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State Activities: Occupational Safety and Health Contacts at State and Territorial Health Departments

 
Revised: 09/25/2008
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Alabama
Charles Woernle
Assistant State Health Officer for Disease Control Prevention
Department of Public Health
RSA Towers
201 Monroe Street, Suite 1466
P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL  36130-3017
      Phone: (334) 206-5325
      FAX: (334) 206-2090
      Email: cwoernle@adph.state.al.us


Alaska
Deborah Choromanski Hull-Jilly, M.P.H., C.L.S.
Injury Surveillance & Prevention Programs Director
Section of Injury Prevention & EMS
Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
3601 C Street, Suite 222
Anchorage, AK  99503
      Phone: (907) 269-8078
      FAX: (907) 269-2041
      Email: deborah.hull-jilly@alaska.gov


American Samoa *

Arizona
Muhamed Hadzihasanovic
Environmental Health Scientist
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 M 18th Avenue, Suite 430
Phoenix, AZ  85007
      Phone: (602) 364-3145
      FAX: (602) 364-3146
      Email: hadzihmu@azdhs.gov


Arkansas
Shirley Louie
Associate Branch Chief
Epidemiology Branch
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street, Slot 32
Little Rock, AR  72205
      Phone: (501) 661-2833
      FAX: (501) 280-4090
      Email: Shirley.Louie@arkansas.gov


California
Barbara Materna, Ph.D., CIH
Chief, Occupational Health Branch
Department of Health Services
Building P, 3rd Floor
850 Marina Bay Parkway
Richmond, CA  94804
      Phone: (510) 620-5730
      FAX: (510) 620-5743
      Email: bmaterna@cdph.ca.gov


Colorado
Ned Calonge, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief Medical Officer/Epidemiologist
Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South
Denver, CO  80246-1530
      Phone: (303) 692-2662
      FAX: (303) 691-7702
     Email: ned.calonge@state.co.us


Connecticut
Thomas St. Louis, MSPH
Program Director, Occupational Health and Special Projects
State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, Mail Stop: 11 OSP
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
      Phone: (860) 509-7759
      FAX: (860) 509-7785
      Email: thomas.st.louis@ct.gov


Delaware
William D. Leitzinger
Administrator, Office of Occupational Health
Health Systems Protection, Suite 205
Division of Public Health
417 Federal Street
Dover, DE  19901
      Phone: 302) 744-4811
      Mobile: (302) 584-4631
      Email: William.Leitzinger@state.de.us


District of Columbia
Pierre Vigilance, Director
District of Columbia Department of Health
825 N. Capitol Street, North East
Suite 44, South
Washington, DC  20002
     Phone: (202) 442-5955
      FAX: (202) 442-4795
      Email: pierre vigilance@dc.gov


Federated States of Micronesia *

Florida
Brian J. Hughes, PhD, MPH, DABT
State Toxicologist
Division of Environmental Health
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #A08
Tallahassee, FL  32399-1712
      Phone: (850) 245-4115
      FAX: (850) 922-8473
      Email: Brian_Hughes@doh.state.fl.us


Georgia
Scott Uhlich
Program Director, Environmental Health Section
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street
16th Floor Annex
Atlanta, GA 30303
      Phone: (404) 657-6534
      FAX: (404) 657-6533
      Email: sxuhlich@dhr.state.ga.us


Hawaii
Jennifer Shishido, C.I.H.
Administrator, Occupational Safety and Health Division
Department of Labor, and Industrial Relations
830 Punchbowl Street, Room 423
Honolulu, HI  96813
      Phone: (808) 586-9116
      FAX: (808) 586-9104
      Email: Jennifer.Shishido@osha.gov


Idaho
Elke Shaw-Tulloch,MHS
Chief,Bureau of Community and Environmental Health
Division of Health
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 W. State Street, 6th Floor
Boise,ID  83720-0036
      Phone: (208) 334-5950
      FAX: (208) 334-6573
      Email: shawe@dhw.idaho.gov


Illinois
Lloyd Evans, Manager
Occupational Disease Registry
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Epidemiology Studies
605 W. Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL  62761
      Phone: (217) 557-5663
      FAX: (217) 524-1770
      Email: lloyd.evans@illinois.gov


Indiana
James F. Howell, D.V.M., M.P.H., DACVPM
Deputy for Operations
Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response
Acting State Epidemiologist
Indiana State Department of Health
2 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN  46204
      Phone: (317) 233-7272
      FAX: (317) 234-2812
      Email: jhowell@isdh.IN.gov


Iowa
Rita Gergely, M.Ag.
Chief, Bureau of Lead Poisoning Prevention
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA  50319-0075
      Phone: (515) 242-6340
      FAX: (515) 281-4529
      Email: rgergely@idph.state.ia.us


Kansas
Gail R. Hansen, D.V.M., M.P.H.
State Epidemiologist
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology
Bureau of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 300
Topeka, KS  66612
      Phone: (785) 296-1127
      FAX: (785) 296-1562
      Email: ghansen@kdhe.state.ks.us


