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State Health Officer
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
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- Cemeteries (registration of and perpetual care)
- Environmental Health Practitioner licensure
- State Health Council
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
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200
Phone: 701.328.2392
Fax: 701.328.4727
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Accounting 701.328.2392 fax: 701.328.4727
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Human Resources 701.328.2392 fax: 701.328.4727
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Public Information 701.328.1665 fax: 701.328.4727
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Local Health Liaison 701.328.2372 fax: 701.328.4727
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Vital Records 701.328.2360 fax: 701.328.1850
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Education Technology 701.328.2270 fax: 701.328.1850
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Information Technology Coordinator 701.328.2494 fax: 701.328.4727
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
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Division of Health Facilities 701.328.2352 fax: 701.328.1890
- 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
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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
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Division of Emergency Medical Services 701.328.2388 fax: 701.328.1890
Director:
Tim Meyer
- Ambulance run report
data
- Communications
systems
- Training grant
distribution
- Trauma system development
and implementation
- Certification of
quick response units
- Licensure of ambulance
services
- Personnel training,
testing, certification, and licensure
- Ambulance inspection
program
- Certification of
rescue units
- Critical incident
stress management program
- Emergency Medical
Services for Children (EMSC) program
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Food & Lodging 701.328.1291, toll free 1.800.472.2927 fax: 701.328.1890
Community Health Section
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
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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
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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
- Comprehensive Cancer
Control Program
- State Cancer Plan
- North Dakota Cancer
Coalition
- Cancer Registry
- Cancer cluster concerns
- Cancer incidence
and mortality data
- Division Support Staff
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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
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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
- Child-Care Health and Safety:
Becky Bailey
- Consultation services
- Link to Child Care Resource and Referral for North
Dakota
- Child Development: Becky
Bailey
- 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
- Infant Care: Barb
Schweitzer
- 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
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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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
North Dakota Department of Health
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200
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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
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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
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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
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
Medical Services Section
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
- HIV/AIDS Program: Program Manager,
Krissie Guerard
- HIV Prevention Program
- Community Planning Group for HIV Prevention
- Ryan White Part B Program
- HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program
- Immunization Program:
Program Manager,
Molly Sander
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Hepatitis
Program: Program Manager, Julie Goplin
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Surveillance Epidemiologist,
Sarah Weninger
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Field Epidemiologist, Bismarck,
Valerie McGee
- Field Epidemiologist, Devils Lake,
Jill Sletteland
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Field Epidemiologist, Dickinson,
Gerald Haag
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Field Epidemiologist, Fargo,
Stacy Lovelace
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Field Epidemiologist, Grand Forks,
Beth Erickson
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Field Epidemiologist, Jamestown,
Genie Lang
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Field Epidemiologist, Minot,
Linda Larson
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Field Epidemiologist, Williston,
Lacy Oyloe
- Tuberculosis Program: Program Manager, Krissie
Guerard
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State Forensic Examiner 701.328.6138
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State Medical Officers 701.328.2372 fax: 701.328.4727
Environmental Health Section
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
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Division of Municipal Facilities 701.328.5211
- 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.
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Division of Water Quality 701.328.5210
- 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.
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Division of Waste Management 701.328.5166
- 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
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Division of Air Quality 701.328.5188
- 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 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.
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Division of Laboratory Services - 2635 East Main, P.O. Box 937 701.328.6140
Fax: 701.328.6145
- Analysis of Environmental Samples
- Environmental Laboratory Certification
- Microbiology
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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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