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Regional and Local Health Operations

Regional and Local Health Operations

Public Health Region 8 Programs and Services

Public Health Sanitation - Public Health Region 8

Purpose

The purpose of the Public Health Sanitation Program is to protect the physical and environmental health of the citizens of Texas. 

Activities

The Public Health Sanitation program provides the following services:

  • Investigates general sanitation complaints, including public health nuisances and vector control issues
  • Investigate complaint at public lodging (hotels and motels including public pools
  • Inspects licensed facilities such as youth camps (including playgrounds, pools, and food services)
  • Inspects school food service operations (twice annually per school)
  • On request, inspects playgrounds at government-owned facilities
  • On request, inspects mass gatherings

Support

DSHS Registered Sanitarian County Assignments
Sanitarian Telephone Field Office Address County Assignments
Maricela T. Zamarripa, RS 210-487-0962 112 Joe Carper Drive, Uvalde, TX 78801 Mail Code 3171 Edwards*, Kinney*, Maverick*, Zavala*
Carlos Mora, RS 512-963-7213 7430 Louis Pasteur Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229 Mail Code 5716 Bandera*, Comal*, Kerr*, Real*
Karina
Banuelos,
EPS I		 210-501-5261 112 Joe Carper Drive, Uvalde, TX 78801 Mail Code 3171 Atascosa*, Dimmit*, Frio*, LaSalle*, Medina*
Ariel Gomez, RS 210-216-6810 329 W. Franklin St., Goliad, TX 77963 Mail Code 5743 Goliad*, Gonzales*, Guadalupe*, Karnes*, Lavaca*

* Local inspectors conduct inspections in one or more municipalities in the County. For more information contact the Region 8 sanitarian. General Sanitation examples: flies, septic systems, trash, mosquito 

Region 8 counties not included in the above table have local inspectors who conduct all public health sanitation inspections.

Additional Resources

For more information about the following public health sanitation topics, please click on the links below: