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<TITLE>Texas Department of Health - Healthy Communities</TITLE>
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<font size="5" face="arial" color="#cc3366">Healthy Communities</font>
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<b><font size="2" face="arial">Asbestos</a></font></b></td>
<td width="415" align="left"> Frequently asked questions about asbestos; health effects;
homeowner's guide; who to call with questions; licensing, training and
notification forms and applications; state and federal rules and
regulations; policy letters; accreditation exam schedule and much more...<hr></td></tr>
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<b><font size="2" face="arial">Continuing Medical Education</a></font></b></td>
<td width="415" align="left"> Provides
public and private health professionals
with current, accurate, and practical
information regarding public health and
preventive medicine issues. Professional
education is accomplished through various
media, such as print and electronic
publications, live conferences and
workshops, independent study programs,
and distance learning opportunities.<hr></td></tr>
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<b><font size="2" face="arial">Emergency Medical Services</a></font></b></td>
<td width="415" align="left"> Information on emergency medical services,
driver safety, and trauma systems development programs operated by the
Bureau of Emergency Management.<hr></td></tr>
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<font size="2" face="arial"><b>Environmental Lead</b></font></a></td>
<td width="415" align="left">Accredits lead training providers, certifies persons performing
lead-based paint activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities, and
sets standards for those activities. In addition, the Branch provides outreach about
lead abatements, lead regulations, and lead poisoning.<hr></td></tr>
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<b><font size="2" face="arial">General Sanitation</a></font></b></td><td width="415" align="left">
Institutional Sanitation & Vector Control, Youth Camps, Public Pool and Spa, Migrant Labor Housing,
Field Sanitation & Public Lodging Sanitation, and Professional Sanitarian/Code Enforcement
Officer Registry Programs.<hr>
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<font size="2" face="arial"><b>Health Facility Compliance</a></font>
</b></td><td width="415" align="left">HFCD surveys health care facilities/agencies which
participate in the federal certification program and/or are regulated under state licensing
statutes. <hr></td></tr>
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<td width="150" align="left"><A HREF="hfl/hfl-web.htm">
<font size="2" face="arial"><b>Health Facility Licensing</a></font>
</b></td><td width="415" align="left">Contains information on the licensing of Abortion
Facilities, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Birthing Centers, Crisis Stabilization Units, End Stage
Renal Disease Facilities, Home and Community Support Service Agencies, Hospitals, Hospitals, and Special
Care Facilities.<hr></td></tr>
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<font size="2" face="arial"><b>Integrated Client Encounter System</a></font>
</b></td><td width="415" align="left">A computer program developed by the Texas Department of Health to
automate much of the documentation and record-keeping required in public health clinics. The ICES software helps reduce
paperwork, save time, and improve public health outcomes.
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<font size="2" face="arial"><b>Product Safety</a></font>
</b></td><td width="415" align="left">Protects Texans in their use of consumer products. Includes recall notices, toy/child safety information, playground equipment, inhalents, bedding, and more...<hr></td></tr>
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<font size="2" face="arial"><b>Professional Licensure and Certification</a></b></font></td>
<td width="415" align="left">Information on occupational certification/licenses.<hr></td></tr>
<tr><td width="25" align="left"><IMG SRC="star.gif" alt="star"></td><td width="150" align="left"><A HREF="phpep/index.html"><font size="2" face="arial"><b> Public Health Professional Education</b></font></a></td><td width="415" align="left">Provides
public and private health professionals
with current, accurate, and practical
information regarding public health and
preventive medicine issues. Professional
education is accomplished through various
media, such as print and electronic
publications, live conferences and
workshops, independent study programs,
and distance learning opportunities.<hr></td></tr>
<tr><td width="25" align="left"><IMG SRC="star.gif" alt="star"></td><td width="150" align="left"><A HREF="ech/rad/pages/brc.htm"><font size="2" face="arial"><b> Radiation Control</b></font></a></td><td width="415" align="left">Promotes the health of Texans through well
regulated, safe use of sources of radiation.<hr></td></tr>
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<b>Statewide Public Health Awareness</b></font></a></td>
<td width="415" align="left">Site contains a calendar or events, downloadable logo's, and links to other sites.<hr></td>
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<font size="2" face="arial"><b>Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID)</a></b></font></td>
<td width="415" align="left">Provides inpatient services for patients with Tuberculosis (TB) and out patient services for patients with Hansen's Disease.
The Tuberculosis Education Center, located on the TCID campus, conducts educational presentations on TB for health
professionals and provides expert consultations in Multiple Drug-Resistant (MDR) TB: 1-800-TEX-LUNG.<hr></td></tr>
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<b>Texas Integrated Enrollment Services (TIES)</b></font></a></td>
<td width="415" align="left">Legislative Oversight Committee to develop and implement a plan
for the integration of services and functions relating to eligibility determination and service delivery
by health and human services agencies, the Texas Workforce Commission, and other agencies.<hr></td>
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<b>Toxic Substances Control</b></font></a></td>
<td width="415" align="left">Controls against environmental health hazards.<hr></td>
<tr><td width="25" align="left"><IMG SRC="star.gif" alt="star"></td><td width="150" align="left"><A HREF="zoonosis/index.html"><font size="2" face="arial"><b>Zoonosis Control</b></font></a></td><td width="415" align="left">Dedicated to the control of zoonoses, which are
infectious diseases transmitted from animals to humans. Learn about the prevention of rabies,
Lyme disease, plague, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and other zoonotic diseases. The website
also includes information on the Oral Rabies Vaccination Program, Severe Animal Attacks, the
Texas Rabies Control Act, and the Statewide Rabies Quarantine.<hr></td></tr></table>
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<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial" size="-2"><a href="children.htm">Children & Families</a></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial" size="-2">Healthy Communities</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial" size="-2"><a href="prevent.htm">Prevention</a></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial" size="-2"><a href="data.htm">Data & Outcomes</a></FONT></TD>
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<i>Last Updated 9/24/99</i>
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