| Topic | Program | Contact | Phone |
|---|
| Science and Population Health, Office of | Office of Science and Population Health | publichealth@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7792 |
| Safe Riders | Safe Riders Program | saferiders@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7373 800-252-8255 |
| Safe Sleep for Babies | Title V Maternal and Child Health | titlev@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7373 |
| 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
| 512-776-7373 |
| 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 Injury Data | Office of Injury Prevention | injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7373 800-242-3562 |
| 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 |
| Submersion/Drowning Data | Office of Injury Prevention | Injury.epi@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7373 800-242-3562 |
| 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 maternalhealth@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7373 |
| Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) | Title V Maternal and Child Health | titlev@dshs.texas.gov maternalhealth@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7373 |
| Suicide Awareness | Title V Maternal and Child Health | titlev@dshs.texas.gov | 512-776-7373 |
| Suicide Data | Office of Injury Prevention | tvdrs@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-7373 800-242-3562 |
| Suicide Prevention - HHSC | Mental Health and Substance Use - HHSC |
| National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
1-800-273-TALK(8255) |
| 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 | 737-255-4300 |