Appendix C: Resources

American Indian and Alaska Native Health Organizations

Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center
PO Box 572, Lake Andes, SD 57356–0572
Phone: 605–487–7072
Web site: http://www.nativeshop.org/nawherc.html*

The Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center is operated by the Native American Community Board (NACB). The NACB was formed in 1985 by a group of Native Americans living on or near the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota to address pertinent issues of health, education, land and water rights, and economic development of Native American people.

National Indian Health Board
1385 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite A707, Denver, CO 80222
Phone: 303–759–3075, Fax: 303–759–3674
Web site: http://www.nihb.org*

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) represents Tribal Governments that operate their own health care delivery systems through contracting and compacting, as well as those that receive health care directly from the Indian Health Service. The NIHB is a nonprofit organization that conducts research, policy analysis, program assessment and development, national and regional meeting planning, project management, and training and technical assistance programs. These services are provided to Tribes, Area Health Boards, Tribal organizations, federal agencies, and private foundations.

Association of American Indian Physicians
1225 Sovereign Row, Suite 103, Oklahoma City, OK 73108
Phone: 405–946–7072, Fax: 405–946–7651
Web site: http://www.aaip.com

The Association of American Indian Physicians was founded to pursue excellence in Native American health care by promoting education in the medical disciplines; honoring traditional healing practices; and restoring the balance of mind, body, and spirit.

Association of Native American Medical Students
1225 Sovereign Row, C–9, Oklahoma City, OK 73108
Phone: 405–946–7072
Web site: http://www.aaip.com/anams/anams.html

The Association of Native American Medical Students was founded to provide support and a resource network for all Native Americans enrolled in the various allied health professions schools, to increase the number of Native American students in medicine and other health professions, and to promote its exposure and recognition on a national level throughout the medical community.

Indians into Medicine
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Science
PO Box 9037, Grand Forks, ND 58202–9037
Phone: 701–777–3037, Fax: 701–777–3277
Web site: http://www.med.und.nodak.edu/depts/inmed/home.htm*

Indians into Medicine addresses three major problem areas: 1) too few health professionals in American Indian communities, 2) too few American Indian health professionals, and 3) the substandard level of health and health care in American Indian communities.

Indian Health Service Headquarters
The Reyes Building
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 440 Rockville, MD 20852–1627
Phone: 301–443–1083, Fax: 301–443–4794
Web site: http://www.ihs.gov

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for these populations, and its goal is to ensure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

National Council of Chief Medical Officers, Indian Health Service

Federal Government Agencies

Indian Health Service Headquarters
The Reyes Building
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 440
Rockville, MD 20852–1627
Phone: 301–443–1083, Fax: 301–443–4794
Web site: http://www.ihs.gov

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for these populations, and its goal is to ensure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Office of the Associate Director for Minority Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Road, MS D–39, Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404–639–7210
Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/od/default.htm

The mission of the Office of the Associate Director for Minority Health is to improve the health of African American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Hispanic American, and Native American and Alaska Native citizens and, where appropriate, members of similar ethnic/racial subgroups both in and outside the United States, through policy development and program analysis at the CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Office of Women's Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, MS D–51, Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404–639–7230, Fax: 404–639–7331
Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/od/owh

The Office of Women's Health is dedicated to in–depth research and dissemination of information and public policy regarding women's health.

Office of Minority Health
Division of Information and Education
Rockwall II Building, Suite 1085
5515 Security Lane, Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301–443–5224, Fax: 301–443–1426
Web site: http://www.omhrc.gov

The Office of Minority Health, which operates under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, works to improve collection and analyses of data on the health of racial and ethnic minority populations, and it monitors efforts to achieve Healthy People 2010 goals for minority health.

The Office of Minority Health Resource Center
Division of Information and Education
Rockwall II Building, Suite 1000
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 1–800–444–6472
Web site: http://www.omhrc.gov

The Office of Minority Health Resource Center was established to assist in the exchange of information and analyses of minority health issues. The center collects and distributes information on a wide variety of health topics and facilitates the exchange of information on minority health issues.