Kentucky
Michael Auslander, D.V.M., M.S.P.H.
Assistant Director, Epidemiology and Health Planning
Department for Public Health
275 East Main Street, Mail Stop: HS2C-B
Frankfort, KY  40621
      Phone: (502) 564-3418
      FAX: (502) 564-0542
      Email: mike.auslander@ky.gov


Louisiana
Michelle Lackovic, MPH
Program Coordinator, Occupational Health Surveillance
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Office Of Publich Health
P.O. Box 60630
New Orleans, LA  70160
      Phone: (504) 219-4518
      FAX: (504) 219-4582
      Email: mlackovi@dhh.la.gov


Maine
Andrew E. Smith, S.M., Sc.D.
State Toxicologist
Director, Environmental and Occupational Health Program
Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Key Plaza,8th Floor
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
      Phone: (207) 287-5189
      FAX: (207) 287-3981
      Email: andy.e.smith@state.me.us


Mariana Islands *


Marshall Islands, Republic of*


Maryland
William Grabau
Senior Industrial Hygienist
1100 N. Eutaw Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
      Phone: (410) 767-2209
      FAX: (410) 767-2003
      Email: William.Grabau@dol.gov


Massachusetts
Letitia Davis, SC.D.
Director, Occupational Health Surveillance Program
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA  02108-4619
      Phone: (617) 624-5626
      FAX: (617) 624-5696
      Email: letitia.davis@state.ma.us


Michigan
Lorraine L. Cameron, M.P.H., Ph.D. Ph.D.
Environment Epidemiologist
Michigan Department of Community Health
201 Townsend St.
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI  48909
      Phone: (517) 335-8342
      FAX: (517) 335-9775
      Email: cameronL@michigan.gov


Minnesota
Erik Zabel, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Environemental Health
Minnesota Department of Health
625 North Robert Street
St. Paul, MN  55155
      Phone: (651) 201-4931
      FAX: (612) 201-4606
      Email: erik.zabel@health.state.mn.us


Mississippi
Mary Currier
State Epidemiologist
Mississippi Department of Health
570 E. Woodrow Wilson Ave.
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS  39215-1700
      Phone: (601) 576-7725
      FAX: (601) 576-7697
      Email: Mary.Currier@msdh.state.ms.us


Missouri
Carol Braun
Epidemiology Specialist
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Division of Community and Public Health
Office of Surveillance
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO  65102-0570
     Phone: (573) 526-4175
      FAX: (573) 526-6946
      Email: carol.braun@dhss.mo.gov


Montana
Kathy Battrick
Safety Program Specialist
Department of Public Health and Human Services
111 N. Sanders Street
Helena, MT  59620
      Phone: (406) 444-5937
      FAX: (406) 444-0262
      Email: kbattrick@mt.gov


Nebraska
Thomas J. Safranek, M.D.
State Epidemiologist
Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE  68509
      Phone: (402) 471-0550
      FAX: (402) 471-3601
      Email: tom.safranek@dhhs.ne.gov


Nevada
John Flamm
Public Information Officer
Nevada Department of Health
Nevada State Health Division
4150 Technology Way, Suite 300
Carson City, NV  89706
      Phone: (775) 688-4200
      FAX: (775) 687-5751
      Email: JFlamm@health.nv.gov


New Hampshire
Karla R. Armenti, ScD.
Chief, Health Statistics and Data Management
Division of Public Health Services
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH  03301
      Phone: (603) 271-8425
      FAX: (603) 271-7623
      Email: karmenti@dhhs.state.nh.us


New Jersey
Gary Ludwig, Director
Occupational Health Service
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Health Agriculture Building, 7th Floor
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ  08625-0360
      Phone: (609) 984-1863
      FAX: (609) 984-0849
      Email:gary.ludwig@doh.state.nj.us


New Mexico
Michael Landen, M.D.
Deputy State Epidemiologist
New Mexico Department of Health
Public Health Division
Office of Epidemiology
1190 Saint Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
      Phone: (505) 476-3575
      FAX: (505) 827-0013
      Email: Michael.Landen@state.nm.us


New York
Kitty H. Gelberg, Ph.D., MPH
Bureau of Occupatonal Health
New York State Department of Health
547 River Street, Room 230
Troy, NY 12180-2216
      Phone: (518) 402-7900
      FAX: (518) 402-7909
      Email: khg01@health.state.ny.us


New York City
Nancy Clark, M.A., C.I.H., C.S.P.
Assistant Commissioner
Bureau of Environmental Disease Prevention
New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
253 Broadway, 12th Floor - CN 58
New York, NY  10007
      Phone: (212) 676-6323
      FAX: (212) 676-6326
      CELL: (347) 245-0267
      Email: nclark@health.nyc.gov


