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NIOSH Safety and Health Topic:

Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES)

State Contacts and Reporting Levels (mcg/dL)

 

 

ALABAMA    (15)
Martha L. Sanchez, M.D., MPH
Toxicology Epidemiologist
Division of Epidemiology
Alabama Department of Public Health
The RSA Tower
P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL   36130-3017
Telephone:   (334) 206-5973
Fax: (334) 206-5602
E-mail:
  MarthaSanchez@adph.state.al.us

 

ALASKA    (10)
Lori Verbrugge, Ph.D.
Environmental Public Health Program Manager
Department of Health & Social Services
Division of Public Health
3601 C Street; Suite 540
P.O. Box 240249
Anchorage, AK   99503
Telephone: (907) 269-8086
Fax:  (907) 562-7802
E-mail:
  lori.verbrugge@alaska.gov

 

ARIZONA    (10)
Diane Eckles Children's Environmental Health Program Manager
Office of Environmental Health
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 N. 18th Avenue, Suite 430
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone:  (602) 364-3142
Fax:  (602) 364-3146
E-Mail:
 ecklesd@azdhs.gov

 

CALIFORNIA    (All)
Michael DiBartolomeis, Ph.D.
Chief, Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Occupational Health Branch
California Department of Health Services
850 Marina Bay Parkway
Building P, 3rd Floor
Richmond, CA   94804
Telephone:  (510) 620-5732
Fax:  (510) 620-5747
E-mail:  Michael.DiBartolomeis@CDPH.CA.GOV

Susan F. Payne
Telephone: (510) 620-5733
Fax: (510) 620-5743
E-mail:
 Susan.Payne@CDPH.CA.GOV

David Harrington
E-mail:  David.Harrington@CDPH.CA.GOV

 

CONNECTICUT    (All)
Thomas St. Louis, MSPH
State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave, MS # 11 0SP
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, Connecticut  06134-0308
Telephone:   (860) 509-7759
Fax:  (860) 509-7785
E-mail:
  Thomas.St.Louis@ct.gov

Albert L. DeLoreto, MPH
Telephone:   (860) 509-7513
Fax:  (860) 509-7785
E-mail:
  Albert.DeLoreto@ct.gov

 

FLORIDA    (All)
Eric J. Grimm, M.P.A.
Florida Department of Health, HSEC
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #A08
Tallahassee, Florida  32399-1712
Telephone:   (850) 245-4277
Fax:  (850) 487-0864
E-mail: Eric_Grimm@doh.state.fl.us

Julie Kurlfink
Telephone:   (850) 245-4444, ext. 2869
Fax:  (850)922--8473
E-mail:
 julie_kurlfink@doh.state.fl.us

Jackie Lurry
Telephone:   (850) 245-4444, ext. 2196
Fax:  (850) 922--8473
E-mail:
 jacqueline_lurry@doh.state.fl.us

 

GEORGIA    (All)
Forrest Staley, MUP, MCPH
Program Director
Georgia Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs
2 Peachtree Street, Suite 13-462
Atlanta, GA  30303
Telephone:  (404) 463-4039
Fax:  (404) 281-8686
E-mail:
 FLStaley@dhr.state.ga.us

 

HAWAII    (All)
Leslie Au, MS
Hawaii Department of Health
HEER Office, Suite 206
919 Ala Moana Blvd
Honolulu, HI   96814
Telephone: (808) 586-7539
Fax:   (808) 586-7537
E-mail:
 leslie.au@doh.hawaii.gov

 

ILLINOIS    (25)
Jayneece Bostwick, Acting Manager
Occupational Disease Registry
Division of Epidemiologic Studies
Illinois Department of Public Health
605 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL   62761
Telephone:  (217) 785-7117
Fax:   (217) 524-1770
E-mail:
  Jayneece.Bostwick@illinois.gov

Jeff Wamack
Telephone:  (217) 785-7130,

 

INDIANA    (All)
Jeff Turner, REHS
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street, Section 5J
Indianapolis, IN   46204
Telephone:  (317) 233-1290
Fax:  (317) 233-1630
E-mail:
 jturner@isdh.state.in.gov

 

IOWA    (All)
Rita Gergely, MA
Bureau of Lead Poisoning Prevention
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA  50319-0075
Telephone:   (515) 242-6340
Fax:  (515) 281-4529
E-mail:
 rgergely@idph.state.ia.us

 

KANSAS    (All)
Thomas Langer
Program Manager, Licensure & Compliance
Kansas Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Curtis State Office Building
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 330
Topeka, KS  66612-1365
Telephone:  (785) 368-7391
Fax:  (785) 296-5594
E-mail:
 TLanger@kdhe.state.ks.us

Alisha Langham
Telephone:   (785) 291-3218
E-mail:
  ALangham@kdhe.state.ks.us

 

