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Healthy People State Coordinators

State

State Coordinator

Alabama

Dr. Jim McVay
Director of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease
Alabama Department of Public Health
Post Office Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
jmcvay@adph.state.al.us
Voice: 334-206-5600
Fax: 334-206-5609
Voice: 334-271-6996
Fax1: 334-317-9792
http://www.alapubhealth.org

Alaska

Ms. Debbie Lowenthal
Health and Social Services Planner
Division of Public Health, Data and Evaluation Unit
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Alaska Office Building
Post Office Box 110618
Juneau, AK 99811-0618
Debbie_Lowenthal@health.state.ak.us
Voice: 907-465-5663
Fax: 907-465-8637

American Samoa

Mr. Joseph Tufa
Director
Department of Public Health
Government of American Samoa
Pago Pago, AS 96799
jtufa@lbj.peacesat.hawaii.edu
Voice: 011-684-633-4606
Fax: 011-684-633-5379

Arizona

Ms. Geri Tebo
Healthy Arizona 2010 Project Manager
Arizona Department of Health Services
2927 North 35th Avenue, Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85017
gtebo@hs.state.az.us
Voice: 602-542-1918
Fax: 602-542-1265

Arkansas

Ms. Christine Patterson
Team Leader, Staff Services
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham, Slot 22
Little Rock, AR 72205
cbpatterson@healthyarkansas.com
Voice: 501-661-2193
Fax: 501-661-2414
http://health.state.ar.us

California

Mr. Gregory A. Franklin
Deputy Director
Health Information and Strategic Planning
California Department of Health Services
1800-3rd Street, Room 100
P.O. Box 942732
Sacramento, CA 94234-7320
gfrankli@dhs.ca.gov
Voice: 916-445-3190
Fax: 916-440-5598
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/index.htm

Colorado

Mr. Chuck Bayard
Advisor to the Executive Director
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Office of Health
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, OH-05 EDO
Denver, CO 80246-1530
chuck.bayard@state.co.us
Voice: 303-692-2015
Fax: 303-691-7702

Connecticut

Michael J. Hofmann, Ph.D.
Director, Research and Planning
Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13PPE
Post Office Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
michael.hofmann@po.state.ct.us
Voice: 860-509-7123
Fax: 860-509-7160
http://www.state.ct.us/dph

Delaware

Terrance Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Chief of Administration
Division of Public Health
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Post Office Box 637
Dover, DE 19903-0637
tzimmerman@state.de.us
Voice: 302-739-4779
Fax: 302-739-3008
http://www.state.de.us/govern/agencies/dhss/irm/dhss.htm

District of Columbia

Ms. Patricia Theiss
Public Health Advisor
District of Columbia Department of Health
825 North Capitol Street, N.E., Suite 2100
Washington, DC 20002
Patricia.theiss@dc.gov
Voice: 202-442-9039
Fax: 202-442-4833

Federal States of Micronesia

Mr. Eliuel K. Pretrick
Secretary
Department of Health, Education and Social Services
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
PS70
Palikir, Pohnpei State, FM 96941
FSM.health@amail.fm
Voice: 691-320-2619
Fax: 691-320-5263
http://www.fsmgov.org/

Florida

Mr. William Alfred
Operations Management and Consultant Manager
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #A05
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1706
B_Alfred@doh.state.fl.us
Voice: 850-245-4009
Fax: 850-921-1898

Georgia

Mr. Jack Kirby
Deputy Director
Division of Public Health
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 15-470
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
jkirby@dhr.state.ga.us
Voice: 404-657-2700
Fax: 404-657-2715
http://www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/
Ms. Michele Mindlin
Director for Grant Development and Management
Department of Human Resources
Division of Public Health
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 15-470
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
mbmindlin@dhr.state.ga.us
Voice: 404-657-2758
Fax: 404-657-2715

Guam

Mr. Dennis G. Rodriguez
Director
Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services
Post Office Box 2816
Hagatna, GU 96932
dennisr@mail.gov.gu
Voice: 671-735-7102
Fax: 671-734-5910
http://www.admin.gov.gu/pubhealth/index.html

Hawaii

Betty J. Wood, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Preventative Health & Health Services Block Coordinator
Hawaii Department of Health
1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 422
Post Office Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
phhsbg01@health.state.hi.us
Voice: 808-586-4530
Fax: 808-586-4491

Idaho

Richard H. Schultz, M.S.
Administrator
Division of Health
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street, Box 83720
Boise, ID 83702-0036
schultzr@idhw.state.id.us
Voice: 208-334-5945
Fax: 208-334-6581
http://www.state.id.us/dhw/hwgd_www/home.html

Illinois

Ms. Patti Kimmel
Chief, Division of Health Policy
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
pkimmel@idph.state.il.us
Voice: 217-782-6235
Fax: 217-785-4308

Indiana

Hazel Katter, H.S.D., C.N.S., R.N.
Bureau Director, Local Liaison Office
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street, 8B
Indianapolis, IN 46204
hkatter@isdh.state.in.us
Voice: 317-233-7679
Fax: 317-233-7761
http://www.state.in.us/doh/html/llo.html

Iowa

Louise Lex, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator for Healthy Iowans
Division of Administration
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building, 6th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
llex@idph.state.ia.us
Voice: 515-281-4348
Fax: 515-281-4958
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/sa/h_ia2010/contents.htm

Kansas

Deborah Williams, M.P.A., M.P.H.
Director, Special Studies
Bureau of Health Promotion
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Curtis State Office Building
1000 Southwest Jackson Street, Suite 230
Topeka, KS 66612-1274
dwilliam@kdhe.state.ks.us
Voice: 785-291-3743
Fax: 785-296-8059
http://kdhe.state.ks.us/

Kentucky

Mr. Charles Kendell
Manager, Health Policy Development Branch
Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning
275 East Main Street, HS1EB
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
charles.kendell@mail.state.ky.us
Voice: 502-564-9592
Fax: 502-564-9205

Louisiana

Ms. Jorli Wales
Office of Public Health Communications, Director
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
1201 Capitol Access Road, 5th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
jwales@dhh.state.la.us
Voice: 225-342-8096
Fax: 225-342-4848

Maine

Dora Anne Mills, M.D.
State Health Officer
Director, Bureau of Health
Maine Department of Human Services
11State House Station
Key Plaza, 8th Floor
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
dora.a.mills@state.me.us
Voice: 207-287-3270
Fax: 207-287-9058

Maryland

Jeanette Jenkins, M.H.S.
Director
Office of Health Policy
Community Health Administration
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street, Room 316
Baltimore, MD 21201
jenkinsj@dhmh.state.md.us
Voice: 410-767-5045
Fax: 410-333-7703
http://mdpublichealth.org/ohp/

Massachusetts

Dr. Cynthia Boddie-Willis
Acting Director
Division of Community Health Promotion
Bureau of Family and Community Health
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
cynthia.boddie-willis@state.ma.us
Voice: 617-624-5434
Fax: 617-624-5075
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/mpc/prevctr.htm

Michigan

Lonnie D. Barnett, M.P.H.
Manager, Community and Assessment Section
Assessment Section
Policy and Legal Affairs
Michigan Department of Community Health
320 South Walnut
Lansing, MI 48913
barnettl@state.mi.us
Voice: 517-241-2966
Fax: 517-241-0084

Minnesota

Ms. Debra Burns
Section Manager
Division of Community Health
Minnesota Department of Health
Post Office Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164
debra.burns@health.state.mn.us
Voice: 651-296-8209
Fax: 651-296-9362
http://www.health.state.mn.us/

Mississippi

David Buchanan, J.D.
Director, Office of Licensure
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive
Post Office Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39218-1700
dbuchanan@msdh.state.ms.us
Voice: 601-576-7680
Fax: 601-576-7270

Missouri

Ms. Lois Heldenbrand
Strategic Planning
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
912 Wildwood
Jefferson City, MO 65109
heldel@dhhs.state.mo.us
Voice: 573-751-6001
Fax: 573-526-6041
http://www.health.state.mo.us/

Montana

Ms. Susan Cummings
Analyst/Evaluator
Office of Public Health System Improvement
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
1400 Broadway, Cogswell Building, C317
Helena, MT 59620-2951
scummings@state.mt.us
Voice: 406-444-3574
Fax: 406-444-7465

Nebraska

Mr. David Palm
Healthy People 2000 Coordinator
Office of Public Health
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Post Office Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509
david.palm@hhss.state.ne.us
Voice: 402-471-2337
Fax: 402-471-0180
http://http:/www.nde.state.ne.us/

