T-EH0a  Collaboration among stakeholders to promote a safe, high-quality, transparent, and efficient health care system in Texas.  Texas Health Care System Integrity Partnership.  Austin: Texas Health Care System Integrity Partnership, 2007.  2 v.  ill., maps, charts.
Also available: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/bpp/thcpc/index%5Fhtml/files/THCSIP-report.pdf (Final report); http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/bpp/thcpc/files/THCSIP-appendix.pdf (Appendices)
    A report prepared for Governor Rick Perry and presented 1 March 2007 to outline the structures to govern and finance a more efficient, safe, quality, and transparent health care system to serve the needs of the citizens of Texas.

T-EH1  Communicable disease control measures in Texas: a guide for health authorities in a public health emergency.  Austin: Texas Dept. of Health, 2004.  vi, 199 p.
Also available: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/ophp/news/pubs/diseaseManual.pdf
    Manual explaining communicable disease control measures, including quarantine, for individuals, property, areas, and common carriers. Includes instructions for issuing various orders and copies of forms and notices. Statutory append. includes relevant sections from Texas codes and acts and the U.S. Code.

T-EH2  Disease prevention news (DPN).  Austin: Texas Dept. of Health, 1993-  .  Bimonthly.  TexDoc H600.6 P928
Also available: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/ideas/dpn/issues
    Newsletter for health care professionals. Includes morbidity and mortality data. Print publication ceased in Jan. 2003. Electronic version begins with v.55 (1995).

T-EH2a  Fading away: access to primary care: flirting with disaster.  Austin: Texas Primary Care Coalition, 2003.  11 p.  ill., maps, charts.
Also available: http://www.tafp.org/advocacy/FadingAway.pdf
    A report from the Texas Primary Care Coalition looking at issues and challenges regarding access to primary health care for citizens of Texas.

T-EH2b  Fractured: the state of health care in Texas.  Austin: Texas Primary Health Care Coalition, 2006.  14 p.  ill., charts, graphs, tables.
Also available: http://www.tafp.org/advocacy/Fractured.pdf
    A followup to T-EH2a above, this report from the Texas Primary Care Coalition argues for the provision of the right kind of care at the right time in the right place.

T-EH3  Health care atlas of Texas.  Austin: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 1997.  81 p.  TexDoc C2600.8 H349at 1997
    See T-CC47.

T-EH3a  Roadmap for the mobilization of electronic healthcare information in Texas: final report of the Texas Health Information Technology Advisory Committee.  Texas Health Information Technology Advisory Committee.   Austin: HITAC, 2006 (version 1.1).  90 p.  ill.
Also available: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chs/shcc/reports/roadmap101006.pdf
    A guide for Texas policymakers “outlining recommendations for accelerating the use of EMRs [electronic medical records] and electronic healthcare data sharing in pursuit of better patient healthcare services and outcomes”.

T-EH4  Striking the balance: an analysis of the cost and quality of medical care in the Texas Worker’s Compensation System.  Jeffrey S. Harris, et. al.  Austin: Research and Oversight Council on Workers Compensation, 2001.  ix, 100 p.  (Report to the 77th Texas Legislature.)  TexDoc W2000.8 St85 2001
    See T-CC45.

T-EH5  Texas Department of State Health Services.  URL: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us
    Primary resource for information relating to health in Texas. According to the website this new department, established September 1, 2004, “brings together the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the Texas Department of Health, the mental health services of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and the Texas Health Care Information Council.” Includes information on health laws and regulations, licensure, careers, statistics, publications and reports, diseases, and funding. Kids Corner provides health activities for children and lesson plans for teachers.

T-EH6  Texas health care in perspective.  Kathleen O’Leary Morgan, Scott Morgan, ed.  Lawrence, KS: Morgan Quitno Press, 1998-  .  Annual.  $19 ISBN 0-7401-0992-8 (2003 spiral)
    See T-CC46.

T-EH7  Texas HIV/STD community resource directory, 2002-2003.  Austin: Texas Dept. of Health, Bureau of HIV and STD Prevention, 2002.  236 p.  TexDoc H600.5 T312his
Also available: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/hivstd/commsvcs (Texas HIV/STD Community Services)
    Current and comprehensive listing of non-profit agencies providing HIV/AIDS/STD-related services to Texas communities.

T-EH8  Texas Medical Association.  URL: http://www.texmed.org/
    Information on legislative issues, continuing education opportunities, practice management resources, news and resources on health topics, and information about TMA and its publications. Some resources require membership.

T-EH9  Texas state health plan.  Austin: Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council, 1979-    Biennial.  TexDoc H600.8 H349p
Also available: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/oshp/stateplan/shplan.htm
    Prepared every 6 years and updated biennially as a guide to help Texas decision makers formulate appropriate health policies and programs.