KENTUCKY    (2.3)
Krista Quarles
Program Coordinator
KY Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Division of Adult and Child Health Improvement
275 East Main Street, HS2WA
Frankfort, KY   40621
Telephone: (502) 564-2154, ext. 3527
Fax:  (502) 564-8389
E-mail:
  KristaB.Quarles@ky.gov

 

LOUISIANA    (All)
Michelle Lackovic, MPH
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Office of Public Health
Section of Environmental Epidemiology & Toxicology
P.O. Box 60630
New Orleans, LA  70160
Telephone:  (504) 219-4518
Fax:   (504) 219-4528
E-mail:
 mlackovi@dhh.la.gov

Cara Locklin
Telephone:   (504) 219-4783
E-mail:
  clocklin@dhh.la.gov

 

MAINE    (25)
Andrew E. Smith, S.M., Sc.D.
State Toxicologist and Director
Environmental and Occupational Health Program
Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Key Plaza, 8th Floor
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME   04333-0011
Telephone: (207) 287-5189
Fax:  (207) 287-3981
E-mail:
   andy.e.smith@state.me.us

 

MARYLAND    (25)
Eztollah Keyvan-Larijani, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Maryland Department of the Environment
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
1800 Washington Blvd., Suite 630
Baltimore, MD  21230
Telephone:  (410) 537-3987
Fax:  (410) 537-4112
E-mail:
   ekeyvan@mde.state.md.us

 

MASSACHUSETTS    (15)
Richard Rabin
Massachusetts Department of Labor
Division of Occupational Safety
1001 Watertown Street
Newton, MA  02465
Telephone:   (617) 969-7177
FAX:   (617) 727-4581
E-mail:
 Rick.Rabin@state.ma.us

 

MICHIGAN    (All)
Amy Krizek
Michigan State University
Department of Medicine
117 West Fee Hall
East Lansing, MI  48824-1316
Telephone:  517-353-1846
Fax:  517-432-3606
E-mail:
 Amy.Krizek@hc.msu.edu

Kenneth D. Rosenman, M.D.
Telephone:  517-353-1846
Fax:  517-432-3606
E-mail:
 Rosenman@msu.edu

 

MINNESOTA    (All)
Erik Zabel, PhD, MPH
Environmental Health
Minnesota Department of Health
625 North Robert Street
St. Paul, MN   55155-2538 Telephone:  (651) 201-4931
Fax:  (651) 201-4606
E-mail:
  Erik.Zabel@state.mn.us

Myron Falken, PhD, MPH
Telephone: (651) 201-4898
Fax: (651) 201-4606
E-mail:
 myron.falken@state.mn.us

Larry Olson
Telephone:   (651) 201-4919
Fax:   (651) 201-4909
E-mail:
 larry.w.olson@state.mn.us

 

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

MONTANA    (All)
Janet Stetzer
Food & Consumer Safety Section
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
1400 Broadway, Rm. C-202
Helena, MT  59620-2951
Telephone:  (406) 444-0695
Fax:  (406) 444-1802
E-Mail:
 jstetzer@mt.gov

Mary Simmons
Telephone:   (406) 444-9777
E-mail:
 msimmons@mt.gov

 

NEBRASKA    (All)
Doug Gillespie
Health Program Manager II
Office of Environmental Health Hazards & Indoor Air
Nebraska Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE  68509-5007
Telephone:  (402) 471-0548
Fax:  (402) 471-8833
E-mail:
 doug.gillespie@nebraska.gov

Sarah Sewell
Telephone:   (402) 471-7764
E-mail:
 sarah.sewell@nebraska.gov

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE    (All)
Megan Tehan
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH   03301-7325
Telephone:   (603) 271-3854
Fax:   (603)271-3991
E-mail:
  MMTehan@dhhs.state.nh.us

 

NEW JERSEY    (All)
James D. Blando, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Division of Epidemiology, Environmental, and Occupational Health
PO Box 360
Trenton, NJ   08625-0360
Telephone:  (609) 777-3039
Fax:  (609) 292-5677
E-mail:
 james.blando@doh.state.nj.us

 

NEW MEXICO    (All)
Heidi Krapfl
New Mexico Department of Health
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Environmental Health Epidemiology Bureau
1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N-1320
Santa Fe, NM   87502-6110
Telephone:  (505)476-3577
Fax: (505) 827-0013
E-mail:
 heidi.krapfl@state.nm.us

Kelly Gallagher
same address as above
Telephone:  (505)476-3565
E-mail:
  kelly.gallagher.nm.us

 

NEW YORK    (All)
Kitty H. Gelberg, Ph.D., MPH
Chief, Epidemiology and Surveillance Section
Bureau of Occupational Health
New York State Department of Health
547 River Street, Room 230
Troy, NY   12180-2216
Telephone: (518) 402-7900
Fax: (518) 402-7909
E-mail:
 khg01@health.state.ny.us

 

NORTH CAROLINA    (40)
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
Telephone:  (919) 707-5940
Fax:  (919) 870-4810
E-mail:
 sheila.higgins@ncmail.net

