Epidemiology and Surveillance - Public Health Region 4/5N

Purpose

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The Texas Department of State Health Services is committed to protecting the health of all Texans. The Epidemiology Program proudly serves 35 counties in the Northeast Texas Region, with active involvement in core epidemiology functions. Surveillance data are typically obtained through provider-initiated reports (passive surveillance) or health department-solicited reports (active surveillance).

The activities of the Epidemiology and Surveillance section include:

Collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of communicable disease data
Disease investigation and assistance with disease control methods and education
Health alert network communications and information technology
Communicating health risks and health information dissemination
Work with local Public Health Laboratory (Laboratory Response Network-LRN)
Preparedness planning and readiness assessment

Reporting FAQs

What is reportable?

All conditions listed on the notifiable conditions list must be reported. In addition to those conditions, any outbreaks, exotic diseases, and unusual expressions of disease must be reported.
- DSHS | Notifiable Conditions
All case reports should include name, age, sex, race/ethnicity, date of birth, address, telephone number, disease, date of onset, and method of diagnosis of the patient and name, address, and telephone number of the reporter. A laboratory report must accompany all reports of notifiable conditions in which a diagnosis is based on laboratory confirmation.

Why do you report?

Please visit the Texas Administrative Code for more information.

Texas Administrative Code | DSHS - Communicable Diseases

Where do I report a notifiable condition?

View Contact information for Disease Reporting Contacts in Texas. Jurisdiction is based on the patient's address.

Disease Reporting Contact Information

Headquarters are in the Tyler office unless otherwise indicated:

24/7 Emergency Telephone Number: 1-866-310-9698
Disease Reports or Inquiries: Region4-5epi@dshs.texas.gov
Fax: 903-535-7581 | Note: PHI must be sent via fax or secure, encrypted e-mail
PHR 4/5N School Inquiries for Communicable Diseases: Region4-5schools@dshs.texas.gov

Physical/Mailing Address: 2521 W. Front Street, Tyler, Texas 75702

PHR 4/5N Epidemiology Response Team Contact Information

Name	Position
Elizabeth Cuevas, PhD, MSPH, LP	Communicable Disease Manager
Stephanie Williamson, CHES, CHW	Lead Epidemiologist - Program Manager
Lara Beverly, DScPAS, MPH, PA-C	Physician Assistant/Clinical Epidemiologist
Alexandro Chavira, CIC	Epidemiologist Foodborne/Waterborne Diseases
Khadijah Davis	Epidemiologist Foodborne/Waterborne Diseases
Arianna Assad	Epidemiologist Vaccine Preventable Diseases/School Team Lead
Page Barbalena, MPH	Epidemiologist Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Paola Gonzalez-Colon, MS	Epidemiologist Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Healthcare Safety Unit
Victoria Allen	Epidemiology Program Administrative Assistant