schoolimm@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-9152
Mental Health - HHSC Mental Health and Substance Use - HHSC
Mercury Poisoning Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Healthcare Safety Unit MDROTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Microbiology Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7318
Migration for Birth Data Center for Health Statistics chs-info@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7261
Milk & Dairy Licenses Milk and Dairy Group drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6727
Milk and Dairy Regulations Milk and Dairy Group Milk.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6758
Mosquito Identification and Testing Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7318
Mosquito-Borne Diseases Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Mosquitoes (General) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Motor Vehicle Injury Data Injury Prevention injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Mpox (Monkeypox) Infectious Disease Prevention Section EAIDUmonitoring@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter (MDR-A) Healthcare Safety Unit MDROTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Mumps Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Naegleria Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch IRID@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Narcotics (Schedule of Controlled Substances) Drugs and Medical Devices Group DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6755
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Texas Primary Care Office TPCO@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7518, ext. 2127
NBS (NEDSS Base System) Public Health Informatics Data and Exchange Unit (PHID) NEDSS@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Neonatal Designation EMS/Trauma Systems dshs.ems-trauma@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6700
Neural Tube Defects Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance birthdefects@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7232
Newborn Health Information Title V Maternal and Child Health titlev@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Newborn Hearing Screening Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (TEHDI) tehdi@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8023, ext. 3957
Newborn Screening Newborn Screening newborn@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8023, ext. 3958
Newborn Screening - Testing Supplies Public Health Laboratory Division NewbornScreeningLab@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7333
Newborn Screening Laboratory Public Health Laboratory Division NewbornScreeningLab@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7333
News Media Relations Press Office PressOfficer@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7119
Norwalk and Norwalk-Like Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Notifiable Conditions (Disease Reporting) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidu-dataanalytic@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2663
512-776-7676
Nuclear Power Plants/Emergency Response Radiation Control PSQARad@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6701
Obesity Prevention Obesity Prevention Program bringinghealthyback@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3507
Occupational Diseases: Asbestos, Silicosis, Pesticide, Occupational Lead Poison… Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Occupational Health Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Open Records - Public Information Requests Office of General Counsel OpenRecords@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6966
Oral/Dental Health Oral Health Improvement Program dental@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2008
Oxygen Drug Manufacturers and Distributors DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6755
Oysters Seafood and Aquatic Life Group seafood.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6757
Parasites Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Parasitology (Parasites) Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7318
Parent Guide on Child Health Title V Maternal and Child Health titlev@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Pesticide Exposure Reporting (Occupational) Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Pesticide Exposure, Health Impact, and Toxicology Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Pesticides in Food Foods Group foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6670
Pests/Unsanitary Conditions (Public Nuisance Complaints) Public Health Sanitation Program - Environmental Operations Branch PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6788
Pet Entry/Import Requirements Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Pharmacy Pharmacy Branch ITEAMS.PharmacyHelpdesk@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7500
Physical Activity and Wellness Obesity Prevention Program bringinghealthyback@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3507
PKU (Phenylketonuria) Testing Public Health Laboratory Division, Medical Screening Unit NewbornScreeningLab@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7333
Plague Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Pneumococcal Infections (Streptococcus pneumoniae) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Polio Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Population Center for Health Statistics chs-info@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7261
Potassium Iodide (KI) Consumer Protection Division PSQARad@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6770 ext. 2843
Poultry and Meat Meat Safety Assurance Unit meat.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6760
Practice & Learning, Office of Office of Practice & Learning OPL@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3685
PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology TexasPRAMS@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2935
Pregnancy, Parenting, and Depression Title V Maternal and Child Health maternalhealth@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Press Office Press Office PressOfficer@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7119
