Texas Field Guide to Public Health

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is the state’s public health agency, an organization that promotes the health of all Texans. DSHS touches nearly every aspect of life in the Lone Star State, from birth certificates and immunizations to water and mosquito testing to disaster relief and infectious disease surveillance.

Our agency’s eight Public Health Regions (PHRs) are rooted across the state, from the deserts of West Texas to the Piney Woods, from the plains of the panhandles to the warmth of the Rio Grande Valley. In each of these regions, Texans can find community-based programming and care.

Learn more: dshs.texas.gov/public-health

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