| Topic | Program | Contact | Phone |
|---|
| Abusable Volatile Chemicals | Abusable Volatile Chemicals Program | avc@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6787 |
| Abusable Volatile Chemicals – Licensing | Abusable Volatile Chemicals Program | avc@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6603, ext. 2440 |
| Academic Affairs, Office of | Academic Affairs | OAA@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3685 |
| Adolescent Health | Title V Maternal and Child Health | TitleV@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-6965 |
| 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 | Denise.Starkey@dshs.texas.gov | 800-252-9152 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | Alzheimer's Disease Program | alzheimers@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-6618 800-242-3399 |
| Ambulance Licensing | EMS Certification & Licensing | emscert@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6734 |
| Amebiasis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Vivienne.Heines@dshs.texas.gov Johnathan.Kolsin@dshs.texas.gov Wendy.Albers@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-6648 512-776-2913 512-776-6326 |
| Ancylostomiasis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Eric.Garza@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Animal Bites | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Animal Control and Shelters | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam.Wilson@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Animal Control Officer Training | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam.Wilson@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Animal Diseases in Humans | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Animal Import Requirements | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam.Wilson@dshs.texas.gov Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Anthrax (Disease) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Anthrax (Natural) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Anthrax (Preparedness) | Health Emergency Preparedness and Response | CHEPR@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-458-7219 |
| Antibiotic Resistance (MRSA, VRE, and VRSA) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Michael.Fisher@dshs.texas.gov Shawn.Tupy@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Asbestos - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) & Texas Asbestos Health Protection Act (TAHPA) | Asbestos Program | asbestoshelp@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6787 |
| Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) | PSQA Section– Environmental Hazards Unit | aherahelp@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6787 |
| Asbestos in Public Buildings | PSQA Section – Environmental Hazards Unit | asbestoshelp@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6787 |
| Asbestos in Schools | PSQA Section – Environmental Hazards Unit | AHERAHelp@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6787 |
| Asbestos Licensing | Asbestos Program | asbestos.reg@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6600, ext. 2174 |
| Asbestos Notifications | Inspections Unit – Environmental Health Notifications Group | EHNG.help@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6747 |
| Asbestos Toxicology | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Asbestosis/Silicosis Reporting | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Ascariasis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Eric.Garza@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 | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Bacteriology (Bacteria) - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Services Branch | Tamara.Baldwin@dshs.texas.gov Chun.Wang@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-6189 512-776-2552 |
| Bed Bugs | Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety | PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6753 |
| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) | Center for Health Statistics | brfss@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7261 |
| Biosecurity of Food and Drugs | Environmental and Consumer Safety Section | foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6670 |
| Biothreat - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Emergency Preparedness Branch | Rahsaan.Drumgoole@dshs.texas.gov Erin.Swaney@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-6171 512-776-7185 |
| Bird Diseases Transmissible to Humans | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Bird Flu (Avian Flu Strain, H5N1) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@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 (Blood-borne Pathogens Regulations) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Jennifer.Vinyard@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Blood (Needleless System) | Medical Device Bloodborne Pathogen Control | DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6755 |
| Bloodborne Pathogen Control Device Registration | Medical Device Bloodborne Pathogen Control | DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6727, ext. 2413 |
| Bloodborne Pathogens/Contaminated Sharps Injuries | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Jennifer.Vinyard@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Body Piercing | Tattoo and Body Piercing Studios | DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6755 |
| Body Piercing (Licensing) | Drugs & Food Safety Licensing Group | drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov | 512-834-6727 |
| Booster Seats | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2207 |
| Border Health Issues | Border Public Health, Office of | OBPH@DSHS.texas.gov
| 512-776-7675 |
| Botulism (Foodborne) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Botulism (Infant) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Brucellosis, Human | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny.Mayes@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Campus Program for Minors | Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety |
| |
| Campylobacteriosis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Vanessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Cancer Clusters (Excess Cancer) | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| 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 Fax: 512-776-7681 |
| Cancer Studies Research | Cancer Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch | CancerData@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3080 Fax: 512-776-7681 |
| Cancer Surveillance (Texas Cancer Registry) | Cancer Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch
| CancerData@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3080 Fax: 512-776-7681 |
| Car Safety | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2207 |
| Car Seats | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2207 800-252-8255 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | Heart Disease and Stroke Program | cardio@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3684 |
| Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Susana.Baumann@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Case Management/Social Work | Case Management | askcm@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2168 |
| Cemeteries | Vital Statistics | fieldservices@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3010 |
| Central Adoption Registry | Vital Statistics | vsuadoptionregistry@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7111 |
| Certificates of Free Sale / Origin and Sanitation | Certificate of Free Sale Program | foodslicensinggroup@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6626 |
| Chagas Disease | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny.Mayes@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Checkups | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2207 |
