Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (CHEPR)
What We Do
The Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response is dedicated to mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery from natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other public health emergencies in Texas. Based on potential health and safety threats, risks and vulnerabilities the Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response programs do the following:
- Assess state, regional and local preparedness programs;
- Establish preparedness program policies, guidelines and procedures;
- Strengthen state, regional and local preparedness program activities with technical assistance;
- Coordinate public health and medical emergency preparedness activities such as planning, training and exercises;
- Support local and regional response efforts;
- Provide oversight and support of state health and medical response to public health emergencies and disasters; and
- Distribute and administer preparedness funding to public health and healthcare stakeholders across Texas for health and medical disaster preparedness and response.
Preparedness Management Unit
Resource Coordination
The Resource Coordination Team (RCT) performs the business operation responsibilities of the Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response including finance, procurement, and fiscal monitoring. RCT coordinates with the PHEP and HPP Principal Investigators to prepare Cooperative Agreement application budgets, and redirection and carry forward requests. RCT is the center's financial liaison with the DSHS Public Health Regions, Budget Section, Accounting Section, Contract Management Unit, Funds Coordination and Management, and HHSC Enterprise Procurement staff.
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
The Public Health Emergency Preparedness Branch works with local partners to support the readiness of DSHS Public Health Regions and local health departments (LHD) to respond to public health emergencies.
Health Care Systems
The Health Care Systems Branch manages the Hospital Preparedness Program Cooperative Agreement; works with health care systems to develop and implement hospital preparedness plans and programs, manages Quality Assurance for THPP sub-state regional contractors; and manages the Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry (ESAR-VHP).
Community Outreach and Volunteer Management
This team works to support local health departments in their emergency preparedness outreach efforts by creating resources, providing guidance, and conducting training. The team also conducts state level coordination of local public health and medical volunteer groups, primarily the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Units.
Response and Recovery Unit
The Response and Recovery Unit is dedicated to preparing, staffing, and training HHS enterprise employees to respond to state-wide disasters, building partnerships with both public and private organizations through agreements and contracts that are used in disaster response, managing disaster response resources, and developing operational guides and procedures for disaster response. The unit provides tactical communications capacity for disaster response and supports the Texas Public Health Information Network. This unit will serve as the agency’s emergency operations center, monitoring the state 24/7/365 for potential public health emergencies.
Preparedness Coordination
The Preparedness Coordination Branch works actively and collaboratively with internal and external partners to build a well-prepared health and medical community in Texas. This Branch prepares partners for health and medical response operations through the management and integration of planning, training, and exercise activities at the state, regional, and local levels of government.
Get in Touch
Physical Address
Texas Department of State Health Services Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
United States
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Regional and Local Health Operations
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- Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) - Public Health Region 1
- Oral Health Services - Public Health Regions 1 and 2
- Drugs and Medical Devices - Public Health Region 1
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) - Public Health Region 1
- Environmental Services - Public Health Region 1
- Health Facility Licensing and Compliance HFLC Zone 1 Office - Public Health Region 1
- Indigent Health Care - Public Health Region 1
- Manufactured Foods - Public Health Region 1
- Milk and Dairy Products - Public Health Region 1
- Meat Safety Assurance - Public Health Region 1
- Public Health Preparedness and Response - Public Health Region 1
- Community Health Improvement - Public Health Region 1
- Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety - Public Health Region 1
- Radiation Control - Public Health Region 1
- STD and HIV Prevention - Public Health Region 1
- Epidemiology and Surveillance - Public Health Region 1
- Tuberculosis Elimination - Public Health Region 1
- Tobacco Prevention and Control Program - Public Health Region 1
- Community Health Worker - Public Health Region 1
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement (CLIA) - Public Health Region 1
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- Community Health Improvement Program - Public Health Region 2/3
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- Epidemiology Program - Public Health Region 2/3
- HIV/STD Program - Public Health Region 2/3
- Immunizations Program - Public Health Region 2/3