Office of Research on Women's Health
National Institutes of Health
Building 1, Room 201, Bethesda, MD 20892
Web site: http://www4.od.nih.gov/orwh/index.html

The goal of the Office of Research on Women's Health is to ensure that research conducted and supported by the National Institutes of Health addresses issues of women's health, and that there is appropriate inclusion of women in clinical research.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Suite 4A10, MSC 2480
31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
Web site: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is a national program dedicated to research related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases, as well as sleep disorders.

National Center of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Office of Research on Minority Health
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20892–5465
Phone: 301–402–1366, Fax: 301–480–4049

The Office of Research on Minority Health (ORMH) was founded in 1999 by the National Institutes of Health to help solve research questions that result from the disparity of health status among Americans. The ORMH's mission is to support and promote biomedical research aimed at improving the health status of minority Americans across the life span and programs aimed at expanding the participation of under–represented minorities in all aspects of biomedical and behavioral research.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Center for Cost and Financing Studies
2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 500
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301–594–1406, Fax: 301–594–2166
Web site: http://www.ahrq.gov

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) was established in 1989 as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Reauthorizing legislation passed in November 1999 established AHRQ as the lead federal agency on quality research. AHRQ operates under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is the lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ's broad programs of research bring practical, science–based information to medical practitioners and to consumers and other health care purchasers.

State and Territorial Agencies

Cardiovascular Health Council of the Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors

Jack Hataway
Director, Chronic Disease Prevention Division
Alabama Department of Public Health
201 Monroe Street, RSA Tower, Suite 964
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334–206–5610, Fax: 334–206–5609
E-mail: jhataway@adph.state.al.us

Jason Eberhart–Phillips
Cardiovascular Health Program
Alaska Division of Public Health
PO Box 241623, Anchorage, AK 99524–1623
Phone: 907–269–8447, Fax: 907–562–7802
E-mail: Jason_eberhart-phillips@health.state.ak

Margaret Tate
Chief, Office of Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention Services
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 North 18th Avenue, Suite 310, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602–542–2829, Fax: 602–542–1890
E-mail: mtate@hs.state.az.us

Jan Bunch
Chronic Disease Service Unit
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street, Slot 41 Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501–661–2150, Fax: 501–661–2055
E-mail: jbunch@healthyarkansas.com

Kathleen H. Acree
Chief, Chronic Disease Control Branch
California Department of Health Services
PO Box 942732, MS–7208 Sacramento, CA 94234–7320
Phone: 916–552–9900, Fax: 916–552–9729
E-mail: kacree@dhs.ca.gov

Normie Morin–Voilleque
Director, Chronic Disease Section–A5
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246–1530
Phone: 303–692–2505, Fax: 303–691–7721
E-mail: normie.morin@state.co.us

Rosa M. Biaggi
Director, AIDS and Chronic Disease Division
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS–11 APV PO Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134
Phone: 860–509–7801, Fax: 860–509–7855
E-mail: rosa.biaggi@po.state.ct.us

Gregory Roane
Chronic Disease Director
Delaware Division of Public Health PO Box 637, Dover, DE 19904–0637
Phone: 302–741–2900, Fax: 302–741–2910
E-mail: gregory.roane@state.de.us

Karen Barry
Chief, Bureau Chronic Disease
District of Columbia Department of Health
825 North Capitol Street, N.E. #3147 Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: 202–442–9366, Fax: 202–442–4825
E-mail: kbarry@dehealth.com

Jennie A. Hefelfinger
Florida Department of Health
Bureau of Chronic Disease
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #A18 Tallahassee, FL 32399–1744
Phone: 850–245–4330, Fax: 850–414–6625
E-mail: jennie_a_hefelfinger@doh.state.fl.us

Carol Steiner
Director, Cancer Control Section
Georgia Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, Room 16–293, Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404–657–6606, Fax: 404–657–6316
E-mail: cbsteiner@dhr.state.ga.us

Barbara Yamashita
Chief, Community Health
Hawaii State Department of Health
1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 218 Honolulu, HI 96801–3378
Phone: 808–586–4126, Fax: 808–586–4791
E-mail: bayamash@mail.health.state.hi.us

Elke Shaw–Tulloch
Chief, Bureau of Community and Environmental Health
Idaho Division of Health 450 W. State Street, 6th Floor
Boise, ID 83720–0036
Phone: 208–334–5950, Fax: 208–334–6573
E-mail: shawe@idhw.state.id.us

Chandana Nandi
Chief, Office of Health Promotion
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street, Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: 217–782–3300, Fax: 217–782–1235
E-mail: cnandi@idph.state.il.us

Sue Percifield
Director
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street, Suite 6–A Indianapolis, IN 46204–3003
Phone: 317–2330–7816, Fax: 317–233–7805
E-mail: spercifi@isdh.state.in.us

Jill Myers–Geadelmann
Chief, Cancer Prevention and Control Bureau
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319–0075
Phone: 515–242–6067, Fax: 515–281–4535
E-mail: jgeadelm@idph.state.ia.us

Paula F. Marmet
Director
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 230, Topeka, KS 66612–1274
Phone: 785–296–8916, Fax: 785–296–8059
E-mail: pmarmet@kdhe.state.ks.us

Curtis Rowe
Manager, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Kentucky Department for Public Health
275 East Main Street, HSIC–B, Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: 502–564–7996 (ext. 1), Fax: 502–564–4667
E-mail: curtis.rowe@mail.state.ky.us

Vicki Scanlon–Leishman
Program Manager, Community Health Promotion and Chronic Disease
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
PO Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160
Phone: 504–599–1087, Fax: 504–568–7005
E-mail: vsleishm@dhh.state.la.us

Barbara A. Leonard
Director, Division of Community Health Promotion
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
11 State House Station 286 Water Street, 4th Floor, Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207–287–5387, Fax: 207–287–4631
E-mail: barbara.a.leonard@maine.gov

Patricia Boehm
Chief, Chronic Disease Prevention Teams
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
300 West Preston Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410–767–5590, Fax: 410–333–7411
E-mail: boehmp@dhmh.state.md.us

Cynthia Boddie–Willis
Director, Division of Community Health Promotion
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617–624–5467, Fax: 617–624–5075
E-mail: cynthia.boddie-willis@state.ma.us

Carol Callaghan
Director, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Control
Michigan Department of Community Health
3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. PO Box 30195, Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517–335–8379, Fax: 517–335–9397
E-mail: callaghanc@michigan.gov

Mary Manning
Chief, Center for Health Promotion
Minnesota Department of Health PO Box 9441, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 651–676–5201, Fax: 651–676–5057
E-mail: mary.manning@state.mn.us

Victor Sutton
Director, Health Promotion
Mississippi State Department of Health
PO Box 1700, 570 East Woodrow Wilson Jackson, MS 39215–1700
Phone: 601–576–7725, Fax: 601–576–7497
E-mail: vsutton@msdh.state.ms.us

Paula Nickelson
Director, Division of Community Health
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
920 Wildwood, PO Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102–0570
Phone: 573–522–6252, Fax: 573–552–5348
E-mail: nickep@dhss.mo.gov

Todd Harwell
Chief, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion Bureau
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Cogswell Bldg., 1400 Broadway, Room C–317 Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 406–444–1437, Fax: 406–444–7465
E-mail: tharwell@state.mt.us

Roméo Guerra
Deputy Director for Health Services
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services System
301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 95044, Lincoln, NE 68509–5044
Phone: 402–471–6038, Fax: 402–471–9449
E-mail: romeo.guerro@hhss.state.ne.us