| Cheeses | Milk and Dairy Group | milk.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov | 512-834-6758 |
| Chemical and Physical Workplace Hazards | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Chemical Contamination (Chemical Exposure) | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Chemical Threat - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Emergency Preparedness Branch | Rahsaan.Drumgoole@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-6171 |
| Chemicals (Hazardous Workplace) | Hazard Communication Worker Right-to-Know Program | TXHazComHelp@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6787 |
| Chempack | Health Emergency Preparedness and Response | CHEPR@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-458-7219 |
| Chicken Pox (Varicella) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Kelsey.Sanders@dshs.texas.gov Allison.Sierocki@dshs.texas.gov Greg.Leos@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Child Fatality Review Program | Title V Maternal and Child Health | cfrt@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2311 |
| Child Fatality Review Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | vstat@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7509 |
| Child Health | Title V Maternal and Child Health | titlev@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2021 |
| 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
| 512-776-2207 |
| Child Placing Agency Records | Vital Statistics | vsuadoptionregistry@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7111 |
| Child Safety | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2207 |
| Child Seats | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2207 |
| Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention | Blood Lead Surveillance Branch | texasbloodlead@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7151 |
| Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Systems Development | 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
| 512-533-3000 |
| Chronic Wasting Disease | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Closures (Fish/Oysters) | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | seafood.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6757 |
| Coccidiodomycosis-Valley/Desert Fever | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Antonio.Aragon@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Cold/Flu Protection and Prevention | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Hailey.Rucas@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Communications | Communications Unit | Communications Unit
| 512-776-7404 |
| Community Health Worker | Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program
| CHW@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3860 |
| Community Hospital Capital Improvement | Office of EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination | emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6700 |
| Confidentiality Issues | General Counsel | Lisa Hernandez
| 512-776-7236 |
| Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) | Newborn Screening | newborn@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3957 |
| Congenital Hypothyroidism | Newborn Screening | newborn@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3957 |
| Consumer Products (Hazardous) – Permits | Hazardous Consumer Products Registration Program (Licensing Unit) | hazprohelp@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6600, ext. 2174 |
| Consumer Products (Hazardous) – Regulations | Hazardous Consumer Products Registration Program (Policy and Standards) | hazprohelp@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6787 |
| Contaminated Sharps Injuries | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Jennifer.Vinyard@dsh.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Contaminated Sharps Injury Reporting | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Jennifer.Vinyard@dsh.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Continuing Education | Academic Affairs | CE.Service@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3566 |
| Continuing Medical Education | Academic Affairs | CE.Service@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3566 |
| Continuing Nursing Education | Academic Affairs | CE.Service@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3566 |
| Controlled Substances Schedules | Drugs and Medical Devices Group | DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6755 |
| Coronavirus | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Hailey.Rucas@dshs.texas.gov Antonio.Aragon@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Cosmetics | Drugs and Medical Devices Group | DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6755 |
| County Fact Sheets/Selected Health Facts | Center for Health Statistics | chs-info@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7261 |
| Crabmeat Safety | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | seafood.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6757 |
| Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (CJD) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Rachael.Straver@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Crititical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) | Newborn Screening | newborn@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-3957 |
| Cryptosporidiosis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Cyclospora | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Cystic Fibrosis (CF) | Newborn Screening | newborn@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-3957 |
| Cysticercosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny.Mayes@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Dairy (Milk Safety) | Milk and Dairy Group | milk.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6758 |
| Dairy Licenses | Milk and Dairy Group | drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6727 |
| Death Records | Vital Statistics | registrar@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7111 |
| Death Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | vstat@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7509 |
| Deer Processing | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | meat.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6753 |
| Demographics | Center for Health Statistics | chs-info@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7261 |
| Dengue Fever | Zoonosis Control Branch | Kelly.Broussard@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Dental/Oral Health | Oral Health Improvement Program | dental@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-3001 |
| Diabetes | Texas Diabetes Program | diabetes@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2883 |
| Diet Pills (Prescription) | Drugs and Medical Devices Group | DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6755 |
| Dietary Supplements | Foods Group | foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6670 |
| Diphtheria | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Greg.Leos@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Disease Cluster Investigations | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2222 |
| Disease Reporting | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura.Tabony@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Disease Reporting (Occupational) – Adult Lead | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Disease Reporting (Occupational) – Pesticide Exposure | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Disease Reporting (Occupational) – Silicosis and Asbestos | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| 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 |
| Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) | EMS/Trauma Systems | emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6700 |
| Drinking Water Fluoridation | Texas Fluoridation Program | fluoride@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7349 |
