Texas - Federal TBI Program

The lead agency for the Texas Federal TBI Program is the Department of State Health Services, located at 1100 W. 49th St., Austin, Texas 78756-3199.

Texas has received $851,528 in Federal TBI Planning, Implementation, and Post-Demonstration Grants. The State has provided approximately $451,958 in matching support.

Texas Population & TBI

Texas population in 2000: 20,851,820
Estimated TBI-related emergency department visits per year: 85,593
Estimated TBI-related non-fatal hospitalizations per year: 14,229
Estimated TBI-related disability per year: 5,728

Texas currently does not have a Federal TBI Program State Grant, but reports the following progress:

1. Included culturally competent local/regional resources/supports appropriate for individuals with TBI and their families in the local information and referral resource databases.
2. Ensured the 2-1-1 Alliance of Information and Referral Systems/INFO LINE Taxonomy of Human Services included brain injury terms.
3. Expanded brain injury awareness and associated information and referral skills among 2-1-1 specialists and Promotoras (community health workers in Lower Rio Grande Valley region), utilizing English and Spanish training program.
4. Reviewed and commented on TBI-related State legislation and reports.
5. Informed the State legislative process and Department of Insurance regarding legislation prohibiting insurers from excluding cognitive rehabilitation coverage for TBI.
6. Provided training on TBI to case managers, HHSC staff members.
7. Disseminated concussion cards to emergency medical service providers, athletic trainers, and professionals at annual conferences; distributed family packets to trauma centers.
8. Updated bilingual First Steps brochure (information on brain injury services/supports).

The Texas TBI State grant continues to participate with State agencies to ensure that barriers to coordinated and comprehensive TBI services and supports are eliminated, and to ensure that individuals with TBI and their families are appropriately served across the State.

For more information on the Texas TBI Program, contact: Linda Jones, Implementation Grant Program Director, Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance Unit, (512) 458-7111, ext. 3131, Linda.Jones@dshs.state.tx.us

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