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State Health Officer       back to top

North Dakota Department of Health
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200

Phone: 701.328.2372
Fax: 701.328.4727

State Health Officer -- Terry Dwelle M.D. 701.328.2372

• Administration/policy of Department
• Legislative Assembly, Actions of
• Media/communications

Administrative Assistant 701.328.2372

• Londa Rodahl

  • Cemeteries (registration of and perpetual care)
  • Environmental Health Practitioner licensure
  • State Health Council

Deputy State Health Officer       back to top

North Dakota Department of Health
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200

Phone: 701.328.2372
Fax: 701.328.4727
Deputy State Health Officer - Arvy Smith 701.328.2372

Administrative Support Section       back to top

600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200

Phone: 701.328.2392
Fax: 701.328.4727

• Accounting 701.328.2392 fax: 701.328.4727

  • Kathy Albin

• Human Resources 701.328.2392 fax: 701.328.4727

  • Kerry Olson

• Public Information 701.328.1665 fax: 701.328.4727

  • Loreeta Canton

• Local Health Liaison 701.328.2372 fax: 701.328.4727

  • Kelly Nagel

• Vital Records 701.328.2360 fax: 701.328.1850

  • Director: Darin Meschke

  • Birth certificates, death and marriage certificates
  • Vital Statistics -- E-mail Vital Statistics

• Education Technology 701.328.2270 fax: 701.328.1850

  •  Tim Wiedrich

• Information Technology Coordinator 701.328.2494 fax: 701.328.4727

  • Darin Meschke
    

   

Health Resources Section       back to top

North Dakota Department of Health
Health Resources Section
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200
Darleen Bartz, Chief

Phone: 701.328.2352
Fax: 701.328.1890

• Division of Health Facilities 701.328.2352 fax: 701.328.1890

  Director: Bruce Pritschet

• State licensure/federal certification of hospitals
• State licensure/federal certification of nursing facilities
• State licensure of basic care facilities
  • Federal certification of home health agencies, hospice programs, end stage renal dialysis,
    ambulatory surgical centers, physical therapists in independent practice
  • Federal certification of intermediate care facilities for the mentally disabled,
    rural health clinics, CORF, and complaint process
  • Federal nurse aide abuse and registry, quality assurance, standards development,
    resident assessment instrument, alternative health care projects, electrology licensure
• Training Coordinator: Kara Steier
  • Provider training, staff development, surveyor orientation
• CLIA Manager:  Bridget Weidner
  • Federal certification of laboratories, portable x-ray facilities
• Building Codes/Life Safety Code: Monte Engel
  • Plans review and Life Safety Code management
• HIPPAA Coordinator and Privacy Officer: Darleen Bartz
• Assistant Privacy Officer -  Bridget Weidner

• Food & Lodging 701.328.1291, toll free 1.800.472.2927 fax: 701.328.1890

  Director: Kenan Bullinger

Community Health Section       back to top

North Dakota Department of Health
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 301
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200

Phone: 701.328.2493
Fax: 701.328.1412

Community Health Section Epidemiologist: Melissa Parsons
 

• Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
  600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 301
  Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200
  Telephone: 701.328.2333 or 800.280.5512 (toll-free)
  Fax: 701.328.2036
  
  Director:  Mary Ann Foss

  • Women's Way, the North Dakota Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program:
    • Education on breast and cervical cancer early detection
    • Provision of breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to eligible medically underserved North Dakota women
      • Mary Ann Foss, Program Director
      • Ann Lunde, Data Manager
      • Barbara Steiner, Nurse Consultant
  • Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
    • State Cancer Plan
    • North Dakota Cancer Coalition
      • Joyce Sayler, Program Director
      • Dubi Schwanz, Community Outreach Coordinator
  • Cancer Registry
    • Cancer cluster concerns
    • Cancer incidence and mortality data
      • Maryls C. Knell, Program Director
      • Donna O'Shaughnessy, Quality Control Manager
  • Division Support Staff
    • Sandra Bush
    • Candace Getz