Richard Whitley
Chief
Nevada State Health Division
505 East King Street, Room 103, Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: 775–684–5958, Fax: 775–684–5998
E-mail: rwhitley@nvhd.state.nv.us

Margaret Murphy
Acting Director
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
6 Haven Drive, Suite 2 East Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603–271–4524, Fax: 603–271–0539
E-mail: mmurphy@dhhs.state.nh.us

Doreleena Sammons–Posey
Program Manager, Cancer and Reproductive Health
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
50 East State Street, 6th Floor PO Box 364, Trenton, NJ 08625–0364
Phone: 609–292–8540, Fax: 609–292–9599
E-mail: Posey@doh.state.nj.us

David Vigil
Chief, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
New Mexico Department of Health
625 Silver, S.W. #200, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505–841–5836, Fax: 505–841–5685
E-mail: davidv@doh.state.nm.us

Mark S. Baptiste
Director, Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Adult Health
New York State Department of Health
Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Room 515 Albany, NY 12237–0675
Phone: 518–474–0512, Fax: 518–473–2853
E-mail: msb02@health.state.ny.us

Marcus Plescia
Section Chief, Chronic Disease and Injury
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
1915 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699–1915
Phone: 919–715–0215, Fax: 919–715–3153
E-mail: Marcus.Plescia@ncmail.net

Sherri Paxon
Director, Division of Chronic Disease
North Dakota Department of Health
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505–0200
Phone: 701–328–2698, Fax: 701–328–2036
E-mail: spaxon@state.nd.us

Frank S. Bright
Chief, Bureau of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street, PO Box 118 Columbus, OH 43266–0118
Phone: 614–466–2144, Fax: 614–564–2409
E-mail: fbright@gw.odh.state.oh.us

Adeline M. Yerkes
Chief, Chronic Disease Service
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 North East 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117–1299
Phone: 405–271–4072 (ext. 57123), Fax: 405–271–3615
E-mail: adeliney@health.state.ok.us

Jane M. Moore
Manager, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
Oregon Department of Health Services
800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 730 Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 503–731–4273, Fax: 503–731–4082
E-mail: jane.m.moore@state.or.us

Leslie Best
Director, Bureau of Chronic Disease and Injury Program
Pennsylvania Department of Health Health and Welfare Bldg., Room 1000, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717–787–6214, Fax: 717–783–5498
E-mail: Ibest@state.pa.us

Ann Thacher
Chief, Office of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 409 Providence, RI 02908–5097
Phone: 401–222–7637, Fax: 401–222–4415
E-mail: AnnT@doh.state.ri.us

Michael D. Byrd
Director
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803–545–4481, Fax: 803–545–4921
E-mail byrdmd@dhec.sc.gov

Norma Schmidt
Team Leader, Chronic Disease Prevention
South Dakota Department of Health
615 East Fourth Street, Pierre, SD 57501–1700
Phone: 605–773–5728, Fax: 605–773–5509
E-mail: norma.schmidt@state.sd.us

Donna Henry
Acting Director, Health Promotion Division
Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building, 6th Floor 425 5th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37247–7366
Phone: 615–253–5800, Fax: 615–253–8478
E-mail: donna.henry@state.tn.us

Philip Huang
Director
Texas Department of Health
1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756–7446
Phone: 512–458–7200, Fax: 512–458–7618
E-mail: Philip.Huang@tdh.state.tx.us

Ladene Larsen
Director, Bureau of Health Promotion
Utah Department of Health
288 North 1460 West, PO Box 142107 Salt Lake City, UT 84114–2107
Phone: 801–538–62201, Fax: 801–538–9495
E-mail: ladenelarsen@utah.gov

Karen Garbarino
Chronic Disease Director
Vermont Department of Health
PO Box 70, Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: 802–951–4004, Fax: 802–651–1634
E-mail: kgarbar@vdh.state.vt.us

Ramona D. Schaeffer
Director, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor Street, 10th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804–864–7877, Fax: 804–864–7880
E-mail: Ramona.Schaeffer@vdh.virginia.gov

Mary Frost
Director, Chronic Disease Prevention and Risk
Washington State Department of Health
PO Box 47855, Olympia, WA 98504–7855
Phone: 360–236–3628, Fax: 360–236–3646
E-mail: mary.frost@doh.wa.gov

Tom Sims
Director, Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 319 Charleston, WV 25301–3715
Phone: 304–558–0644, Fax: 304–558–1553
E-mail: tomsims@wvdhhr.org

Millie Jones
Director, Bureau of Community Health and Prevention
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
1 West Wilson Street, Room 230 PO Box 2659, Madison, WI 53701–2659
Phone: 608–266–2684, Fax: 608–267–3824
E-mail: jonesmj@dhss.state.wi.us

Linda L. Chasson
Chief, Chronic Disease Section
Wyoming Department of Health
Qwest Building, Suite 259A 6101
N. Yellowstone Road Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307–777–3579, Fax: 307–777–8604
E-mail: lchass@state.wy.us

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program Managers

Janice Cook
Alabama Department of Public Health
201 Monroe Street, RSA Tower, Suite 962 Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334–206–5610, Fax: 334–206–5609
E-mail: jcook@adph.state.al.us

Carol White
Section of Community Health and EMS
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
PO Box 110616, Juneau, AK 99811–0616
Phone: 907–465–8670, Fax 907–465–2770
E-mail: carol_white@health.state.ak.us

Linda Faulkner
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 W. Markham Street, Slot 11 Little Rock, AR 72205–3867
Phone: 501–661–2956, Fax: 501–661–2070
E-mail: lfaulkner@healthyarkansas.com

Gloria Latimer
CVH Program Manager
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive S., A–5, Denver, CO 80246–1530
Phone: 303–692–2562, Fax: 303–691–7721
E-mail: gloria.latimer@state.co.us

Chris Andresen
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS–11 HLS
PO Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134–0308
Phone: 860–509–7828, Fax: 860–509–7855
E-mail: chris.andresen@po.state.ct.us

Vance Farrow
District of Columbia Department of Health
825 North Capital Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: 202–442–5891
E-mail: vance.farrow@dc.gov

Linda Greis
Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #A18, Tallahassee, FL 32399–1744
Phone: 850–245–4444 (ext. 3800), Fax: 850–414–6625
E-mail: Linda_Greis@doh.state.fl.us

Carol B. Steiner
Cardiovascular Health Initiative Health Promotion
Georgia Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street N.W., 29th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303–3142
Phone: 404–657–6606, Fax: 404–657–6631
E-mail: cbsteiner@dhr.state.ga.us

Julie Harvill
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor, Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: 217–782–3300, Fax: 217–782–1235
E-mail: jharvill@idph.state.il.us

Misty Jimerson
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 230, Topeka, Kansas 66612–1274
Phone: 785–296–3921, Fax: 785–296–8059
E-mail: mjimerson@kdhe.state.ks.us

Brian Boisseau
Division of Adult and Child Health
Kentucky Department of Public Health
275 East Main Street, HS 1C–B, Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: 502–564–7996 (ext. 3823), Fax: 502–564–4667
E-mail: Brian.Boisseau@ky.gov

Tara Doskey
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
325 Loyola Avenue, Room 212, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504–568–7562, Fax: 504–568–7005
E-mail: tdoskey@dhh.la.gov

Debra A. Wigand
Maine Department of Human Services
11 State House Station, Key Bank Plaza, 4th Floor, Augusta, ME 04333–0011
Phone: 207–287–4624, Fax: 207–287–4631
E-mail: debra.a.wigand@maine.gov

Kathy Foell
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617–624–5469, Fax: 617–624–5075
E-mail: kathy.foell@state.ma.us

Khatidja Dawood
Center for Health Promotion
Minnesota Department of Health
PO Box 64882, St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651–281–9838, Fax: 651–215–8959
E-mail: khatidja.dawood@health.state.mn.us