| Drinking Water, Chemical Contamination | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2222 |
| Drownings/Near Drownings | Office of Injury Prevention | injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3575 |
| Drug Distribution Compliance | Drugs Manufacturers and Distributors | dmd.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6755 |
| Drug Distribution Wholesale | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | dmd.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6755 |
| Drug Distributor/Manufacturer Licenses | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6727 |
| Drug Information/Labeling | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | dmd.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6755 |
| Drug Manufacturing | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | dmd.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6755 |
| Drug Safety/Adverse Events | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | dmd.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6755 |
| E.Coli Infections | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Irina.Cody@dshs.texas.gov Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Ear Piercing | Tattoo and Body Piercing Studios | dmd.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6755 |
| Eastern Equine Encephalitis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Kelly.Broussard@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Ehrlichiosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny.Mayes@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | EMS and Certification Licensing Group | emscert@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6734 |
| Emergency Preparedness and Response | Health Emergency Preparedness and Response | CHEPR@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-458-7219 |
| EMS Certification for EMS Certification for Individuals, Emergency Care Attendant (ECA),Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Paramedic, and Providers (Licensing) | EMS and Certification Licensing Group | EMSCert@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6734 |
| EMS Complaints Providers/Individuals EMS/Ambulance | EMS Compliance and QA Central | emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6700 |
| EMS Continuing Education | EMS Compliance and QA Central | emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6700 |
| EMS Criminal Investigations | EMS Compliance and QA Central | emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6700 |
| EMS for Children | EMS/Trauma Systems | emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6700 |
| EMS Regional Issues | EMS/Trauma Systems | emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6700 |
| EMS/Trauma Funding Programs/Grants | EMS/Trauma Systems | emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6700 |
| EMS/Trauma Systems/Regional Advisory Council (RACs) | EMS/Trauma Systems | emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6700 |
| Encephalitis (Arboviral) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Kelly.Broussard@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Encephalitis (Bacterial or Viral) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Antonio.Aragon@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Encephalitis (mosquito-borne) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Kelly.Broussard@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Environmental Toxicology | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Ephedrine | PSQA Unit – Drugs and Medical Devices Group | DMD.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6755 |
| Ephedrine – Certificate of Authority (License Applications) | Drugs & Food Safety Licensing Group | drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6727 |
| Epi Case Criteria Guide | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura.Tabony@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| EPI-1 Notifiable Conditions Reporting Form | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura.Tabony@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Epidemiology (Noninfectious) | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2222 |
| Exotic Game (Slaughter/Process Inspection) (For Deer, see Deer Processing) | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | meat.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6760 |
| Exposure from Chemical Releases and Waste Sites | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Falls | Office of Injury Prevention | injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-3575 |
| Farmworkers Pesticide Exposures | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| 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 | Office of Injury Prevention | injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3575 |
| Fish Contamination | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | seafood.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6757 |
| Flu (Influenza) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Antonio.Aragon@dshs.texas.gov Robert.Russin@dshs.texas.gov Hailey.Rucas@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Flu/Cold Protection and Prevention | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Antonio.Aragon@dshs.texas.gov Hailey.Rucas@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Fluoridation | Texas Fluoridation Program | fluoride@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7349 |
| Folic Acid | Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance | BirthDefects@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7232 |
| Food (Retail Food Training – Certified Food Manager) | Certified Food Manager Program | drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6753 |
| Food (Safety) | Foods Group | foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6670 |
| Food Business Filing and Verification | Consumer Safety Division | foodslicensinggroup@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6730 |
| Food Complaints | Foods Group | FoodComplaints@dshs.texas.gov | 512-834-6670 |
| Food Compliance Matters | Foods Group | foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6670 |
| Food Enforcement Actions | Foods Group | foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov | 512-834-6665, ext. 2690 |
| Food Establishments – Retail | Retail Food Establishments | foodestablishments@dshs.texas.gov | 512-834-6753 |
| Food Handler Certification Program | Food Handler Program | cfm.bfds@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6727 |
| Food Irradiation – Foods Group | Foods Group | foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6670 |
| 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 Irradiation Licensing | Machine Source Group | foodslicensinggroup@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6679 |
| 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 Handler Certification Program | Food Handler Program | cfm.bfds@dshs.texas.gov | 512-834-6727 |
| 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 | Environmental and Consumer Safety Section | Food Safety
| 512-834-6660, ext. 2164 |
| Foodborne Illness Disease Outbreaks | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov Irina.Cody@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Frozen Desserts Licensing | Milk and Dairy Group | Drugs and Food Safety Licensing Group
| 512-834-6727 |
| Frozen Desserts Regulations | Milk and Dairy Group | Milk and Dairy Group
| 512-834-6758 |
| Galactosemia | Newborn Screening | newborn@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3957 |
| Gastroenteritis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| General Sanitation | Public Health Sanitation Program | Public Health Sanitation Program
| 512-834-6753 x2306 |
| Genetics | Genetic Screening and Clinical Care Coordination | newborn@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3957 |
| Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | Center for Health Statistics | gis@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7261 |
| Glues and Paints (Abusable) | Abusable Volatile Chemicals Program (AVC)
| AVC Permitting AVC Help - Regulations | 512-834-6600 |
| Gonorrhea | HIV/STD Program | hivstd@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-533-3000 |
| Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC) | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
| Grand Rounds | Academic Affairs | grandrounds@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-6559 |
| Grocery Stores | Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety | Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety
| 512-834-6753 |
| Group A Streptococcal | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy.Littman@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Group B Streptococcal | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy.Littman@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Guillain-Barre Syndrome | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Antonio.Aragon@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Guns/Firearms | Office of Injury Prevention | tvdrs@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7373 |
| Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) | Hansen's Disease Program | tb.feedback@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-533-3000 |
| Hantavirus | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov Bonny.Mayes@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Hazard Communication - Worker Right-To-Know | Hazard Communication Worker Right-to-Know Program | TXHazComHelp@dshs.texas.gov | 512-834-6787 |
| Hazardous Consumer Products | PSQA Section – Environmental Hazards Unit | hazpro.help@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6787 |
| Health Authority Information (Local) | Regional and Local Coordination | RLHO@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7770 800-248-4083 |
| Health Care-Associated Infections (HAI) Outbreaks | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Jennifer.Vinyard@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Health Care-Associated Infections (HAI) Reporting | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Emily.Engelhardt@dshs.texas.gov Jennifer.Vinyard@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Health Facility Complaints | Health Facility Complaints | hfc.complaints@dshs.texas.gov | 888-973-0022 |
| Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/MUP) Designation | Center for Health Statistics | TPCO@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2179 |
| Health Professions Resources Center | Center for Health Statistics | HPRC@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-6541 |
| 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 and Commercial Health Plan) Data | Texas Health Care Information Collection | THCICHelp@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7261 |
| Health/Safety Code | General Counsel | Lisa Hernandez
| 512-776-7236 |
| Healthy Texas Babies | Title V Maternal and Child Health | titlev@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2746 |
| Hearing Services (Pediatric) | Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (TEHDI) - Pediatric Audiology | tehdi@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7726 |
| 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 | Eric.Garza@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Hepatitis A | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Kelsey.Sanders@dshs.texas.gov Allison.Sierocki@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Hepatitis B | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Kelsey.Sanders@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
| 512-533-3000 |
| Hepatitis-Others | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Greg.Leos@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Herbs (Dietary Supplements) | Foods Group | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670 |
| Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) | HIV/STD Program | hivstd@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-533-3000 |
| HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) | HIPAA | HIPAA Privacy Officer
| 512-776-7111 |
| HIT Policy | HIT Policy | HITPolicy@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7180 |
| HIV and STD | HIV/STD Program | hivstd@dshs.texas.gov | 512-533-3000 |
| HIV Medications | Texas HIV Medication Program
| hivstd@dshs.texas.gov
| 800-255-1090 |
| HIV/STD Clinical Activities | HIV/STD Program | hivstd@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-533-3000 |
| HIV/STD Disease Statistics and Trends | HIV/STD Program | TBHIVSTDdata@dshs.texas.gov | 512-533-3000 |
| HIV/STD Prevention and Care Services Activities | HIV/STD Program | hivstd@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-533-3000 |
| HIV/STD Public Information | HIV/STD Program | hivstd@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-533-3000 |
| HIV/STD Training | HIV/STD Program | hivstd@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-533-3000 |
| Homeopathic Medicine | PSQA Unit – Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Karen Tannert
| 512-834-6755, ext. 2350 |
| Hospital (Annual Survey of Hospital/Annual Statement of Community Benefits Non-Profit Charity Care and Certification Limited Liability) | 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) | Office of EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination – EMS/Trauma Systems Group | Elizabeth Stevenson
| 512-834-6600 |
| 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 | Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety | Public Health Sanitation Program
| 512-834-6753 |
| Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) | HIV/STD Program | hivstd@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-533-3000 |
| Hyperthermia | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2207 |
| Hypothyroidism - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Biochemistry and Genetics Branch | Rachel.Lee@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7430 |
| 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, Immunization Coalitions, Community Outreach) | Immunizations Unit | Immunization.Info@dshs.texas.gov
| 800-252-9152 |
| Imported Crab Meat | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group
| 512-834-6757 |
| Imported Foods | Foods Group | Foods Group Foods Licensing Group | 512-834-6670 |
| Infant Health | Title V Maternal and Child Health | titlev@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2311 |
| Infant Mortality Statistics | Center for Health Statistics, Data Management Program | vstat@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7509 |
| Influenza (Flu) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Robert.Russin@dshs.texas.gov Hailey.Rucas@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Influenza Vaccine | 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 (AVC) Program | AVC Help
| 512-834-6787 |
| Inhalant Abuse Products, Licensing | Abusable Volatile Chemicals Program | AVC Permits
| 512-834-6603, ext. 2440 |
| Injuries | Office of Injury Prevention | injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3575 |
| Inspection Stations | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2207 |
| Institutional Review Board | Academic Affairs
| InstitutionalReviewBoard@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2202 |
| Internship | Academic Affairs | Internships@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3750 |
| Investigation and Surveillance Forms | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura.Tabony@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| J-1 Visa Waiver Program | Center for Health Statistics | TexasPCO@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-6164 |
| KI (Potassium Iodide) | Radiation Control | Radiation Control Rules and Regulations
| 512-834-6679 |
| Laboratory | Laboratory Services Section | Grace.Kubin@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7318 Fax: 512-776-7294 |
| Laboratory (Chemical and Radiological Analysis) | Laboratory Services Section, Environmental Sciences Branch | Virginia.Kammerdiener@dshs.texas.gov Carl.Hogberg@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-3827 512-776-3368 |
| Laboratory (Lab Building Issues) | Laboratory Services Section | Lisa.Hutson@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7318 Fax: 512-776-7294 |
| Laboratory Reporting | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura.Tabony@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Laboratory Supplies for Newborn Screening | Laboratory Services Section, Quality Assurance Unit | John.Holcomb@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2674 |
| Lead (Consumer Products) | PSQA section – Environmental Hazards Unit | Hazpro Help
| 512-834-6787 |
| Lead (Exposure and Health Effects) | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Lead (Food) | PSQA Unit – Foods Group | Foods Group
| (512) 834-6670 |
| Lead (Paint) | PSQA Section – Environmental Hazards Unit | Lead Help
| 512-834-6787 |
| Lead (Poisoning Toxicology) | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | texasbloodlead@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7151 |
| Lead Licensing | Environmental and Sanitation Licensing Group | Environmental Lead Program Licensing
| 512-834-6600 |
| Legionnaire's Disease/Legionellosis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Haylea.Stuteville@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Legislation | Government Affairs Unit | Nick Dauster
| 512-776-3880 |
| Leishmaniasis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny.Mayes@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Leprosy | Hansen's Disease Program | tb.feedback@dshs.texas.gov | 512-533-3000 |
| Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) | TB/HIV/STD Section | tb.feedback@dshs.texas.gov | 512-533-3000 |
| Leptospirosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov Laura.Robinson@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 | Irina.Cody@dshs.texas.gov Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Literature, Forms, and Publications - HHS (Pinnacle System) | Pinnacle Online Ordering |
| |
| 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 | Radiation Control Program
| (512) 834-6770 ext. 2843 |
| Lyme Disease | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny.Mayes@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) | HIV/STD Program | hivstd@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-533-3000 |
| Mad Cow Disease, See also Bovine spongioform encephalitis (BSE) and Crutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Rachael.Straver@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2632 |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | PSQA Unit – Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| (512) 834-6755 |
| Malaria | Zoonosis Control Branch | Sepehr.Arshadmansab@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3520 |
| 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 Care Designation | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems | 512-834-6700 |
| Maternal Health | Title V Maternal and Child Health | MaternalHealth@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-6917 |
| Meaningful Use | Center for Health Policy and Performance | MeaningfulUseTX@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2972 |
| Measles (Rubeola) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Allison.Sierocki@dshs.texas.gov Kelsey.Sanders@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2722 512-776-6577 |
| Measles, German (Rubella) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Allison.Sierocki@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Meat and Poultry | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | Meat Safety Assurance Unit
| 512-834-6760 |
| Medical Advisory Board (MAB) (Reviews Driver's Licenses for Medical Reasons) | Medical Advisory Board | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
| Medical Device Distributor and Manufacturers Licenses | Medical Device Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Food Safety Licensing Group
| 512-834-6727 |
| Medical Devices | Medical Device Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
| Medical Gas Regulations | Drugs Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
| Medical Serology – Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Sciences Branch | Dawn.Dutelle@dshs.texas.gov Cari.Sloma@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7592 512-776-7760 |
| Medical Waste | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Public Health and Sanitation Program
| (512) 834-6788 |
| Meningitis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Greg.Leos@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Meningococcal Infections | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Allison.Sierocki@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
| 512-776-2222 |
| Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Susana.Baumann@dshs.texas.gov Jennifer.Vinyard@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Microbiology | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Sciences Branch |
| 512-776-7599 Fax: 512-776-7452 |
| Migration for Birth Data | Center for Health Statistics | chs-info@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7261 |
| Milk & Dairy Licenses | Milk and Dairy Group | Drugs and Food Safety Licensing Group
| 512-834-6727 |
| Milk and Dairy Regulations | Milk and Dairy Group | Milk and Dairy Group
| 512-834-6758 |
| Mosquito identification and testing | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bethany.Bolling@dshs.texas.gov Mary.D'Anton@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Motor Vehicle Injury Data | Office of Injury Prevention | injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3575 |
| Motor Vehicle Safety | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov
| 800-252-8255 512-776-2207 |
| Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter (MDR-A) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Susana.Baumann@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Mumps | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Kelsey.Sanders@dshs.texas.gov Allison.Sierocki@dshs.texas.gov Greg.Leos@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Naegleria | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Haylea.Stuteville@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Narcotics (Schedule of Controlled Substances) | PSQA Unit – Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Karen Tannert
| (512) 834-6755 |
| National Health Service Corps (NHSC) | Texas Primary Care Office | Cindy Ellis
| 512-776-7518 ext. 2127 |
| NBS (NEDSS Base System) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | NEDSS@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Neonatal Designation | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems | 512-834-6700 |
| Neural Tube Defects | Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance | birthdefects@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7232 |
| Newborn Hearing Screening | Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (TEHDI) | tehdi@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7726 |
| Newborn Screening | Newborn Screening | newborn@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3957 |
| Newborn Screening - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Biochemistry and Genetics Branch | Rachel.Lee@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7158 |
| Newborn Screening Genetic Consulting | Genetic Screening and Clinical Care Coordination | newborn@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3957 1-800-252-8023 |
| News Media Relations | Press Office | Chris Van Deusen
| 512-776-7119 |