• Division of Chronic Disease
  600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 301
  Bismarck ND 58505-0200
  Telephone: 701.328.2367 or 800.280.5512
  FAX: 701.328.2036
  
  Director: Sherri Paxon

  • Diabetes Prevention and Control Program: Sherri Paxon, Program Director
    • Dakota Diabetes Coalition and Diabetes Collaborative: Gail Hand
    • North Dakota Diabetes Care Provider Report: Ann Fraase
  • Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program: Susan Mormann, Program Director
  • Chronic Disease Epidemiology: Kathy Moum, Alice Musumba
    • Healthy People 2010
    • Information for Students
    • Fact Sheets
  • Community Health Section Senior Epidemiologist and BRFSS Director: Melissa Parsons
    • BRFSS
  • Division Support Staff: Carleen Scherr, Joni Steinke
     

• Division of Family Health
  600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 301
  Bismarck ND 58505-0200
  Telephone: 701.328.2493 or 1.800.472.2286
  
  Director: Kim Senn

  • Abstinence Education Program: Sandra Fetzer
    • Grant overview
    • List of local grantees
  • Child and Adolescent Health Services Program: Becky Bailey
    • Technical assistance for state and local agencies
  • Child Behavior: Becky Bailey
    • Consultation services 
  • Child-Care Health and Safety: Becky Bailey 
    • Consultation services 
    • Link to Child Care Resource and Referral for North Dakota
  • Child Development: Becky Bailey 
    • Consultation services 
  • Child Health Screenings: Becky Bailey 
    • Information about health and wellness screenings
    • Link to Health Tracks Program
  • Coordinated School Health Program: Colleen Ebach
    • Roughrider Health Promotion Conference
  • Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Program: Cheryle Masset-Martz
    • Grant overview
    • Early childhood resources
  • Family Planning Program: Charlene Reiswig
    • Services: eligibility, location
    • Technical assistance for grantees
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE): Barb Schweitzer
    • Links to FAS/FAE information
  • Genetics Program: Barb Schweitzer
    • Information about genetic health concerns
  • Head Lice: Becky Bailey
    • Head lice fact sheets
  • Infant Care: Barb Schweitzer
    • Newsletter
    • Fact sheets
  • Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant: Kim Senn
    • Grant overview
    • List of grantees
    • Technical assistance for grantees
  • Newborn Home Visiting: Barb Schweitzer
    • Links to parenting information and childhood health information
  • Newborn Screening Program: Barb Schweitzer
    • Screening for a Healthy Baby brochure
    • Parent fact sheets
    • Newborn screening resources/websites
  • Optimal Pregnancy Outcome Program (OPOP): Sandra Fetzer
    • Fact sheets
    • OPOP brochure
    • Information and resources
  • Oral Health Program: Kim Yineman, Robyn Stearns
    • School fluoride programs
    • Oral health surveillance data
    • Dental coverage and care information
  • Pregnancy: Sandra Fetzer
    • Information about stages of pregnancy
    • Services Available for Women and Children booklet
    • Surveys/data
  • Pregnancy Related Surveys: Kim Senn
    • Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
    • Surveys/data
  • School Nursing: Becky Bailey
    • School nurse ratio to students in North Dakota
    • Link to North Dakota School Nurse Organization
  • Scoliosis: Becky Bailey 
    • Information for schools about scoliosis screening
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program (SIDS): Kjersti Hintz
    • SIDS fact sheets
    • Keep Your Baby Safe flyer
    • SIDS resources
  • Women's Health Services: Charlene Reiswig
    • Women's health information and resources
  • Division Support Staff: Ros Norstedt, Colleen Ebach,  Peggy Stanton, Joni Steinke
     

• Division of Injury Prevention and Control
  600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 301
  Bismarck ND 58505-0200
  Telephone: 701.328.4536 or 1.800.472.2286
  FAX: 701.328.1412
     
  Director: Mary Dasovick

  • Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis Program: Mary Dasovick, Program Director
  • Injury/Violence Program: Diana Read, Program Director
  • Child Passenger Safety Program: Dawn Mayer, Program Director
  • Suicide Prevention Program: Gail Erickson, Program Director
  • Division Support Staff: Mallory Sattler
     

• Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
  600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 301
  Bismarck ND 58505-0200
  Telephone: 701.328.2496 or 1.800.472.2286
  FAX: 701.328.1412
  
  Director: Colleen Pearce

  • Maternal and Child Nutrition Program: Kate Black
    • Community nutrition activities
    • Healthy Weight Council
  • Healthy Weight Program: Deanna Askew
    • Physical Activity
  • WIC- Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Program: Colleen Pearce
  • WIC Vendor and MIS: Kristi Miller
  • WIC Nutritionist and Breastfeeding: Kim Hinnenkamp
    • Benefits, eligibility, location
    • Newsletters
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Division Support Staff: Lynne Wise
     

• Division of Tobacco Prevention and Control
  600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 301
  Bismarck, N.D.  58505-0200
  Telephone:  701.328.3138  or  800.280.5512 (toll-free)
  Fax:  701.328.2036

  Director: Karalee Harper

  • Tobacco Prevention and Control Program: Karalee Harper, Program Administrator
    • Policies, state laws, and program management
    • Community Health Grant Program 
  • Cessation Programs: Michelle Walker, Program Coordinator
    • City County Cessation Programs
    • State Employee Cessation Program
    • North Dakota Tobacco Quitline
       
  • Community Health Grant Program: Lonny Mertz, Grants Management Specialist
    • Grantee administration and monitoring
    • Grant guidance
    • Contract management
       
  • School and Community Programs: Neil Charvat, Outreach Coordinator                                                      
    • Technical assistance on school and community programs
    • Information on secondhand smoke
    • Information on spit tobacco
      
      
  • School and Community Programs: Kara Dodd, Outreach Coordinator                                                      
    • Technical assistance on school and community programs
    • Information on secondhand smoke
    • Information on spit tobacco
       
  • Special Populations Planning: Michelle Walker, Program Coordinator
     
  • Surveillance and Program Evaluation: Clint Boots, Data Analyst
    • Statistical information on tobacco use
    • Youth Tobacco Survey
       
  • Tribal Programs: Neil Charvat, Outreach Coordinator
    • Technical assistance on prevention programs
       
  • Division Support Staff: Jenifer Brubakken
     
 
Special Populations Section       back to top
North Dakota Department of Health
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200
• Division of Children's Special Health Services
  600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 301
  Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200
  Telephone: 701.328.2436 or 1.800.755.2714 (toll-free)
  Fax: 701.328.1645
  
  

  Director:  Tamara Gallup-Millner

  • Programs and Services:
    • Specialty Care Diagnostic & Treatment Services
    • Multidisciplinary Clinics
    • Care Coordination
    • Metabolic Food
    • Russell Silver Syndrome Program
    • Information Resource Center
    • Data Systems
    • Children with Special Heath Care Needs Service System
  • Contact Children's Special Health Services at the following address: dohcshsadm@nd.gov
    
    

• Office for Elimination of Health Disparities 
  600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 301
  Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200
  Telephone: 701.328.2439 or  701.328.1502
  Fax: 701.328.1645
  
  

  Director:  Phyllis Howard

  
  

• Primary Care Office  701.328.1890 (fax)  701.328.2353

  Director: Gary Garland

  • Physician State/Community Matching Loan Repayment Program
  • Dentist Loan Repayment Program
  • Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Certified Nurse Midwives State/Community Matching Loan Repayment Program
  • Federal / State Loan Repayment Program For Medical / Dental Professions
  • Federal J-1(Conrad State 30) Visa Waiver for Foreign Physicians
  • Community Health Center Development
  • Health Professional Shortage Areas/Medically Under-Served Areas
  • Dental Shortage Areas
  • Under served Populations / Designated Facilities
  • Health Services Inventory
  • Community Health Resource Development
  
  
 
Emergency Preparedness and Response Section       back to top
North Dakota Department of Health
Emergency Preparedness and Response
918 East Divide Avenue Bismarck, ND 58501
Tim Wiedrich, Chief

