Texas Health Departments

The Texas Department of Health can provide you with valuable health information and with information about nutrition and other Texas programs that can help with raising a child. Below we have provided the website link and contact information for the Texas Department of Health.

Health Departments in Texas

Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street, Austin
Texas 78756-3199
Phone: (512) 458-7111 or 1-888-963-7111
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) Relay Texas: 1-800-735-2989

Health Departments in Other States

Click here to find health departments in other states

Additional Areas of Interest

Texas Child Health Insurance Program can provide free health insurance to families and children who qualify.

Texas Child Nutrition Programs, through the cooperation of the U.S. federal and state governments, provide access to child nutrition information and they provide free and low-cost food.

Texas State Child Welfare Department can provide you with information about foster care, adoption and parenting.

Texas State Department of Education in each state can give you information about special early intervention programs and about school nutrition programs.

Texas State Adoption Contacts can put you in touch with the child adoption specialists and child adoption program in each state.

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