Texas Department of State Health Services Directory

TopicProgramContactPhone
FallsEnvironmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit

John Hellsten

512-458-7111, ext. 2820

Family PlanningFamily Planning

Norma Alvarez

512-776-7796

Farmworkers Pesticide ExposuresEnvironmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit

Leo Larios

Jose Velez

512-776-7269

1-800-588-1248

FDA-ORA-U (Drugs & Food)Foods Group/Drug & Medical Devices Group

Catherine Thibodaux

512-834-6670, ext. 2152

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)/Community Health Centers (CHC) Funding/EligibilityTexas Primary Care Office

Sharmaine Key

512-776-7518

Fetal Alcohol SyndromeBirth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance

Amy Case

512-458-7232, ext. 2814

Fires/BurnsEnvironmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit

Kelly Johnson

512-458-7266

Fish ContaminationPSQA Unit – Seafood and Aquatic Life Group

Kirk Wiles

512-834-6757, ext. 2500

Fitters and Dispensers of Hearing InstrumentsState Committee of Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Instruments Professional Licensing and Certification Unit

Joyce Parsons

512-834-6627

Fleas Vector ControlPSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group

Dora Fogle

512-834-6788, ext. 2302

Flu (Influenza)Infectious Disease Control Unit

Carol Davis

Lesley Brannan

512-776-2663

512-776-6354

Flu/Cold Protection and PreventionInfectious Disease Control Unit

Carolyn Davis

Lesley Brannan

512-458-7676

FluoridationEnvironmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit

Beth Patterson

Larry Rice

512-776-7349

Folic AcidFamily and Community Health Services (FCHS) Division

Chan McDermott

512-458-7111, ext. 6663

Folic AcidBirth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance

Amy Case

512-458-7232, ext. 2814

Food (Retail Food Training)PSQA Unit – Food Establishment Group

Rod Moline

512-834-6788, ext. 2276

Food (Retail)PSQA Unit – Food Establishment Group

Rod Moline

512-834-6753, ext. 2276

Food (Retail) LicensesRegulatory Licensing Unit –Foods Licensing Group

Rosemary Saldiva

512-834-6626

Food (Safety)PSQA Unit – Foods Group

Catherine Thibodaux

512-834-6670, ext. 2152

Food AllergiesSchool Health Program

Anita Wheeler-Hill

512-776-2909

Food ComplaintsPSQA Unit-Foods Group

Joe Williams

512-834-6670, ext. 2150

Food Compliance MattersPSQA Unit – Foods Group

Joe Williams

512-834-6670, ext. 2150

Food IrradiationMeat Safety Assurance Unit

Butch Johson, DVM

512-834-6760

Food Irradiation LicensingRegulatory Licensing Unit – Machine Source Group

Richard Ratliff

512-834-6679

Food IrradiationPSQA Unit – Foods Group

Julie Luman

Joe Williams

Fred Atwood

512-834-6670, ext. 2189

512-834-6670, ext. 2150

512-834-6670, ext. 2813

Food LabelingPSQA Unit – Foods Group

Julie Luman

Joe Williams

Fred Atwood

512-834-6670, ext. 2189

512-834-6670, ext. 2150

512-834-6670, ext. 2813

Food Licensing
(Licenses/Certificates/Permits/Registrations for: Food Manufacturers; Food Wholesalers; Food Registrants; Bottled Water Operators; Retail Food Establishments; Food Salvage Establishments & Brokers; Seafood & Aquatic Life; Certificate of Origin/Free Sale and Sanitation; and School Cafeteria/Food Establishment Inspections.)
Regulatory Licensing Unit – Foods Licensing Group

Rosamary Saldiva

512-834-6626

Food Manager & Handler Programs (Licenses)Regulatory Licensing Unit –Drugs & Food Safety Licensing Group

Keith Waterman

512-834-6727, ext. 2492

Food Manager Certification ProgramPSQA Unit – Food Establishment Group

Ruth Hendy

512-834-6753, ext. 2050

Food Manufacturing and WholesalePSQA Unit – Foods Group

Fred Atwood

512-834-6670, ext. 2813

Food Meat, Poultry InspectionMeat Safety Assurance Unit

Butch Johnson, DVM

512-834-6760, ext. 2541

Food Salvage Establishments and BrokersPSQA Unit – Foods Group

Joe Williams

512-834-6670, ext. 2150

Food Salvage Establishments and Brokers Licenses Regulatory Licensing Unit – Foods Licensing Group

Rosemary Saldiva

512-834-6626

Foodborne Illness Disease OutbreaksEnvironmental and Consumer Safety Section

Susan Tennyson

512-834-6687

Foodborne Illness Disease OutbreaksInfectious Disease Control Unit

Linda Gaul

Venessa Cantu

512-458-7676

Foodborne Illnesses/OutbreaksInfectious Disease Control Unit

Linda Gaul

Julie Borders

Vanessa Cantu

512-776-6358

512-776-6176

512-776-6648

Foods Manufacturing and Wholesale LicensesRegulatory Licensing Unit – Foods Licensing Group

Rosemary Saldiva

512-834-6626

Foreign Medical Graduates - J-1 VisasTexas Primary Care Office

Connie Berry

512-458-7771

FormaldehydeEnvironmental Hazards Group

Annabelle Dillard

512-834-6787, ext. 6608

FormsPublications Management

Jenny Singer

512-458-7635

Freon (Leaking)Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

TCEQ

512-239-1000

Frozen Desserts LicensingRegulatory Licensing Unit – Food and Drug Licensing Group

Luanne Marshall Cook

Keith Waterman

512-834-6627, ext. 2413

512-834-6727, ext. 2492

Frozen Desserts RegulationsPSQA Unit – Milk Group

Gene Wright

512-834-6758, ext. 2570

Funding OpportunitiesFunding Information Center

Doug Jumper

512-458-7684