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The DSHS Council governs the department. [3] The agency's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division, along with Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University coordinate the Texas School Survey, [4] a program consisting of two surveys on drug and alcohol abuse, an annual one done at the local school-district level and a biennial ...
The 84th Texas Legislature, 2015, abolished this agency effective Sept. 1, 2017. [3] DADS services were transferred to HHSC. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) House Bill 5, 85th Regular Legislative Session, 2017, established DFPS as an agency independent of Texas Health and Human Services effective Sept. 1, 2017. [4]
Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending; Texas Department of State Health Services; Texas Department of Transportation; Texas Division of Emergency Management;
“A new Texas DSHS study shows that in September 2021, unvaccinated people in Texas were 20x more likely to die from COVID-19 and 13x more likely to test positive,” the health department wrote ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency in Texas after Hurricane Beryl left hundreds of thousands without power during soaring heat waves across the state.
The Trust for America's Health ranked Texas 15th highest in adult obesity, with 27.2 percent of the state's population measured as obese. [29] The 2008 Men's Health obesity survey ranked four Texas cities among the top 25 fattest cities in America; Houston ranked 6th, Dallas 7th, El Paso 8th, and Arlington 14th. [73]
The United States Congress allocated $4.2 million as grants-in-aid to support the development of comprehensive mental health initiatives in each state. [5] The Texas State Department of Health instituted the Office of Mental Health Planning in February 1963, which supported an executive committee that consisted of four individuals.
Texas state supported living centers (formerly state schools) are a collection of residential facilities run by the state for people with intellectual disabilities in Texas, United States. The schools, operated by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission operate under the Federal Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with ...