Tennille Howard
Mississippi State Department of Health
PO Box 1700, 570 East Woodrow Wilson Jackson, MS 39215–1700
Phone: 601–576–7783, Fax: 601–576–7444
E-mail: thoward@msdh.state.ms.us

Judy Alexiou
Section for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
920 Wildwood Drive, PO Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102–0570
Phone: 573–522–2868, Fax: 573–522–2898
E-mail: alexij@dhss.mo.gov

Crystelle Fogle
Cardiovascular Health Program
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
PO Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620–2951
Phone: 406–947–2344, Fax: 406–444–7465
E-mail: cfogle@mt.gov

Jamie Hahn
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services System
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 95044, Lincoln, NE 68509–5044
Phone: 402–471–3493, Fax: 402–471–6446
E-mail: jamie.hahn@hhss.ne.gov

Deborah A. Spicer
Healthy Heart Program
New York State Department of Health
Riverview Center, 3rd Floor
West 150 Broadway, Albany NY 12204
Phone: 518–474–6683, Fax: 518–474–3356
E-mail: das09@health.state.ny.us

Elizabeth (Libby) Puckett
Division of Public Health
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
1915 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699–1915
Phone: 919–715–3342, Fax: 919–715–0433
E-mail: Libby.Puckett@ncmail.net

Susan M. Mormann
North Dakota Department of Health
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 301 Bismarck, ND 58505–0200
Phone: 701–328–2305, Fax: 701–328–2036
E-mail: smormann@state.nd.us

Barbara Pryor
Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street, PO Box 118
Columbus, OH 43266–0118
Phone: 614–644–6963, Fax: 614–644–7740
E-mail: bpryor@odh.ohio.gov

Adeline M. Yerkes
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 North East 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117–1299
Phone: 405–271–4072 (ext. 57123), Fax: 405–271–5181
E-mail: adeliney@health.state.ok.us

Nancy G. Clarke
Oregon Department of Health Services
800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 730, Portland, OR 97232–2162
Phone: 503–731–4082, Fax: 503–731–4082
E-mail: nancy.g.clarke@state.or.us

Dory Masters
Division of Cardiovascular Health
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
1777 St. Julian Place, Heritage Building, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803–545–4498, Fax: 803–545–4492
E-mail: masterdm@dhec.sc.gov

Frances A. Walls
Community Services Section
Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building, 6th Floor
425 5th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37247–5210
Phone: 615–741–0390, Fax: 615–532–8478
E-mail: frances.walls@state.tn.us

Jennifer Smith
Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Program
Texas Department of Health
1100 W. 49th Street, T–406, Austin, TX 78756
Phone: 512–458–7111 (ext. 2209), Fax: 512–458–7618
E-mail: jennifer.smith@dshs.state.tx.us

Joan Ware
Bureau of Health Promotion
Utah Department of Health
PO Box 142107, Salt Lake City, UT 84114–2107
Phone: 801–538–6228, Fax: 801–538–9495
E-mail: JWARE@utah.gov

Laura Wimmer
Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor Street, 10th Floor, Room 132, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804–864–7884, Fax: 804–864–7880
E-mail: laura.wimmer@vdh.virginia.gov

Miriam Patanian
Coordinator, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
Washington State Department of Health
7211 Cleanwater Lane, Bldg. 15
PO Box 47836, Olympia, WA 98504–7836
Phone: 360–236–3792, Fax: 360–236–3708
E-mail: Miriam.patanian@doh.wa.gov

Amy Carte
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 206, Charleston, WV 25301–3715
Phone: 304–558–0644, Fax: 304–558–1553
E-mail: amycarte@wvdhhr.org

Mary Jo Brink
Chronic Disease Prevention Unit
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
1 West Wilson Street, Room 218, Madison, WI 53701–2659
Phone: 608–266–3702, Fax: 608–266–8925
E–mail: brinkmj@dhfs.state.wi.us

Minority Health Organization

Minority Health Professions Foundation
3 Executive Park Drive NE, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404–634–1993, Fax: 404–634–1903
Web site: http://www.minorityhealth.org*

The Minority Health Professions Foundation is a nonprofit educational, scientific, and charitable organization that provides support for professional education, research, and community services that promote optimum health among poor and minority people.