Nevada

Ms. Emil DeJan
Bureau Chief
Nevada Health and Human Resources Department
505 East King Street, Room 201
Carson City, NV 89701-4749
edejan@govmail.state.nv.us
Voice: 775-684-4155
Fax: 775-684-4156
http://health2k.state.nv.us

New Hampshire

Ms. Kate Kokko
Health Promotion Advisor
Office of Community and Public Health
Division of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
NH Department of Health and Human Services
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
kkokko@dhhs.state.nh.us
Voice: 603-271-8326
Fax: 603-271-4160

 

Ms. Martha Wells
Administrator for Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
Office of Community and Public Health
New Hampshire Health and Human Services Department
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6527
mwells@dhhs.state.nh.us
Voice: 603-271-4549
Fax: 603-271-4160
http://www.dhhs.state.nh/Index.nsf/

New Jersey

Ms. Ruth Charbonneau
Director
Office of Policy and Research
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Post Office Box 360, Room 801
Trenton, NJ 08625
ruth.charbonneau@doh.state.nj.us
Voice: 609-984-2177
Fax: 609-984-5474
http://www.state.nj.us/health/

New Mexico

Dr. Doris Fields
Health Liaison to Office of Afican American Affairs
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
dorisapoet@aol.com
Voice: 505-841-4844
Fax: 505-841-4839
http://www.state.nm.us/

New York

Michelle Cravetz, R.N-C.
MCHSBG Coordinator
Division of Family and Local Health
New York State Department of Health
Corning Tower Building, Room 890
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237-0657
mwc01@health.state.ny.us
Voice: 518-474-6968
Fax: 518-473-2015
http://www.health.state.ny.us/

North Carolina

Mary Bobbitt-Cooke, M.P.H.
Director
Office of Healthy Carolinians
Division of Public Health
NC Department of Health and Human Services
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1915
mary.bobbitt-cooke@ncmail.net
Voice: 919-715-0416
Fax: 919-715-3144
http://www.healthycarolinians.org

North Dakota

Ms. Darleen Bartz
Chief
Health Resources Section
North Dakota Department of Health
State Capitol -- Judicial Wing
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
dbartz@state.nd.us
Voice: 701-328-2352
Fax: 701-328-1890

Northern Mariana Islands

Dr. James U. Hofschneider
Secretary of Public Health
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Post Office Box 500409
Saipan, MP 96950-0409
jhofschneider@saipan.com
Voice: 670-234-8950 x2001
Fax: 670-234-8930

Ohio

Mr. Tom Moore
Health Planning Manager
Office of Policy and Leadership
Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street, 7th Floor
Post Office Box 118
Columbus, OH 43266-0118
tmoore@gw.odh.state.oh.us
Voice: 614-644-7184
Fax: 614-644-8526
http://www.odh.state.oh.us/

Oklahoma

Neil E. Hann, M.P.H., CHES
Chief, Community Development
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 N.E. 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
neil@health.state.ok.us
Voice: 405-271-6127
Fax: 405-271-1225
http://www.health.state.ok.us/

Oregon

Ms. Jennifer Woodward
Healthy People 2010 Contact
Health Statistics
Oregon Health Division
800 Northeast Oregon Street, Suite 225
Portland, OR 97232-2109
jennifer.a.woodward@state.or.us
Voice: 503-731-4109
Fax: 503-731-3076

Pennsylvania

Ms. Darlene B. Sampson
Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Health
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Health and Welfare Building, Room 802
Post Office Box 90
Harrisburg, PA 17108
bsampson@state.pa.us
Voice: 717-787-6436
Fax: 717-772-6959

Puerto Rico

Dr. Gabriel Diaz Rivera
State Coordinator
Puerto Rico Department of Health
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Building A
San Juan, PR 00936-8184
rivera@salud.gov.pr
Voice: 787-274-5502
Voice: 787-274-5523
Fax: 787-274-5523

Rhode Island

Robert J. Marshall, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Public Health Affairs
Rhode Island Department of Health
Cannon Building, Room 401
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908-5097
bobm@doh.state.ri.us
Voice: 401-222-2331
Fax: 401-222-6548