Joan Clark
Telephone: (919) 707-5942
E-mail:
 joan.clark@ncmail.net

 

OHIO    (All)
Ed. Socie
Data Manager, Ohio ABLES
Ohio Department of Health
P.O. Box 118
Columbus, OH  43266-0118
Telephone:  (614) 466-0289
Fax: (614) 564-2409
E-mail:
 Ed.Socie@odh.ohio.gov

 

OKLAHOMA    (All)
Fahad F. Khan, MPH
Surveillance Coordinator
Oklahoma Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 N.E. 10th Street, Room 711
Oklahoma City, OK   73117-1299
Telephone:  (405) 271-6617
Fax:  (405) 271-4971
E-mail:
 FahadK@health.ok.gov

Cheryl Barr, MPH, CHES
Telephone:   (405) 271-9444, ext.46161
E-mail:
  CherylB@health.ok.gov

 

OREGON    (All)
Richard D. Leiker
Oregon State Public Health
Environmental Toxicology Section
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 608
Portland, OR  97232-2162
Telephone:  (971) 673-0434
Fax: (971) 673-0457
E-mail:
 Richard D. Leiker@state.or.us

Barbara Zeal
same address as above
Telephone:  (971) 673-0028
E-mail:
  Barbara.R.Zeal@state.or.us

 

PENNSYLVANIA    (25)
Dr. James Logue
Director, Division of Environmental Epidemiology
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Room 925, H & W Building
7th Forster Streets
Harrisburg, PA  17120
Telephone:  (717) 787-1708
Fax:  (717) 772-6975
E-mail:
  JLogue@state.pa.us

 

RHODE ISLAND    (All)
James Bruckshaw
Rhode Island Department of Health
Cannon Building, Room 206
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI   02908
Telephone:  (401) 222-2440
Fax:  (401)222-2456
E-mail:
  James.Bruckshaw@health.ri.gov

Charma Waring
Telephone:  (401) 222-7742
Fax:  (401) 222-2456
E-mail:
 Charma.Waring@health.ri.gov

 

SOUTH CAROLINA    (40)
Nancy Whittle
Director, Environmental Community Health
Department of Health and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC   29201
Telephone:   (803) 896-8967
Fax:  (803) 896-8941
E-mail:
 Whittlnc@dhec.sc.gov

Rose Farlin
Telephone:   (803) 896-9727
E-mail:
 farlinr@dhec.sc.gov

 

TENNESSEE    (All)
Martha W. Keel, PhD
The University of Tennessee Extension Service
Family & Consumer Sciences
119 Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle
Knoxville, TN  37996-4501
Telephone:  (865) 974-8197
Fax:  (865) 974-5370
E-mail:
 mkeel@utk.edu

 

TEXAS    (All)
Jennifer Karnik, MPH
Blood Lead Surveillance Group
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX   78756
Telephone:  (512) 458-7111, ext. 6317
Fax:  (512) 458-7699
E-mail:  Jennifer Karnik@dshs.state.tx.us


Teresa Willis
Telephone:  (512) 458-7269, ext. 6318
E-mail:
 Teresa Willis@dshs.state.tx.us

 

UTAH    (10)
Sam LeFevre
Utah Department of Health
Office of Epidemiology
288 North 1460 West
P.O. Box 142104
Salt Lake City, UT   84114-2104
Telephone:   (801) 538-6191
Fax:  (801) 538-6564
E-mail:
  slefevre@utah.gov

Mark E. Jones
Telephone:   (801) 538-6191
E-mail:   markejones@utah.gov

 

VERMONT    (All)
Michael Sullivan
Surveillance Specialist
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Vermont Department of Health
P.O. Box 70
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT   05401
Telephone:   (802) 652-2061
Fax:  (802) 863-7483
E-mail:
  msulliv@vdh.state.vt.us

 

WASHINGTON    (All)
Naomi Anderson
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
243 Isreal Rd. SE, Bldg. 3, Third Floor
Tumwater, WA   98501
Telephone:   (360) 902-4957
Fax:  (360) 902-5672
E-mail:
  anna235@LNI.wa.gov

 

WISCONSIN    (All)
Meredith Lins 
Director ABLES
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Bureau of Occupational Health
1 West Wilson Street
Madison, WI  53701
Telephone:  (608) 266-0197
Fax:  (608) 267-0402
E-mail:
  Meredith.Lins@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Dr. Henry Anderson, M.D.
Telephone:   (608) 266-1253
E-mail:
  Henry.Anderson@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Margie Coons
Telephone:   (608) 267-0473
E-mail:
  Marige.Coons@dhs.wisconsin.gov

 

WYOMING    (All)
Steven Melia, MSPH
Lead/Radon Program Manager
Wyoming Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Qwest #510
Cheyenne, WY   82002
Telephone:  (307) 777-6015
Fax:  (307) 777-5402
E-mail:
  Steve.Melia@health.wyo.gov

 

 

 

 

 
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