Key Public Health Legislative Briefs
Prepared by the Texas Public Health Coalition
Budget
Stop Cuts to Texas’ Public Health Infrastructure
Ensure our public health agencies have robust funding and a strong infrastructure to fulfill their lifesaving mission to prevent and eliminate disease. Neglecting public health over time carries a high, avoidable price tag.
Immunization Registry
Enhance Texas’ Immunization Registry for Emergency Preparedness
Defend Texans during a disaster or disease outbreak by improving communication between the state’s immunization registry, ImmTrac2, and electronic health records. Maintaining a voluntary, free, shareable vaccination history is critical during a disaster or disease outbreak.
Maternal Coverage
Improve Maternal Health in Texas
Improve Texas’ maternal health by ensuring comprehensive health coverage for pregnant individuals. Comprehensive health coverage can lead to healthy pregnancies starting before conception and continuing post birth, and diagnosis and management of chronic health conditions.
Tobacco
Increase Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding in Texas
Tobacco prevention is greatly underfunded in Texas. Tobacco use remains Texas’ leading cause of preventable death, disease, and disability, but tobacco prevention is a sound investment in health and in reducing health care spending.
Vaccines
Shield Texas Children from Infectious Diseases
The Texas Legislature has the power to implement measures to defend children from preventable illness and disease. Vaccines are a crucial public health tool for preventing disease and keeping children healthy and in school.