Texas Department of State Health Services Directory

TopicProgramContactPhone
Public Swimming Pools and SpasPublic Swimming Pools and Spas

Katie Moore

512-834-6788, ext. 2305

Safe RidersSafe Riders Program

Frank Luera

512-776-2207

Safety WorkplacePSQA Unit – Environmental Hazards Group

Ann Adams

512-834-6787, ext. 2572

Salmonellosis Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch

Greg Leos

Raymond Dinnan

Venessa Cantu

512-776-3182

512-776-6176

512-776-6648

Salmonellosis in reptiles and amphibiansZoonosis Control Branch

Eric Fonken

512-776-2155

Salvage CosmeticsSalvage Brokers and Establishments

Drugs and Medical Devices Group

512-834-6755

Salvage DrugSalvage Brokers and Establishments

Drugs and Medical Devices Group

512-834-6755

Salvage Food RegulationsSalvage Brokers and Establishments

Foods Group

512-834-6770

Salvage Medical DevicesSalvage Brokers and Establishments

Drugs and Medical Devices Group

512-834-6755

San Antonio State Hospital (Mental Health)Hospital Services Section

Robert Arizpe

210-531-7710

Sanitarian RegistrationSanitation Registration Program Professional Licensing and Certification Unit

Stewart Myrick

512-834-6628, ext. 4565

ScabiesEmerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch

Marilyn Felkner

Jessica Ross

Neil Pascoe

512-776-6393

512-776-6356

512-776-6352

Scarlet Fever/Rheumatic FeverInfectious Disease Control Unit

Lesley Brannan

512-776-6354

School Cafeteria Inspection Payment/Applications Retail Foods Establishments

Foods Licensing Group

512-834-6626

School HealthSchool Health Program

School Health Program

512-776-7279

School Health – Texas School Health Advisory CommitteeSchool Health Program

School Health Program

512-776-7279

School Immunization RequirementsImmunization Branch

Margaret Horton

800-252-9152

School NursesSchool Health Program

Anita Wheeler

512-776-2909

School-Based Health CentersSchool Health Program

School Health Program

512-776-7279

Schools (Head Lice)School Health Program

School Health Program

512-776-7279

Schools/Child Care Facilities (Vision/Hearing Screening)School Vision and Hearing Screening Program

Vision and Hearing Screening Program

512-776-6442

Seafood and Shellfish LicensesFoods Group

Foods Licensing Group

512-834-6626, ext. 2646

512-834-6757, ext. 2500

Seafood ContaminationSeafood and Aquatic Life Group

Seafood and Aquatic Life Group

512-834-6757

Seafood Safety (other than shellfish and crab meat)Foods Group

Seafood and Aquatic Life Group

512-834-6670

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS Laboratory Issues)Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Services Branch

Elizabeth Delamater

Crystal Van Cleave

512-776-7592

512-776-7594

Sex Offender Treatment Provider LicensingProfessional Licensing and Certification Unit

Celeste Lunceford

512-834-4551

512-834-4530

Sexual Violence PreventionTitle V Maternal and Child Health

Carol Harvey

512-776-6965

ShellfishSeafood and Aquatic Life Group

Seafood and Aquatic Life Group

512-834-6757

ShigellosisEmerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch

Irina Cody

Wendy Albers

Venessa Cantu

512-776-6611

512-776-6326

512-776-6648

Sickle CellNewborn Screening

Newborn Screening Unit

512-776-3957

Silicosis ReportingEnvironmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit

Emily Hall

Ketki Patel

512-776-2652

512-776-3723

Small poxCommunity Preparedness Section

John Walker

512-458-7111, ext. 3025

Smallpox (Variola)Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch

Laura Tabony

Marilyn Felkner

512-776-2663

512-776-6393

Snakes-PoisonousEnvironmental Epi and Disease Registry Section

Matt Forrester

512-659-3627

Social Worker LicensingTexas State Board of Social Worker Examiners Professional Licensing and Certification Unit