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Program - Public Health Region 2/3
- Public Health Improvement Strategies & Operations Program - Public Health Region 2/3
- Public Health Nursing Program - Public Health Region 2/3
- Specialized Health and Social Services Program - Public Health Region 2/3
- Texas Health Steps Program - Public Health Region 2/3
- Tuberculosis Elimination Program - Public Health Region 2/3
- Zoonosis Control Program - Public Health Region 2/3
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- Children's Health Insurance (CHIP) - Public Health Region 4/5N
- Environmental and Consumer Health Protection - Public Health Region 4/5N
- Epidemiological Response Team Contacts - Public Health Region 4/5N
- Health Facility Compliance Division - Public Health Region 4/5N
- HIV-STD Program - Public Health Region 4/5N
- Immunization Division - Public Health Region 4/5N
- Public Health Nursing Program - Public Health Region 4/5N
- Social Work Services - Public Health Region 4/5N
- Tuberculosis Elimination Program - Public Health Region 4/5N
- Zoonosis Control - Public Health Region 4/5N
- Community Health Services - Public Health Region 4/5N
- Oral Health Services - Public Health Regions 3, 4, and 5N
- Tobacco Prevention and Control - Public Health Region 4/5N
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- Community Health Services - Public Health Region 6/5 South
- Oral Health Services - Public Health Region 6/5 South and Region 7
- Environmental Health Services - Public Health Region 6/5 South
- HIV-STD Program - Public Health Region 6/5 South
- Immunization Program - Public Health Region 6/5 South
- Retail Food Safety Program - Public Health Region 6/5 South
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- Tuberculosis Elimination Program - Public Health Region 6/5 South
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- Specialized Health and Social Services - Public Health Region 7
- HIV-STD Program - Public Health Region 7
- Tobacco Prevention and Control - Public Health Region 7
- Epidemiology Program - Public Health Region 7
- Public Health Nursing - Public Health Region 7
- Regulatory Services Division - Public Health Region 7
- Rabies Information - Public Health Region 7
- West Nile Information - Public Health Region 7
- Tuberculosis Elimination Division - Public Health Region 7
- Vision and Hearing Services - Public Health Region 7
- Public Health Region 7 Field Office Locations
- Public Health Region 7 Local Health Departments
- Texas State Government Sites and Information
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- Public Health Region 8 Public Health Organizations Offering Mpox Vaccinations
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- Binational Esperanza y Amistad Tuberculosis Program - Public Health Region 8
- Office of Border Public Health - Public Health Region 8
- Community Health Improvement - Public Health Region 8
- HIV/STD Prevention - Public Health Region 8
- Immunization - Public Health Region 8
- Oral Health Services - Public Health Regions 8 and 11
- Preparedness and Response - Public Health Region 8
- Public Health Sanitation - Public Health Region 8
- Retail Food Safety - Public Health Region 8
- Specialized Health and Social Services - Public Health Region 8
- Texas Health Steps - Public Health Region 8
- Tobacco Prevention and Control - Public Health Region 8
- Tuberculosis Elimination - Public Health Region 8
- Zoonosis Control - Public Health Region 8
- Public Health Region 8 Field Office Locations
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- Public Health Region 8 Annual Reports
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- Public Health Region 9/10 Offering Mpox Vaccinations
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- Epidemiology - Public Health Region 9/10
- HIV/STD - Public Health Region 9/10
- Immunization Program - Public Health Region 9/10
- Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women - Public Health Region 9/10
- Children With Special Health Care Needs - Public Health Region 9/10
- Preparedness and Response - Public Health Region 9/10
- Office of Border Public Health - Public Health Region 9/10
- Tuberculosis Elimination - Public Health Region 9/10
- Oral Health Services - Public Health Region 9/10
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- Zoonosis - Public Health Region 9/10
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- Birth Defects Monitoring Division - Public Health Region 11
- Office of Border Public Health - Public Health Region 11
- Specialized Health and Social Services - Public Health Region 11
- Epidemiological Response Team - Public Health Region 11
- Community Health Services - Public Health Region 11
- General Sanitation Program - Public Health Region 11
- Immunization Program - Public Health Region 11
- Manufactured Foods Program - Public Health Region 11
- Meat Safety Assurance Program - Public Health Region 11
- Preparedness and Response Program - Public Health Region 11
- Radiation Control Program - Public Health Region 11
- TB Bi-National Project - Public Health Region 11
- Texas Health Steps Program - Public Health Region 11
- Tobacco Prevention and Control - Public Health Region 11
- Toxic Substance Control Division - Public Health Region 11
- Vision, Hearing and Speech Services - Public Health Region 11
- Zoonosis Control - Public Health Region 11
- Retail Foods Safety - Public Health Region 11
- Tuberculosis Elimination Program - Public Health Region 11
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Get in Touch
Get in Touch
Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
United States