William J. Waters, Jr., Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Rhode Island Department of Health
Cannon Building, Room 401
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908-5097
bill@health.state.ri.us
Voice: 401-222-2231
Fax: 401-222-6548
http://www.health.state.ri.us

South Carolina

Mr. Joe Kyle
Senior Planner
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29211
kyleja@columb60.dhec.state.sc.us
Voice: 803-898-0777
Fax: 803-898-2065

South Dakota

Mr. Jerry C. Hofer
Director, Division of Administration
South Dakota State Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
jerry.c.hofer@state.sd.us
Voice: 605-773-3361
Fax: 605-773-5683

Tennessee

Keith R. Williams, M.P.A.
Public Health Advisor
Communicable and Environment Disease Section
Tennessee Department of Health
4th Floor Cordell Hull Building
425 5th Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37247-4911
kwilliams@mail.state.tn.us
Voice: 615-741-7510
Fax: 615-741-4911
  Ann Duncan, R.N., M.P.H.
Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Health
Tennessee Department of Health
3rd Floor, Cordell Hill Building
425 5th Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37247-0101
aduncan@state.tn.us
Voice: 615-741-3111
Fax: 615-741-2491

Texas

Dan Smith, M.Ed., CHES
Community Development Specialist
Public Health Promotion Program
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756-3199
dan.smith@tdh.state.tx.us
Voice: 512-458-7111 x6209
Fax: 512-458-7476

Utah

Lois Haggard, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Public Health Assessment
Utah Department of Health
288 North 1460 West
Post Office Box 142101
Salt Lake, UT 84114-2101
lhaggard@doh.state.ut.us
Voice: 801-538-6108
Fax: 801-536-9346

Vermont

Burton W. Wilcke, Jr., Ph.D.
Director
Division of Health Surveillance
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street
Post Office Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402-0070
bwilcke@vdh.state.vt.us
Voice: 802-863-7246
Fax: 802-865-7701

Ms. Linda Fox Dorey
Public Affairs Director
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street
Post Office Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402-0070
ldorey@vdh.state.vt.us
Voice: 802-863-7281
Fax: 802-865-7754
http://www.state.vt.us/health/hv2k.htm

Ms. Nancy Erickson
Public Affairs Director
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street
Post Office Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402-0070
nericks@vdh.state.vt.us
Voice: 802-863-7281
Fax: 802-865-7754
http://www.state.vt.us/health/hv2k.htm

Virginia

Mr. Henry Murdaugh
Healthy People 2000 Contact
Virginia Department of Health
Post Office Box 2448, Room 227
Richmond, VA 23218
hmurdaugh@vdh.state.va.us
Voice: 804-371-8619
Fax: 804-371-0116
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/

Virgin Islands

Jose F. Poblete, M.D., FACS, FICS
Commissioner of Health
Virgin Islands Department Health Services
Governor's Office
21-22 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Voice: 809-776-8311
Fax: 809-776-0610
Voice: 807-777-0117
http://www.usvi.org/health/

Washington

Juliet VanEenwyk, Ph.D.
State Epidemiologist NonInfectious Diseases
Epidemiology, Health Statistics and Public Health Laboratories
Washington Department of Social/Health Services
Post Office Box 47812
Olympia, WA 98504-7812
juliet.vaneenwyk@doh.wa.gov
Voice: 360-236-4250
Fax: 360-236-4255
http://www.doh.wa.gov/org/org.htm#epidemilogy

West Virginia

Mr. Tom Sims
Director, Division of Health Promotion
Public Health Bureau
West Virginia Health & Human Resources Department
350 Capitol Street, Room 319
Charleston, WV 25301-3715
tomsims@wvdhhr.org
Voice: 304-558-0644
Fax: 304-558-1553
http://wvbph.marshall.edu/hp2000/cover.htm#toc

Wisconsin

Margaret Schmelzer, R.N., M.S.
Public Health Nursing Director
Chief, Wisconsin Turning Point Initiative
Department of Health and Family Services
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
1 West Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53702
schmemo@dhfs.state.wi.us
Voice: 608-266-0877
Fax: 608-266-8925

Wyoming

Mr. Jimm Murray
Administrator
Division of Community and Family Health
Wyoming Department of Health
Hathaway Building, Room 478
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
jmurra@state.wy.us
Voice: 307-777-6004
Fax: 307-777-3617
http://wdhfs.state.wy.us/wdh/default.htm

 
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