TABLE 43
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH DATA SOURCES

Texas Department of State Health Services, Data Sources 
Center For Health Statistics (512) 458-7261   
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chs/ (866) 239-7279   
     County Fact Sheets
     Health Professions Resource Center
     Hospital Discharge Data/HMO Data
     Population Data
     Texas Health Data
     Vital Statistics

Infectious Disease Control Unit
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/ (512) 458-7455   
     Hansen's Disease Program (512) 458-7447
     Tuberculosis Elimination and Control Branch (512) 458-7447  
     Zoonosis Control Branch (512) 458-7255  

Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance Unit
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/epidemiology (512) 458-7268   
     Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch (512) 458-7232  
     Cancer Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch (512) 458-7523
     Environmental & Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Branch (800) 588-1248  
     HIV/STD Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch (800) 299-2437  

Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/tobacco/ (512) 206-5810   

Kidney Health Care Program (512) 458-7150   
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/kidney/ (800) 222-3986   

 

National & International Health Data Sources

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ (301) 458-4000   

World Health Organization (WHO)
http://www.who.int/en/ (202) 974-3000   

2004 Annual Report List of Tables and References
Annual Reports for Previous Years
Center for Health Statistics
Last updated May 7, 2010