Regional Offices

Map of Public Health Regions in TexasRegional staff from the Texas Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch visit hospitals and birthing centers throughout the state to collect accurate information about birth defects in all of our communities.

Central Office:

Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch
Texas Department of State Health Services
P.O. Box 149347 (MC 1964)
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Email: BirthDefects@dshs.texas.gov
Phone: 512-776-7232
Fax: 512-776-7330

Look up your Public Health Region by County

Region 1/9/10:

Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance
11295 Edgemere, Eastside Office 112-4
El Paso, TX 79936
Phone: 915-629-3261
Fax: 915-629-3242
Email Region 1/9/10

Region 7:

Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance
2408 South 37th St.
Temple, TX 76504
Phone: 254-778-6744
Fax: 254-778-4066
Email Region 7

Region 2/3/4:

Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance
1301 South Bowen Road, Suite 200
Arlington, TX 76013
Phone: 817-264-4570
Fax: 817-264-4582
Email Region 2/3/4

Region 8:

Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance
7430 Louis Pasteur Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: 210-619-8174
Fax: 210-619-8290
Email Region 8

Region 5/6:

Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance
5425 Polk Avenue, Suite J
Houston, TX 77023
Phone: 713-767-3310
Fax: 713-767-3322
Email Region 5/6

Region 11:

Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance
601 West Sesame Drive
Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: 956-423-0130
Fax: 956-444-3256
Email Region 11