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T-EH10  Health media catalog.  Austin: Texas Dept. of Health Audiovisual Library, 1989-  .  Annual.  TexDoc H600.8 F487L
Also available: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/avlib/avhomepg.htm
    Lists media available for borrowing from the Texas Dept. of Health Audiovisual Library.

T-EH11  Texas Department of State Health Services forms and literature inquiry and order entry system.  URL: http://tigerlily.tdh.state.tx.us/mamd/litcat/default.asp
    Lists forms used by the Texas Dept. of State Health Services and literature such as information sheets and brochures that are available to the general public.

T-EH12  Texas medical history in the library of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.  Violet M. Baird, comp.  Dallas: Friends of the Medical Library of the Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 1972.  91 p.
    Annotated citations to 246 monographs, pamphlets, documents, and manuscripts in the Library.

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T-EH13  CME opportunities.  URL: http://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=19
    Texas Medical Assoc. guide to continuing medical education resources.

T-EH14  Hospital directories.  URL: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/hfc/hospital.htm (scan down to "Hospital Directories")
    Alphabetical and county lists of general/special and psychiatric hospitals in Texas.

T-EH15  Texas Health and Human Services [reference guide].  URL: http://www.hhs.state.tx.us/tirn/refguide.shtml
    Information on over 225 health and human service programs provided by state agencies in Texas. Profile for each program includes contact information; program, service, and target population descriptions; basic eligibility criteria; authorizing statutes; and information on how Texans can apply for the program.

T-EH16  Texas Department of State Health Services: professional licensing and certification unit.  URL: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/plc/default.shtm
    Links to the 23 regulatory boards and committees which evaluate credentials, give examinations, monitor continuing education activities, conduct complaint investigations, and otherwise regulate a variety of health professions and related facilities in Texas. Sites include rules and regulations and directories of licensees. Covers athletic trainers, chemical dependency counselors, code enforcement officers and code enforcement officers in training, contact lens dispensers, dietitians, fitters and dispensers of hearing instruments, professional counselors, health related services, marriage and family therapists, massage therapy, medical physicists, medical radiology technologists, midwives, offender education, opticians, orthotics and prosthetics, perfusionists, personal emergency response system providers, respiratory care practitioners, sanitation registration, sex offender treatment providers, social workers, and speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and related professionals.

T-EH17  THA membership directory.  Austin: Texas Hospital Assoc., 2003.  Annual.  $50 member, $250 non-member (print); $55 member, $500 non-member (CD-ROM PDF)
Also available: http://www.thaonline.org/TexasHospitals.asp
    Comprehensive catalog of Texas hospitals and health systems. Online version has links to hospital/health system web sites when available.

T-EH18  Information about health professionals.  URL: http://www.tsbme.state.tx.us/professionals/professionals.htm
    License verification and physician profiles databases provided by Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.

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T-EH19  History of public health in Texas.  Howard E. Smith, comp.  Austin: Texas Dept. of Health, 1974.  61 p.  ill., ports.
    A history of the Dept. of Health with pictures and biographical sketches of state health officers.

T-EH20  A history of the Texas Medical Association, 1853-1953.  Pat Ireland Nixon.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 1953.  467 p.  ISBN 0-292-73266-X
    Describes the development of organized medicine in Texas.

T-EH21  The medical story of early Texas, 1528-1853.  Pat Ireland Nixon.  Lancaster, PA: Mollie Bennett Luppe Memorial Fund, 1946.  507 p.
    A history of Texas medicine from Indian practices to the founding of the Texas Medical Assoc.

T-EH22  The medicine man in Texas.  George P. Red.  Houston: Standard Printing and Lithographing, 1930.  344 p.  ill., plates, ports.
   Brief history of Texas medicine, including biographies of more than 175 physicians. Bibliography (p. 343-344).

T-EH23  Scalpels and sabers: nineteenth century medicine in Texas.  Sylvia Van Voast Ferris, Eleanor S. Hoppe.  Austin: Eakin Pr., 1985.  280 p.  ISBN 0-89015-514-3
    A largely biographical treatment that avoids "the pretense of extensive scholarship".

T-EH23a  Texas physicians historical biographical database.  URL: http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/library/doctors/doctors.cfm
    Contains citations to biographical information related to early Texas physicians from the Texas State Journal of Medicine from 1905 to 1966. Does not include full-text biographical material. Most citations are single-line death notices instead of detailed obituaries. Citations from other sources, such as the Texas Courier-Record of Medicine, Texas newspapers and city directories, and various Texas histories, date from the 1870s to 1966. Each citation includes an OCLC number that interlibrary loan departments can use to identify libraries owning the original source. Most records also include year of birth or death. Can be searched by physicians’ last names or by last names and first initials, and occasionally by the city in which they practiced. Browsing is also possible with an alphabetical index of last names.