| Norwalk and Norwalk-Like | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov Irina.Cody@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Notifiable Conditions (Disease Reporting) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura.Tabony@dshs.texas.gov Johnathan.Ledbetter@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2663 512-776-7676 |
| Nuclear Power Plants/Emergency Response | Inspection Unit – Environmental Monitoring Group | Radiation Control Program
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2022 |
| Obesity Prevention | Obesity Prevention Program | wellness@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-6348 |
| Occupational Diseases: Asbestos, Silicosis, Pesticide, Occupational Lead Poisoning | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2222 |
| Occupational Health | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2222 |
| Office of General Counsel | Office of General Counsel | Lisa Hernandez
| 512-776-7236 |
| Science and Population Health, Office of | Office of Science and Population Health | publichealth@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7792 |
| Open Records - Public Information Requests | Office of General Counsel | Open Records
| 512-776-6966 |
| Oral/Dental Health | Oral Health Improvement Program | dental@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3001 |
| Oxygen | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
| Oysters | PSQA Unit – Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group
| (512) 834-6757 |
| Parasitology (Parasites) – Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Services Branch | Chun.Wang@dshs.texas.gov Cathy.Snider@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2552 512-776-7560 |
| Passenger Safety | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2207 |
| Paternity Records | Vital Statistics | vrstatus@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7111 |
| Pertussis (Whooping Cough) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Kelsey.Sanders@dshs.texas.gov Allison.Sierocki@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Pesticide Exposure Reporting (Occupational) | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Pesticide Exposure, Health Impact and Toxicology | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2222 |
| Pesticides in Food | Foods Group | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670 |
| Pests/Unsanitary Conditions (Public Nuisance Complaints) | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Public Health Sanitation Program
| 512-834-6753 |
| Pet Entry/Import Requirements | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam.Wilson@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-6622 |
| Pharmacy | Pharmacy Branch | ITEAMS.PharmacyHelpdesk@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7500 |
| Phenylketonuria (PKU) | Newborn Screening | newborn@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3957 |
| Phenylketonuria (PKU) - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Biochemistry and Genetics Branch | Rachel.Lee@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7430 |
| Physical Activity and Wellness | Obesity Prevention Program | wellness@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3672 |
| Pinworms | Laboratory | Cathy.Snider@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7560 |
| Plague In Humans and Animals | Zoonosis Control Branch | Kathy.Parker@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Pneumococcal Infections | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Allison.Sierocki@dshs.texas.gov Kelsey.Sanders@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Polio | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Greg.Leos@dshs.texas.gov Allison.Sierocki@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 | Radiation Control Program
| 512-834-6770 ext. 2843 |
| Poultry and Meat | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | 512-834-6760 |
| PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) | Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology | TexasPRAMS@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2935 |
| Pregnancy High Risk | Case Management | askcm@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2168 |
| Pregnancy, Parenting and Depression | Title V Maternal and Child Health | titlev@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-6917 |
| Press Office | Press Office | Chris Van Deusen
| 512-776-7119 |
| Preventive Medicine Residency | Academic Affairs | PrevMed@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3686 |
| Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Haylea.Stuteville@dshs.texas.gov Antonio.Aragon@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Privacy (HIPAA) | HIPAA | HIPAA Privacy Officer
| 512-458-7313 |
| Product Safety Licensing | Chemical and Product Safety Licensing Group | AVC Permitting
| 512-834-6600 |
| Product Safety Regulations | PSQA Section – Environmental Hazards Unit | HazPro Help
| 512-834-6787 |
| Promotor(a) | Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program | CHW@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2208 |
| Pseudoephedrine Sales – Certificate of Authority (Licenses) | Drugs & Food Safety Licensing Group | Drugs and Food Safety Licensing Group | 512-834-6727 |
| Psittacosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov Laura.Robinson@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| 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 Sanitation and Retail Food Safety | Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety
| 512-834-6788 |
| Public Health Nursing | Regional and Local Coordination | RLHO@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7770 |
| Public Health Priorities | Office of Science and Population Health | publichealth@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7792 |
| Public Health Regions | Regional and Local Coordination | RLHO@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7770 |
| Public Information - Media | Press Office | Chris Van Deusen
| 512-776-7119 |
| Public Information - Open Records Requests | Office of General Counsel | Open Records
| 512-776-6966 |
| Public Lodging (Hotel/Motel) | Public Sanitation and Retail Safety | Public Sanitation and Retail Safety
| 512-834-6788 |
| Public Playground | Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety | Public Health Sanitation Program | 512-834-6753 |
| Public Restrooms | Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety | Public Health Sanitation Program
| 512-834-6753 |
| Public Swimming Pools | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2306 |
| Publications - Pinnacle System | General Reference | DSHS Library Services
| 512-776-7260 |
| Publications - Pinnacle System | HHS Warehouse | Jensen Roberts
| 512-250-7116 |
| Publications - Pinnacle System | Pinnacle Online Ordering | Noel Lashbrook
| 512-487-3498 |
| Q Fever | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny.Mayes@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Rabies - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Sciences Branch | Nachea.Qualls@dshs.texas.gov Crystal.VanCleave@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7491 512-776-7515 |
| Rabies In Animals | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov Laura.Robinson@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Rabies In Humans | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov Laura.Robinson@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Rabies Laws | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam.Wilson@dshs.texas.gov Debbie.Speicher@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Rabies Oral Rabies Vaccination Program (Bait Drop) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Laura.Robinson@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Rabies Statewide Quarantine | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam.Wilson@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Radiation (Low-Level Waste) | Radioactive Material Group | Radioactive Material (RAM) Licensing
