Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance Unit

The mission of the Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit is to protect and promote the health of Texans. This is accomplished through the operation of disease and injury registries; and the conduct of public health surveillance, field investigations, health assessments, and epidemiologic studies. Information from these activities is provided in a timely fashion to the Department, other agencies, researchers, and the public for identifying Texans at increased health risk, understanding the causes and recommending changes to prevent disease and injury.

Unit Branches and Programs

• Texas Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch
• Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Branch
• HIV/STD Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch
• Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch

 

Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit MC 1964
Texas Department of State Health Services
PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
phone : 512.458.7268
fax : 512.458.7689

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