Preventive Medicine Residency Office of Practice & Learning PrevMed@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3686
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch IRID@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Print Materials and Publications - Pinnacle System Pinnacle Online Ordering
Privacy (HIPAA) HIPAA HIPAA.Privacy@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6502
Product Safety Licensing Chemical and Product Safety Licensing Group avc@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6600, ext. 2174
Product Safety Regulations Hazardous Consumer Products Registration Program HazproHelp@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6787
Promotor(a) Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program CHW@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6999
Pseudoephedrine Sales – Certificate of Authority (Licenses) Drugs & Food Safety Licensing Group drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6727
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement (CDC) Health Emergency Preparedness and Response CHEPR@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7219
Public Health Funding & Policy Committee Regional & Local Coordination PHFPC@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7770
Public Health Nuisances Public Health Sanitation Program - Environmental Operations Branch PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6788
Public Health Nursing Regional and Local Coordination RLHO@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7770
Public Health Regions Regional and Local Coordination RLHO@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7770
Public Information - Media Press Office PressOfficer@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7119
Public Information - Open Records Requests Office of General Counsel OpenRecords@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6966
Public Lodging (Hotel/Motel) Public Health Sanitation Program - Environmental Operations Branch PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6788
Public Playground Public Health Sanitation Program - Environmental Operations Branch PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6788
Public Restrooms Public Health Sanitation Program - Environmental Operations Branch PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6788
Public Swimming Pools Public Swimming Pools and Spas Program PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6788
Q Fever Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Rabies (Human Cases) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Rabies - Oral Rabies Vaccination Program (Bait Drop) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Rabies Exposures Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Rabies In Animals Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Rabies Laboratory Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7318
Rabies Laws Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Rabies Statewide Quarantine Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Radiation (Low-Level Waste) Radiation Control RAMlicensing@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6661
Radiation (Nonionizing) Inspections Radiation Control RadiationXRayInspections@dshs.texas.gov 737-218-7136
Radiation (Nuclear Emergency Planning) Radiation Control Robert.fisher@dshs.texas.gov 512-924-4178
Radiation (Pantex, Nuclear Weapons) Radiation Control Chris.Moore@dshs.texas.gov 512-968-4339
Radiation Accidents Radiation Control Art.Tucker@dshs.texas.gov 512-458-7460
Radiation Licensing Radiation Control RAMlicensing@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6661
Radiation Regulations and Operations Radiation Control PSQARad@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-4553
Radioactive Material RAM Licensing Unit RAMlicensing@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6661
Radon Radiation Control tiehh.radon@ttu.edu 806-834-6202
Ratite (Ostrich, Emu Slaughter Process Inspection) Meat Safety Assurance Unit meat.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6760
Red Tide Seafood and Aquatic Life Group seafood.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6757
Regional Advisory Councils (RACs)/Trauma Systems EMS/Trauma Systems emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6700
Relapsing Fever (tickborne) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Remote Inspectors (Dental, Veterinary, Podiatry, Minimal Threat) Inspections Unit - Radiation - Mammography Group RadiationXRayInspections@dshs.texas.gov 737-218-7136
Reportable Diseases Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidu-dataanalytic@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Residency Office of Practice & Learning PrevMed@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3686
Restaurant (Yellow Grease) Meat Group meat.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6760
Restaurant Sanitation Regulations Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety foodestablishments@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6753
Restrooms Public Health Sanitation Program - Environmental Operations Branch PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6788
Retail Food Establishments Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety foodestablishments@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6753
Rheumatic Fever Infectious Disease Control Unit IRID@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Ringworm Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Risk Assessment and Environmental Contamination Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/Rickettsioses Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Rubella (German Measles) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Rubella, Congenital Syndrome Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Safe Riders Safe Riders Program saferiders@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8255
Safe Sleep for Babies Maternal and Child Health titlev@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Safety Workplace Hazard Communication Worker Right-to-Know Program - Environmental Operations Br… TXHazComHelp@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6787