Phone 701.328.2270
Fax 701.328.5270
• Public Health Preparedness: Tim Wiedrich
• Hospital and Medical Preparedness: Brenda Vossler
• Sub-Recipient Coordination: Juli Sickler
• Health Alert Network: Barb Winking
• Education and Training: Gary Yantzer

 

Medical Services Section       back to top

600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200
Craig Lambrecht, M.D., Chief

Phone: 701.328.2372
Fax: 701.328.4727

• Division of Disease Control
  Telephone No.:  701.328.2378 or 800.472.2180
  Fax No.:  701.328.2499

  Director/State Epidemiologist:  Kirby Kruger                 

  • Epidemiology and Surveillance Program: Program Manager/Senior Epidemiologist,  Tracy Miller
    • Influenza and Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance Coordinator . Michelle Feist
    • Syndromic Surveillance Project Coordinator,  Julie Goplin, Sarah Weninger
    • Disease Reporting and Zoonotic Diseases Other Than Enteric Infections,  Erin Fox
    • Influenza Education and Special Projects Coordinator, Alice Musumba
    • Enteric Disease Surveillance Coordinator, Sarah Weninger
      
  • HIV/AIDS Program: Program Manager, Krissie Guerard
    • HIV Prevention Program
      • Program Coordinator, Denise Larson
      • HIV prevention Consultant, Rachel Birk
    • Community Planning Group for HIV Prevention
      • State-Appointed Co-Chair, Denise Larson
    • Ryan White Part B Program
      • Program Coordinator, Krissie Guerard
    • HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program
      • Program Coordinator, Rachel Birk
        
  • Immunization Program: Program Manager, Molly Sander                                  
    • Surveillance Coordinator, Abbi Pierce
    • Immunization Information System Sentinel Site Coordinator, Keith LoMurray
    • Vaccines for Children Coordinator, Darcey Tysver
    • AFIX Coordinator, Kim Weis
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Hepatitis Program: Program Manager, Julie Goplin
    • Surveillance Epidemiologist, Sarah Weninger
    • Field Epidemiologist, Bismarck, Valerie McGee     
    • Field Epidemiologist, Devils Lake, Jill Sletteland
    • Field Epidemiologist, Dickinson, Gerald Haag
    • Field Epidemiologist, Fargo, Stacy Lovelace
    • Field Epidemiologist, Grand Forks, Beth Erickson
    • Field Epidemiologist, Jamestown, Genie Lang
    • Field Epidemiologist, Minot, Linda Larson
    • Field Epidemiologist, Williston, Lacy Oyloe      
  • Tuberculosis Program: Program Manager,  Krissie Guerard
    • TB Coordinator, Rachel Birk
    • TB Consultant, Denise Larson

• State Forensic Examiner 701.328.6138

  • William Massello III, M.D.

   

• State Medical Officers 701.328.2372 fax: 701.328.4727

  • Craig Lambrecht, M.D

  • John Baird, M.D.

   

Environmental Health Section       back to top

North Dakota Department of Health
Environmental Health Section
918 East Divide Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58501-1947

Phone: 701.328.5150
Fax: 701.328.5200

Chief: Dave Glatt
Office of Enforcement: 701.328.5151
Small Business Ombudsman: Dana Mount

• Division of Municipal Facilities 701.328.5211

  Director: Wayne Kern
  Assistant Director: Jeff Hauge

  • Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund Program - Jeff Hauge
    • Revolving Loan Fund.
    • Plan Review (wastewater systems).
  • Drinking Water Program - Larry Thelen
    • Safe Drinking Water Act.
    • Community Fluoridation Program.
  • Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Program - Jeff Hauge
    • Revolving Loan Fund.
    • Plan Review (drinking water systems).
  • Operator Training and Inspections Program
    • Training and Certification of Water & Wastewater Facility Operators.
    • Inspections of Water & Wastewater Facilities.
    • Publication of the Official Bulletin.

• Division of Water Quality 701.328.5210
  

  Director: Dennis Fewless
  

  • Surface Water Quality/Lakes/Rivers - Michael Ell
    • Nonpoint Source Pollution, River and Stream Monitoring and Assessment,
      Clean Lakes Assessments, Fish Consumption Advisory, Watershed Management and Water Quality Modeling.
  • Water Quality Special Projects - Mike Sauer
    • 404 Dredge & Fill, 401 Water Quality Certification, Environmental Impact Statements,
      (EIS) Review, Water Quality Standards
  • Wastewater Facility/Permits - Gary Bracht
    • North Dakota Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NDPDES) Permits,
      Wastewater Releases, Stormwater Regulations, Feedlot Inspections/Approval/Runoff, Septic Pumpers.
  • Groundwater Protection Program - Carl Anderson
    • Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program, Wellhead Protection,
      Groundwater Remediation and Contaminants.

• Division of Waste Management 701.328.5166
  

  Director: Scott Radig
  Assistant Director: Steve Tillotson

  • Hazardous Waste Program & Toxic Substance Control Act - Curt Erickson
    • Hazardous Waste
      • Permits
      • Technical Assistance
      • Inspections
      • Corrective Action
    • Superfund
      • CERCLIS Sites
      • Emergency Response
    • Emergency Spill Response
      • (EPA) Site Assessment
      • Site Remediation
    • Laboratory/Agricultural/Household Chemical Wastes
    • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
    • Used oil
  • Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program - Gary Berreth
    • Underground Storage Tanks
      • Leak Detection Testing
      • Corrective Action and Inspections
    • Leaking Underground Storage Tank (L.U.S.T.) Trust Fund.
  • Solid Waste Program - Steve Tillotson
    • Solid Waste Management
      • Waste Education and Recycling
      • Permits
      • Technical Assistance
      • Facility Closures
      • Corrective Action
    • Abandoned Motor Vehicle Projects
  • Petroleum/Antifreeze Program - Leon Vetter
    • Antifreeze Registration, Petroleum Quality Assurance Program

• Division of Air Quality 701.328.5188
  

  Director: Terry O'Clair

  • Air Quality General - Jim Semerad
    • Emissions, Complaint Investigations, Inspections, Source/Stack Testing, Odors, Open Burning (other than landfills).
  • Air Quality Permits - Tom Bachman
    • Permits, Technical Asst., Implementation Plans.
  • Air Quality Impact Analysis - Steve Weber
    • Dispersion Modeling.
  • Air Quality Monitoring - Justin Mayer
    • Ambient Air Quality Data, Ambient Network Operations.
  • Radiation and Asbestos Control Program - Dan Harman
    • Radioactive Materials, Radon, X-Ray Machines, Asbestos, Nonoccupational Indoor Air Quality, Mammography Quality Assurance.

• Division of Laboratory Services - 2635 East Main, P.O. Box 937 701.328.6140
  Fax: 701.328.6145
  

  Director: Myra Kosse
  Assistant Director: Jim Quarnstrom
  Quality Control/Quality Assurance: Errol Erickson

  • Analysis of Environmental Samples
  • Environmental Laboratory Certification
  • Microbiology
    

• Other Environmental Information
  

  • SARA Title III - Division of Emergency Management Fraine Barracks, Box 5511 701.328.2111
  • Bacterial Water Analysis - Microbiology Laboratory, 2635 East Main, 701.328.5262 Fax: 701.328.5270
    • Lagoons, Rivers, Drinking Water and Swimming Pools.
  • Environmental Training Center 2639 East Main Ave. 701.328.6628
  • Approvals of Petroleum Storage Tanks (above-ground)-State Fire Marshall 701.328.5555
  • Approvals of Anhydrous Ammonia Facitities - State Ag. Dept. 701.328.2231
  • Petroleum Tank Relief Compensation Fund (PTRCF) - Bob Olson - State Insurance Dept. 701.328.9600
  • Emergency Response Spills 1.800.472.2121 (in-state) or 701.328.2121 (out-of-state)
  • Environmental Hotline:  1.800.755.1625







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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