North Carolina
Sheila A. Higgins, RN, MPH, COHN-S
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health
Occupational Environmental Epidemiology Branch
1912 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1912
      Phone: (919) 707-5940
      FAX: (919) 870-4810
      Email: sheila.higgins@ncmail.net


North Dakota
Diana Read
Injury and Violence Prevention Director
North Dakota Department of Health
Division of Emergency Health
600 East Blvd Ave
Bismarck, ND  58505
      Phone: (701) 328-4537
      FAX: (701) 328-1412
      Email: dread@nd.gov


Ohio
Ed. Socie, Data Manager
Ohio Department of Health
246 N. High Street
P.O. Box 118
Columbus, OH  43266-0118
      Phone: (614) 466-0289
      FAX: (614) 644-7740
      Email: Ed.Socie@odh.ohio.gov


Oklahoma
Vernon Bolz
Chief, Consumer Health Service
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 N.E. Tenth Street
Oklahoma City, OK  73117-1299
      Phone: (405) 271-5243
      FAX: (405) 271-3458
      Email: vernonb@health.ok.gov


Oregon
Michael Heumann
Program Manager/Epidemiologist
Office of Environmental Public Health
Department of Human Services
800 NE Oregon, #640
Portland, OR 97232-2162
      Phone: (971) 673-0538
      FAX: (971) 673-0456
      Email: michael.a.heumann@state.or.us


Palau, Republic of *


Pennsylvania
Judith E. Gostin, MS
Industrial Hygienist
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Division of Environmental Health Epidemiology
Room 925, H & W Building
7th Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
      Phone: (717) 787-1708
      FAX: (717) 772-6975
      Email: jgostin@state.pa.us


Puerto Rico *


Rhode Island
Robert R. Vanderslice, PhD
Rhode Island Department of Health
Cannon Building, Room 206
Providence, RI  02908
      Phone: (401) 222-7766
      FAX: (401) 222-2456
      Email: Robert.Vanderslice@health.ri.gov


South Carolina
J. Jerry Gibson, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Disease Control
Department of Health and Environmental Control
1751 Calhoun Street
Columbia, SC  29201
      Phone: (803) 898-0861
      FAX: (803) 898-0897
      Email: Gibsonjj@.dhec.sc.gov


South Dakota
Clark Hepper
Director, Health Protection
South Dakota Department of Health
615 E. Fourth Street
Pierre, SD  57501
      Phone: (605) 773-3364
      FAX: (605) 773-6667
      Email: clark.hepper@state.sd.us


Tennessee
Donna Hurst,MS,BS,RN
Medical Services Section
Tennessee Department of Health
5th Floor, Cordell Hull Building
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN  37243
      Phone: (615) 741-5225
      FAX: (615) 532-2785
      Email: Donna.Hurst@state.tn.us


Texas
Teresa M. Willis
Manager, Blood Lead Surveillance Group
Texas Department of Health
1100 W. 49th St.
Austin, TX  78756
      Phone: (512) 458-7269
      FAX: (512) 458-7699
      Email: Teresa.Willis@dshs.state.tx.us


Utah
Robert Rolfs, M.D., MPH
State Epidemiologist
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 142104
Salt Lake City, UT  84114-2104
      Phone: (801) 538-6386
      FAX: (801) 538-9923
      Email: rrolfs@utah.gov


Vermont
Larry Crist
Director, Office of Public Health Prepareness
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT  05402
      Phone:(802) 863-7223
      FAX: (802) 863-7483
      Email: lcrist@vdh.state.vt.us


Virgin Islands*


Virginia
Michele Monti, MS, MPH BR>Director, Division of Environmental Epidemiology
Virginia Department of Health
Madison Building, Room 418
P.O. Box 2448
Richmond, VA  23218-2448
      Phone: (804) 864-8111
      FAX: (804) 864-8139
      Email: michele.monti@vdh.virginia.gov


Washington
Greg Staley
Safety and Emergency Response Manager
Washington State Department of Health
Office of Risk Management
P.O. Box 47816
Olympia, WA  98504-7816
      Phone: (360) 236-4419
      FAX: (360) 236-2299
      Email: greg.staley@doh.wa.gov


West Virginia
Randy C. Curtis
Director, Radiation, Toxics and Indoor Air Division
Bureau for Public Health
Office of Environmental Health
Capital and Washington Street
1 Davis, Suite 200
Charleston, WV 25301
      Phone: (304) 558-6721
      FAX: (304) 558-1289
      Email: rcurtis@wvdhhr.org


Wisconsin
Henry Anderson, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Bureau of Occupational Health
1 West Wilson Street, Room 150
Madison, WI  53701
      Phone: (608) 266-1253
      FAX: (608) 267-0402
      Email: anderha@dhfs.state.wi.us


Wyoming
Timothy P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Environmental Public Health Section Chief
Wyoming Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 510
Cheyenne, WY  82002
     Phone: (307) 777-2931
      FAX: (307) 777-5402
      Email: timothy.ryan@health.wyo.gov




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