Sarah Faszholz

512-719-3521

South Texas Health Care SystemMH/SA - Hospital Services Section

Benjamin Perez

956-364-8487

South Texas Laboratory - Harlingen, TXLaboratory Services Section

Aurora Martinez

956-364-8748

Special Care Facility Licensing Facility Licensing Group

Health Facility Licensing and Compliance

512-834-6648, ext. 2607

Special Projects-YES Waiver, HCBS-AMHMHSA Special Projects

Carmen Bliss

512-206-4510

Speech-Language Pathology LicensingState Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Professional Licensing and Certification Unit

Spinal Cord InjuriesEnvironmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit

Erin Kader

512-776-2808

Spinal ScreeningSchool Spinal Screening Program

Spinal Screening Program

512-776-6442

St. Louis EncephalitisZoonosis Control Branch

Nicole Evert

512-776-2890

StaphylococcalEmerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch

Neil Pascoe

Jessica Ross

Bobbiejean Garcia

512-776-6352

512-776-6356

713-767-3404

State EpidemiologistState Epidemiologist

Linda Gaul

512-776-7198

Fax: 512-458-7472

State Health PlanCenter for Health Statistics

Matt Turner

512-776-6541

State Mental Health FacilitiesHospital Services Section

Peggy Perry

512-206-5184

Statewide Health Coordinating CouncilCenter for Health Statistics

Matt Turner

512-776-6541

Statistics (Demographic Trends, Income, Poverty Rate)Center for Health Statistics

Data Dissemination Program

512-776-7261

Strategic National StockpileCommunity Preparedness Section

Michael Poole

512-458-7111, ext. 2084

Streptococcal Disease, Group A & BEmerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch

Amy Littman

Lesley Brannan

512-776-6339

512-776-6354

StrokeCardiovascular Disease and Stroke Program

Nancy Eichner

512-776-3684

Substance Abuse - General InformationSubstance Abuse Services

Philander Moore

512-206-5828

Substance Abuse - Research and DataSubstance Abuse Services

Bill Manlove

512-206-5139

Substance Abuse - Offender EducationOffender Education Program

Celeste Lunceford

800-832-9623

512-834-4551

Substance Abuse - Training and Technical AssistanceMental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Philander Moore

512-206-5828

Substance Abuse (Facility Compliance)Substance Abuse Compliance Group

Health Facility Licensing and Compliance

512-834-6700 ext. 2126

800-832-9623

Substance Abuse (Facility Licensing) Facility Licensing Group

Health Facility Licensing and Compliance

512-834-6600, ext. 2118

Substance Abuse Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Abuse DisordersSubstance Abuse Services

Tina Hosaka

512-206-5205

Substance Abuse Prevention ServicesSubstance Abuse Services

Mary Sowder

512-206-5247

Substance Abuse Program ServicesSubstance Abuse Services

Mary Sowder

512-206-5247

Substance Abuse TreatmentSubstance Abuse Services

Mary Sowder

512-206-5247

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)Office of Title V and Family Health

Amy Bailey

512-776-2311

Suffocations/ObstructionsEnvironmental Epi and Injury Surveillance Group

Dan Dao

512-458-3575

Suicide PreventionMental Health and Substance Abuse Division

Jenna Heise

512-206-5954

National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
1-800-273-TALK(8255)

SuicidesEnvironmental Epi and Injury Surveillance Group

Dan Dao

Adrian Conder

512-776-3575

512-776-6379

Surgical Procedures (Texas Medical Disclosure Panel)Facility Licensing Group

Health Facility Licensing and Compliance

512-834-6648, ext. 2607

Survey of Organizational ExcellenceDivision of Organization Development

Robin Scott

512-458-7111, ext. 6114

Syndromic SurveillanceSyndromic Surveillance

Syndromic Surveillance

512-776-7770

Syndromic Surveillance Governance CouncilSyndromic Surveillance Governance Council

Syndromic Surveillance

512-776-7770

SyphilisHIV/STD Program

Mary Cullinane

512-533-3078