| 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 |
Immunizations |
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 |
| Amebic Meningitis / Encephalitis |
Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch |
VPDTexas@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 |
| E.Coli Infections |
Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch |
FoodborneTexas@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 (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 |
| Flea-borne Typhus |
Zoonosis Control Branch |
Feedback.IDCU@dshs.texas.gov |
512-776-7676 |
| 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 |
Food and Drug Section |
foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov |
512-834-6600, ext. 2174 |
| Foodborne Illness Disease Outbreaks |
Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch |
FoodborneTexas@dshs.texas.gov |
512-776-7676 |
| 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 |
512-776-7770800-248-4083 |
| 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 |
HIV/STD Program |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 (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 |
512-776-7770800-248-4083 |
| Local Public Health |
Regional and Local Coordination |
DSHS.LHD@dshs.texas.gov |
512-776-7770800-248-4083 |
| 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 |
Immunizations |
schoolimm@dshs.texas.gov |
800-252-9152 |
| Mental Health - HHSC |
Mental Health and Substance Use - HHSC |
|
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| Mercury Poisoning |
Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch |
epitox@dshs.texas.gov |
512-776-7269 |
| 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 |
512-776-2663512-776-7676 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Center for 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 |
Immunizations |
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 |
| 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 |
|
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| 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 |
|
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| 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) |
Immunizations |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