Salmonellosis in Reptiles and Amphibians Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Salvage Cosmetics Salvage Brokers and Establishments dmd.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6755
Salvage Drug Salvage Brokers and Establishments dmd.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6755
Salvage Food Regulations Salvage Brokers and Establishments foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6770
Salvage Medical Devices Salvage Brokers and Establishments dmd.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6755
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7318
Scarlet Fever/Rheumatic Fever Infectious Disease Control Unit IRID@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
School Cafeteria Inspection Payment/Applications Retail Food Safety foodestablishments@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6626
School Health School Health Program SchoolHealth@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7279
School Health Profiles Surveys Center for Health Statistics YRBSS@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7261
School Immunization Requirements Immunization Unit schoolimm@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-9152
Schools/Child-Care Facilities Vision/Hearing Screening School Vision and Hearing Screening Program vhssprogram@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6442
Seafood and Shellfish Licenses Foods Group foodslicensinggroup@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6757
Seafood Contamination Seafood and Aquatic Life Group seafood.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6757
Seafood Safety (other than shellfish and crab meat) Foods Licensing Group seafood.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6670
Sexual Violence Prevention Title V Maternal and Child Health titlev@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Shellfish Seafood and Aquatic Life Group seafood.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6757
Shigellosis Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Sickle Cell Newborn Screening newborn@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8023, ext. 3957
Sickle Cell Anemia Newborn Screening newborn@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8023, ext. 3957
Sickle Cell Trait Newborn Screening newborn@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-8023, ext. 3957
Silicosis Reporting Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Smallpox (Variola) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidumonitoring@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Snakes, Poisonous Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
South Texas Laboratory - Harlingen, TX Laboratory Services Section Aurora.Martinez@dshs.texas.gov 956-364-8746
Spinal Cord Injury Data Injury Prevention injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Spinal Screening School Spinal Screening Program vhssprogram@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6442
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
St. Louis Encephalitis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Staphylococcal Healthcare Safety Unit MDROTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
State Epidemiologist Chief State Epidemiologist chiefstateepidemiologist@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7792
State Hospitals (State Mental Health Facilities) - HHSC Hospital Services Section - HHSC
Statewide Health Coordinating Council Center for Health Statistics shcc@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6541
Statistics (Demographic Trends, Income, Poverty Rate) Center for Health Statistics chs-info@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7261
Streptococcal Disease, Group A & B Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch IRID@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Stroke Heart Disease and Stroke Program cardio@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3684
Stroke Designation EMS/Trauma Systems emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6700
Submersion/Drowning Data Injury Prevention Injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Substance Use (Substance Abuse) - HHSC Mental Health and Substance Use - HHSC
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Maternal and Child Health maternalhealth@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) Maternal and Child Health maternalhealth@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Suicide Awareness Title V Maternal and Child Health titlev@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Suicide Data Injury Prevention tvdrs@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Suicide Prevention - HHSC Mental Health Crisis Services - HHSC National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
800-273-TALK (8255)
Swimming Pools and Spas, Public Public Swimming Pools and Spas Program PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6788
Syndromic Surveillance Syndromic Surveillance Syndromic.Surveillance@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7770
Syndromic Surveillance Governance Council Syndromic Surveillance Governance Council Syndromic.Surveillance@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7770
Syphilis HIV/STD Program hivstd@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
Tapeworm/Taenia Infection Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Tattoo & Body Piercing Studio Licenses Tattoo & Body Piercing Studios tbp.reg@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6600, ext. 2174
Tattoo Studios Licensing Tattoo and Body Piercing Studios tbp.reg@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6600, ext. 2174
Tattoo Studios Regulations Tattoo and Body Piercing Studios Program - Environmental Operations Branch TTBPHelp@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6787, 512-834-6711
Tetanus Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3182
Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID) - Health Facility Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID) TCID@dshs.texas.gov 210-534-8857
Texas EMS Trauma News EMS/Trauma Systems emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6700
Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 81, Communicable Diseases, Communicable Di… Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidu-dataanalytic@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Texas Health Steps (EPSDT) - HHSC Texas Health Steps (EPSDT) - HHSC thsteps@hhsc.state.tx.us 877-847-8377
Texas Healthy Communities Texas Healthy Communities Program txhc@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2050
Texas Poison Center Network Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Texas Primary Care Office Texas Primary Care Office TexasPCO@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7518
Texas Vaccines for Children (TVFC) Immunization Unit TVFC@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-9152
Texas Violent Death Reporting Injury Prevention tvdrs@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
TexasAIM Maternal Health and Safety Initiative Title V Maternal and Child Health maternalhealth@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Tick Identification and Testing Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Tick-Borne Diseases Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Title V Title V Maternal and Child Health titlev@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Tobacco Prevention and Control Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Tobacco.Free@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2835
Toxic Substances Coordinating Committee Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Toxicology Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch epitox@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7269
Toxoplasmosis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Toy Safety Hazardous Consumer Products Registration Program HazproHelp@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6787
TRAIN Texas Health Emergency Preparedness and Response TXTRAIN@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7336
Trauma Data Registry Injury Prevention injury.web@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Trauma Designation EMS/Trauma Systems emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6700
Trauma Rules EMS/Trauma Systems emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6700
Trauma Systems/Regional Advisory Councils (RACs)/EMS EMS/Trauma Systems emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6700
Traumatic Brain Injury Data Injury Prevention Injury.web@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Travel Information (immunization required) Immunization Unit Immunization.Info@dshs.texas.gov 800-252-9152
Trichinosis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Tuberculosis TB Services Branch tb.feedback@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
Tuberculosis & Mycology Testing Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7318
Tuberculosis Reporting TB/HIV/STD Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch tbhivstddata@dshs.texas.gov 737-255-4300
Tularemia Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Typhoid Fever Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Typhus Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Umbilical Cord Banking Title V Maternal and Child Health titlev@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7373
Vancomycin Intermediate Stapylococcus aureus (VISA)/Vancomycin Resistant Stapyl… Healthcare Safety Unit MDROTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Healthcare Safety Unit MDROTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Varicella (Chickenpox) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Variola (Smallpox) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch eaidumonitoring@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Veterinary Reporting Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Vibrio Infections Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Violence Data Injury Prevention tvdrs@dshs.texas.gov 800-242-3562
Virology (Virus) Testing Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7318
Vision and Hearing Screening School Vision and Hearing Screening Program vhssprogram@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7420
Vital Records Statistics Vital Statistics fieldservices@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7111
Volunteers Office of Practice & Learning Customer.Service@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-2150
Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP) Radiation Control Earlon.Shirley@dshs.texas.gov 512-289-8058
Water - Bottled Water Foods Group foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6670
Waterborne Diseases and Outbreaks Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Well Water (Bacteria) Testing Laboratory Services Section labinfo@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7318
West Nile Infections Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Western Equine Encephalitis Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch VPDTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Workplace Violence Grant Program Workplace Violence Grant Program tcnws@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-6723
Worksite Wellness Worksite Wellness Program wellness@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-3507
X-Ray Compliance and Inspections Radiation Control RadiationXRayInspections@dshs.texas.gov 737-218-7136
X-Ray Compliance and Inspections Registration Unit XRAYregistration@dshs.texas.gov 737-218-7110
Yellow Fever Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Yersinia Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Youth Camp Inspections Youth Camp Program - Environmental Operations Branch PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6788
Youth Camp Licensing Youth Camp Program YouthCamps.Reg@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6600, ext. 2174
Youth Camps Youth Camp Program - Environmental Operations Branch PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov 512-834-6788
Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System (YRBSS) Center for Health Statistics YRBSS@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7261
Zika Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Zoonosis (General) Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676
Zoonotic Health Topics Zoonosis Control Branch The.Vet@dshs.texas.gov 512-776-7676