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T-EH24  Consumer publications.  URL: http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/consumer/indexc.html
    Online versions of consumer publications from the Texas Dept. of Insurance. Covers all types of insurance, including health.

T-EH25  Texas Medicaid/CHIP information and assistance.  URL: http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/medicaid/cs/CS_home.html
    Includes links to Medicaid questions and answers, the Medicaid/CHIP consumer guide, and Medicaid contact information.

T-EH26  A consumer guide to better health care 2005: your guide to understanding the health care system in Texas.  URL: http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/medicaid/cs/cs_resources.html
    A consumer guide to Medicaid, Medicaid managed care, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program/CHIP. Available in English and Spanish as a PDF.

T-EH27  Medicare supplement insurance handbook & rate guide.  Austin: Texas Dept. of Insurance, 2002.  56 p.  TexDoc I1100.8 M468 2002
Also available: http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/consumer/medsup.html
    Explains Medicare basics and the varied Medicare supplemental coverages. Online version revised December 2004.

T-EH28  Long-term care insurance.  Austin: Texas Dept. of Insurance, Jul. 2005.
Also available: http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/consumer/cbo32.html (HTML); http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/general/pdf/cb032.pdf (PDF)
    Compares benefits and costs for long-term care insurance policies available in Texas. Online versions revised Jul. 2005.

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T-EH29  Texas Department of State Health Services: data and reports.  URL: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/datareports.shtm
    Primary gateway to all Texas Dept. of State Health Services statistical resources and reports. Most reports and publications are available online in HTML or PDF formats. Includes vital statistics and epidemiology resources.

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T-EH30  The official history of chiropractic in Texas.  Walter R. Rhodes.  Austin: Texas Chiropractic Assoc., 1978.  188 p.
    A history of the chiropractic profession in Texas from 1895-1977.

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T-EH31  The first hundred years: a history of dentistry in Texas.  Walter C. Stout.  Dallas: Egan, 1969.  451 p.
    Attempt to record the early history of dentistry in Texas before that early knowledge was lost due to the death of the people who knew it. Includes brief biographies.

T-EH32  The history of dentistry in the Republic of Texas, 1836-1845.  Houston: Univ. of Texas Dental Branch, 1975.  106 p.
    Includes a biographical directory of dental practitioners in the Republic of Texas.

T-EH33  Texas Dental Association.  URL: http://www.tda.org/
    Public section includes "Find a Dentist" search of TDA member directory and information on careers, dental insurance, and oral health. Professional section includes information on legislative issues, continuing education opportunities, and dental practice resources. Professional section requires membership.

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T-EH34  Vocational nursing education programs approved by Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas (BNE) September 2004. .  Austin: Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners, 2004.
Also available: ftp://www.bne.state.tx.us/vnschools.pdf

T-EH35  Nursing in Texas: a pictorial history.  Eleanor McElheny Crowder.  Waco: Texian Pr., 1980.  184 p.  ISBN 0872440540
    Primarily a photographic history of nursing in Texas by decade 1890-1980.

T-EH36  Professional nursing education programs approved by Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas (BNE) September 2004.  URL: ftp://www.bne.state.tx.us/rnschools.pdf
    Institutions are listed by type of degree program: diploma, associate degree, LVN to ADN track, baccalaureate degree, basic master’s degree, accredited specialty programs for baccalaureate degree for registered nurses, and advanced practice nursing.

T-EH37  Rules and regulations relating to nurse education, licensure, and practice.  URL: ftp://www.bne.state.tx.us/bne-rr.pdf (PDF)

T-EH38  Texas Nurses Association.  URL: http://www.texasnurses.org/
   Information about the history of TNA, government affairs, continuing education opportunities, careers, Texas Nurses Foundation, and workplace advocacy. Links to Education Center for Texas Health Steps. Some resources require membership.

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T-EH39  Texas Animal Health Commission.  URL: http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/
    Responsible for regulating and protecting Texas livestock with regard to diseases and ectoparasites. Includes news notices, statutes and regulations, publications, industry information and statistics, emergency management, and foreign animal diseases plan.

T-EH40  Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.  URL: http://www.tbvme.state.tx.us/
    Includes general agency information, rules and statutes, searchable database to verify a license, licensing information, complaint procedures, and links to recent editions of the newsletter Board notes.

T-EH41  Texas Veterinary Medical Association.  URL: http://www.tvma.org/
    Includes general association information, online Animal Health Minute broadcast segments for listening, and a section of information for pet owners. Some resources (including job listings and government relations) require membership.

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Updated: 4 February 2007
Copyright 2007, Texas Library Association

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