| 512-834-6688 ext. 2861 |
| Radiation (Nonionizing) Inpections | Inspection Unit – X-Ray Group | X-Ray and Laser Machine Inspections
| 737-218-7136 |
| Radiation (Nuclear Emergency Planning) | Inspection Unit – Environmental Monitoring Group | Glen Corbin
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2028 |
| Radiation (Pantex, Nuclear Weapons) | Inspection Unit – Environmental Monitoring Group | Chris Moore
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2014 |
| Radiation Accidents | Inspection Unit – Environmental Monitoring Group | Art Tucker
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2359 |
| Radiation Licensing | Regulatory Licensing Unit | RAMlicensing@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6688 ext. 2861 |
| Radiation Policy/Standards & Quality Assurance Regulations | PSQA Unit – Radiation Group | PSQARad@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-231-5613 |
| Radioactive Material | Radioactive Materials Group | RAMlicensing@dshs.texas.gov | 512-834-6688, ext. 2861 |
| Radon | Inspection Unit – Environmental Monitoring Group | 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 |
| 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 | Laura.Tabony@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Residency | Academic Linkages | PrevMed@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3686 |
| Restaurant (Yellow Grease) | PSQA Unit – 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 Sanitation and Retail Food Safety | 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 | Lesley.Brannan@dshs.texas.gov Amy.Littman@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Risk Assessment and Environmental Contamination | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny.Mayes@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Rubella (German Measles) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Allison.Sierocki@dshs.texas.gov Greg.Leos@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Safe Riders | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2207 |
| Safety Workplace | PSQA Section – Environmental Hazards Unit | txhazcomhelp@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6787 |
| Salmonellosis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Jonathan.Kolsin@dshs.texas.gov Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Salmonellosis in reptiles and amphibians | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@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 |
| Scarlet Fever/Rheumatic Fever | Infectious Disease Control Unit | Amy.Littman@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| School Cafeteria Inspection Payment/Applications | Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety | foodestablishments@dshs.texas.gov | 512-834-6626 |
| School Health | School Health Program | SchoolHealth@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2909 |
| School Health – Texas School Health Advisory Committee | School Health Program | SchoolHealth@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7279 |
| School Immunization Requirements | Immunization Unit | schoolimm@dshs.texas.gov
| 800-252-9152 |
| School Nurses | School Health Program | SchoolHealth@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2909 |
| School-Based Health Centers | School-Based Health Centers | SchoolHealth@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7279 |
| Schools/Child-Care Facilities Vision/Hearing Screening | School Vision and Hearing Screening Program | vhssprogram@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-6442 |
| Science and Population Health, Office of | Office of Science and Population Health | publichealth@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7792 |
| 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 Group | seafood.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6670 |
| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS Laboratory Issues) | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Services Branch | Crystal.VanCleave@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7594 |
| Sexual Violence Prevention | Title V Maternal and Child Health | titlev@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-6965 |
| Shellfish | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | seafood.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6757 |
| Shigellosis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Irina.Cody@dshs.texas.gov Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 512-776-7676 |
| Sickle Cell | Newborn Screening | newborn@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3957 |
| Sickle Cell Anemia | Newborn Screening | newborn@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-3957 |
| Sickle Cell Trait | Newborn Screening | newborn@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-3957 |
| Silicosis Reporting | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Smallpox (Variola) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura.Tabony@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Snakes, Poisonous | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| South Texas Laboratory - Harlingen, TX | Laboratory Services Section | Aurora.Martinez@dshs.texas.gov
| 956-364-8748 |
| Spinal Cord Injuries | Office of Injury Prevention | injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2808 |
| Spinal Screening | School Spinal Screening Program | vhssprogram@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-6442 |
| St. Louis Encephalitis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Kelly.Broussard@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Staphylococcal | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Susana.Baumann@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| State Epidemiologist | Office of Science and Population Health | StateEpi@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7198 |
| State Hospitals - HHSC (State Mental Health Facilities) | Hospital Services Section |
| |
| 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 |
| Strategic National Stockpile | Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
| CHEPR@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-458-7219 |
| Streptococcal Disease, Group A & B | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy.Littman@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 |
| Substance Use - HHSC (Substance Abuse) | Mental Health and Substance Use - HHSC |
| |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | Title V Maternal and Child Health | titlev@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2311 |
| Suffocations/Obstructions | Office of Injury Prevention | injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-458-3575 |
| Suicide Prevention - HHSC | Mental Health and Substance Use - HHSC |
| National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
1-800-273-TALK(8255) |
| Suicides | Office of Injury Prevention | injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3575 |
| Survey of Organizational Excellence | Division of Organization Development | Robin Scott
| 512-458-7111, ext. 6114 |
| Swimming Pools and Spas, Public | Public Swimming Pools and Spas | Katie Moore
| 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 | 512-533-3000 |
| Taeniasis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov Bonny.Mayes@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Tattoo & Body Piercing Studio Licenses | Tattoo & Body Piercing Studios | drugs-foodsafety@dshs.texas.gov | 512-834-6727 |
| Tattoo Studios | Tattoo and Body Piercing Studios | dmd.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6727 |
| Tetanus | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Greg.Leos@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-3182 |
| Texas Center for Infectious Disease - Health Facility (TCID) (Health Facility) | Texas Center for Infectious Disease - Health Facility (TCID) | TCID@dshs.texas.gov
| 210-534-8857 |
| Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies (TCNWS) | Center for Health Statistics | tcnws@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-6723 |
| Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (TEHDI) | Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (TEHDI) | tehdi@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7726 |
| Texas EMS Trauma News | EMS/Trauma Systems | emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6700 |
| Texas Environmental Health Institute | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 81, Communicable Diseases, Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Johnathan.Ledbetter@dshs.texas.gov Laura.Tabony@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Texas Health Steps (EPSDT) (HHSC Medicaid) | Texas Health Steps (EPSDT) (HHSC Medicaid) | thsteps@hhsc.state.tx.us
| 512-776-7745 |
| 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
| 512-776-2222 |
| Texas Primary Care Office | Texas Primary Care Office | Texas Primary Care Office
| 512-776-7518 |
| Texas Vaccines for Children (TVFC) | Immunization Unit | TVFC@dshs.texas.gov
| 800-252-9152 |
| TexasAIM Maternal Health and Safety Initiative | Title V Maternal and Child Health | TexasAIM@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7373 |
| Text4Baby | Healthy Texas Babies | titlev@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7373 |
| Tick Borne Diseases | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Tick identification and testing | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny.Mayes@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
| 512-776-3307 |
| Toxic Substances Coordinating Committee | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2222 |
| Toxicology | Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch | epitox@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2222 |
| Toxoplasmosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Toy Safety | Hazardous Consumer Products Registration Program | hazprohelp@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6787 |
| Traffic Safety | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-2207 800-252-8255 |
| TRAIN Texas | Health Emergency Preparedness and Response | TXTRAIN@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7336 |
| Trauma Designation | EMS/Trauma Systems | emsinfo@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6700 |
| Trauma Registry | Office of Injury Prevention | injury.web@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3575 |
| 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 |
| Travel Information (immunization required) | Immunization Unit |
| 800-252-9152 |
| Trichinosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov Bonny.Mayes@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Tuberculosis | TB Services Branch | SandraA.Morris@dshs.texas.gov | 512-533-3128 |
| Tuberculosis/Mycology (Fungi) - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Sciences Branch | Jan.Owen@dshs.texas.gov Denise.Dunbar@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2687 512-776-7342 |
| Tuberculosis Reporting | TB/HIV/STD Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch | TBHIVSTDdata@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-533-3000 |
| Tularemia | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov Kathy.Parker@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Typhoid Fever | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov Irina.Cody@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Typhus | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov Bonny.Mayes@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Vancomycin Intermediate Stapylococcus aureus (VISA)/Vancomycin Resistant Stapylococcus aureus (VRSA) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Susana.Baumann@dshs.texas.gov Jennifer.Vinyard@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Susana.Baumann@dshs.texas.gov Jennifer.Vinyard@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Varicella (Chickenpox) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Kelsey.Sanders@dshs.texas.gov Allison.Sierocki@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Variola (Smallpox) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura.Tabony@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Vehicle Safety | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-2207 |
| Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov Kelly.Broussard@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Veterinary Reporting | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov Laura.Robinson@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Vibrio Infections | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Irina.Cody@dshs.texas.gov Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Virology (Viruses) - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Sciences Branch | Crystal.VanCleave@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7594 |
| Vision and Hearing Screening | School Vision and Hearing Screening Program | vhssprogram@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-6442 |
| Vital Records Fraud | Inspector General, Office of the | Andy Abrams
| 512-458-7431 |
| Vital Records Statistics | Vital Statistics | fieldservices@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7111 |
| Volunteers | Center for Consumer and External Affairs | Rob Lallier Annette Brown (State Hospitals)
| 512-776-7688 512-206-5161 |
| Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP) | Radiation Control | Mike.Rutherford@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2021 |
| Water - Bottled Water | Foods Group | foods.regulatory@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6670 |
| Water – Laboratory Testing for Bacteria | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Sciences Branch | Monica.Kingsley@dshs.texas.gov Chris.Malota@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7562 512-776-7611 |
| Waterborne Diseases and Outbreaks | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Irina.Cody@dshs.texas.gov Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| West Nile | Zoonosis Control Branch | Tom.Sidwa@dshs.texas.gov Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Western Equine Encephalitis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Whooping Cough (Pertussis) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Kelsey.Sanders@dshs.texas.gov Allison.Sierocki@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Worksite Wellness | Worksite Wellness Program | wellness@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3672 |
| X-Ray Compliance and Inspections | Inspection Unit – X-Ray Group | RadiationXRayInspections@dshs.texas.gov
| 737-218-7136 |
| X-Ray Registration – Medical and Industrial X-Ray Programs | Regulatory Licensing Unit – Radiation Safety Branch - Machine Source Group | XRAYregistration@dshs.texas.gov
| 737-218-7110 |
| Yersinia | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa.Cantu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Youth Camp Inspections | Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety | PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov | 512-834-6753 |
| Youth Camp Licensing | Public Sanitation and Retail Food | YouthCamps.Reg@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6660, ext. 2174 |
| Youth Camps | Public Sanitation and Retail Food Safety | PHSCPS@dshs.texas.gov | 512-834-6753 |
| Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System (YRBSS) | Center for Health Statistics | YRBSS@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7261 |
| Zika Virus | Infectious Disease Control Unit | feedback.idcu@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7676 |
| Zoonosis (General) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |
| Zoonotic Health Topics | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric.Fonken@dshs.texas.gov Tom.Sidwa@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7676 |