Heart Disease and Stroke Organizations

American Heart Association, National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231
Web site: http://www.americanheart.org*

The American Heart Association is a not–for–profit, voluntary health organization funded by private contributions. Its mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

American Stroke Association, National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231
Web site: http://www.americanheart.org*

The American Stroke Association is a division of the American Heart Association, which is a not–for–profit, voluntary health organization funded by private contributions. Its mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Brain Attack Coalition
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Building 31, Room 8A–16, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2540, Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: 301–496–5751, Fax: 301–496–0296
Web site: http://www.stroke-site.org*

The Brain Attack Coalition is a group of professional, voluntary, and governmental entities dedicated to reducing the occurrence of and the disabilities and death associated with stroke. The goal of the coalition is to strengthen and promote the relationships among its member organizations in order to help people who have had a stroke or are at risk for a stroke.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Adult and Community Health
4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K–47, Atlanta, GA 30341–3717
Phone: 770–488–2424, Fax: 770–488–2564
Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dach/

CDC has established cardiovascular health programs in 32 states and the District of Columbia. These programs are committed to reducing the burden of heart disease and stroke by promoting heart–healthy and stroke–free working and living environments. In addition, the Cardiovascular Health Branch at CDC performs extensive monitoring of recent trends in cardiovascular disease and conducts applied research to prevent cardiovascular disease.

Health Care Financing Administration
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244–1850
Phone: 410–786–3000
Web site: http://www.cms.hhs.gov

The mission of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is to serve Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The goal is to launch and enhance the Medicare education campaign to help beneficiaries and their caregivers become active and informed participants in their health care decisions.

InterAmerican Heart Foundation
American Heart Association, National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: 214–706–1218, Fax: 214–373–0268 or 972–562–3807
Web site: http://www.americanheart.org*

The goals of the InterAmerican Heart Foundation are to promote an environment throughout North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean conducive to the prevention of heart diseases and stroke; to facilitate the development and growth of heart foundations; and to foster partnerships between health professionals and other sectors of society, including business and government, for the accomplishment of its mission.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NIH Neurological Institute
PO Box 5801, Bethesda, MD 20824
Phone: 800–352–9424
Web site: http://www.ninds.nih.gov

The goal of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke is to reduce the burden of neurological disease—a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, and by people all over the world.

National Stroke Association
9707 E. Easter Lane, Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 303–649–9299 or 1–800–STROKES (787–6537) Fax: 303–649–1328
Web site: http://www.stroke.org*

The mission of the National Stroke Association is to reduce the incidence and impact of stroke, to save lives, and to improve the quality of care among stroke survivors.

Patient Resources

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
Web site: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute can supply a wealth of information regarding heart, blood, and lung diseases for patients. Resources are available on the Internet as well as via telephone and direct mail.

American Heart Association, National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231
Web site: http://www.americanheart.org*

The American Heart Association offers resources for heart disease patients regarding health, fitness, and dietary guidelines. Information can be obtained through the Internet, by telephone, or by direct mail.

American Stroke Association, National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231
Web site: http://www.strokeassociation.org*

The American Stroke Association is a division of the American Heart Association, which offers resources for heart disease patients regarding health, fitness, and dietary guidelines. Information may be obtained via the Internet, telephone, or direct mail.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404–639–7000
Web site: http://www.cdc.gov

CDC is a government agency dedicated to the promotion of health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. The CDC Web site provides information about a variety of health topics, including women’s, cardiovascular, and minority health.

 
*Links to non–Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
 

Date last reviewed: 05/12/2006
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion