NVDRS State Profiles
The Reach of NVDRS
NVDRS was created in 2002 and began collecting data from six states. By 2006, 17 states were participating, and today NVDRS is implemented in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Newer NVDRS states may not yet have available data, as they are in earlier stages of data collection. If data are not yet available for your state, you can still use the NVDRS data to better understand general patterns of violent deaths in participating states. However, keep in mind that NVDRS data are not nationally representative. We do not yet have a complete picture of violent death across the nation.
The recent expansion of NVDRS to include all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico will allow CDC to provide information to inform violence prevention efforts in each area. It will also ensure we have enhanced information on the national scope of the problem of violent deaths to monitor and track trends and to inform national violence prevention efforts.
VDRS Program Contact Information
Alabama Department of Public Healthexternal icon
RSA Tower, Suite 960
201 Monroe Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Principal Investigator: Jamey Durham
Phone: 334-206-5616
Fax: 334-206-3788
E-mail: Jamey.Durham@adph.state.al.us
Alaska Department of Health and Social Servicesexternal icon
3601 C Street, Suite 540
P.O. Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99524-0249
Principal Investigator:
Deborah Choromanski Hull-Jilly, MPH, CLS
Phone: 907-269-8078
Fax: 907-269-2406
E-mail: deborah.hull-jilly@alaska.gov
Project Coordinator:
Scott Saxon
Phone: 907-269-8050
Fax: 907-269-2041
E-mail: scott_saxon@health.state.ak.us
Arizona State Universityexternal icon
Center Violence Prevention & Community Safety – ASU
500 N. 3rd Street
NIH1, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2135
Principal Investigator: Charles M. Katz, Ph.D.
Phone: 602-496-1471
Fax: 602-496-1494
E-mail: charles.katz@asu.edu
Arkansas Department of Healthexternal icon
4815 W Markham St
Little Rock, AR 72205
Co-Principal Investigator: Austin Porter
Phone: 501-671-1423
Email: aporter@uams.edu
Co-Principal Investigator: Amanda Thomas
Phone: 501-614-5234
Email: Amanda.Thomas@arkansas.gov
California Department of Public Healthexternal icon
P.O. Box 997377, MS 7214
1616 Capitol Avenue, MS 7214
Sacramento, CA. 95899-7377
Principal Investigator: Steve Wirtz, Ph.D
Phone: 916-552-9831
E-mail: steve.wirtz@cdph.ca.gov
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Vital Statistics Program/Colorado Violent Death Reporting System
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246
Principal Investigator: Kirk Bol, MSPH
Phone: 303-692-2170
Fax: 303-691-7821
Email: kirk.bol@state.co.us
Connecticut State Department of Public Healthexternal icon
410 Capitol Avenue, MS 11-HLS
Hartford CT, 06134
Principal Investigator: Susan Logan, MS, MPH
Phone: 860-509-7248
Fax: 860-509-7855
E-mail: Susan.Logan@ct.gov
Project Manager: Mike Makowski, MPH
Phone: 860-509-7855
E-mail: Michael.Makowski@ct.gov
Health and Social Services Division of Public Healthexternal icon
417 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901-3635
Principal Investigator: Caroline Judd
Fax: 302-739-6631
E-mail: caroline.judd@delaware.gov
Program Coordinator: Tabatha Offutt-Powell
Phone: 302-744-4799
Fax: 302-739-6631
Email: Tabatha.offutt-powell@state.de.us
Department of Healthexternal icon
899 North Capitol St NE
Washington, DC, 20002
Principal Investigator: John Oliver Davies‐Cole, PHD, MPH, CPM
Phone: (202) 442-9138
Mobile: (202) 834-3272
E-mail: john.davies‐cole@dc.gov
Florida Department of Healthexternal icon
4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin A-09
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Acting Director, Public Health Research: Keisha Reid, PhD
Phone: 850-245-4917
Email: Keshia.Reid@flhealth.gov
Program Manager: Teresa Mathew, MA, MSW, MPA
Phone: 850-245-4034
Email: Teresa.Mathew@flhealth.gov
Georgia Department of Public Healthexternal icon
2 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Principal Investigator: Rana Bayakly, MPH
Phone: 404-657-2617
Fax: 404-463-0780
E-mail: rana.bayakly@dph.ga.gov
Hawaii State Department of Healthexternal icon
Office of Health Status Monitoring
1250 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Principal Investigator: Alvin T. Onaka, Ph.D.
Phone: 808-586-4604
Fax: 808-586-4606
E-mail: alvino@hawaii.edu
Idaho Department of Health and Welfareexternal icon
450 W State St
Boise, ID 83702
Principal Investigator: James Aydelotte
Phone: 208-334-4969
Email: James.Aydelotte@dhw.idaho.gov
Program Manager: Chris Wilson
Phone: 208-332-7371
Email: Christopher.Wilson@dhw.idaho.gov
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Child Health Data Lab
225 E. Chicago Ave, Box 157
Chicago, IL 60611
Principal Investigator: Maryann Mason, PhD
Phone: 312-227-7026
Fax: 312-227-9523
E-mail: mmason@luriechildrens.org
Indiana State Department of Healthexternal icon
Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Principal Investigator: Katie Hokanson
Phone: 317-234-2865
Fax: 317-233-8199
E-mail: khokanson@isdh.in.gov
Office of Disability, Injury & Violence Preventionexternal icon
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 E. 12th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Principal Investigator: Tiffany Conroy
Phone: 515-242-6514
Email: Tiffany.conroy@idph.iowa.gov
Bureau of Health Promotionexternal icon
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 230
Topeka, KS 66612-1274
Principle Investigator: Ryan Lester
Program Director: Daina Zolck
Phone: 785-296-8916
FAX: 785-296-8059
Email: Ryan.Lester@ks.gov
Kentucky Violent Death Reporting System
111 Washington Ave, Ste 110
Lexington, KY 40506
Principal Investigator: Sabrina Brown, DrPH
Phone: 859-257-6711
Fax: 859-323-2965
E-mail: Sabrina.brown@uky.edu
Project Manager: Jacqueline Seals
Email: jacqueline.seals@uky.edu
Department of Healthexternal icon
1450 Poydras Street
Suite 2032
New Orleans, LA 70112-1277
Project Director/Principal Investigator: Jane Herwehe, MPH
Phone: 504-568-3504
E-mail: Jane.Herwehe@la.gov
Maine Office of Chief Medical Examiner
State House Station #37
Augusta, ME 04333-0037
Co-Principal Investigator: Margaret Greenwald MD
Phone: 207-624-7185
Fax: 207-624-7178
E-mail: margaret.greenwald@maine.gov
University of Maine
Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
York Complex
Orono, ME 04469-5784
Principal Investigator: Marcella H. Sorg, PhD
Phone: 207-624-7182
Fax: 207-624-7178
E-mail: mhsorg@maine.edu
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygieneexternal icon
201 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Program Coordinator: Clifford S. Mitchell, MD, MPH
Phone: 410-767-7438
Fax: 410-333-5030
E-mail: Cliff.Mitchell@maryland.gov
Massachusetts Department of Public Healthexternal icon
Massachusetts Violent Death Reporting System
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Principal Investigator: Lauren Larochelle
Phone: (617) 624-5664
Fax: (617) 624-5099
E-mail: lauren.larochelle@state.ma.us
Michigan Dept of Community Health
Injury and Violence Prevention Section
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Principal Investigator: Patricia Smith, MS
Phone: 517-335-9703
Fax: 517-335-9669
E-mail: smithp40@michigan.gov
Minnesota Department of Healthexternal icon
Injury and Violence Prevention
85 East Seventh Place, Suite 220
PO Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882
Principal Investigator: Jon Roesler, MS
Phone: 651-201-5487
Fax: 651-201-5800
E-mail: jon.roesler@state.mn.us
Mississippi State Department of Healthexternal icon
570 E Woodrow Wilson Ave
Jackson, MS 39216
Principal Investigator: Victor Sutton
Phone: 601-206-1559
Email: victor.sutton@msdh.ms.gov
Program Manager: Tasha Lock
Email: Tasha.Lock@msdh.ms.gov
Department of Health and Senior Servicesexternal icon
920 Wildwood Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Principal Investigator: Dr. Venkata Garikapaty
Phone: 573-526-0452
Fax: 573-526-0225
E-mail: Venkata.Garikapaty@health.mo.gov
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Servicesexternal icon
2401 Colonial Drive
Helena, MT 59601
Principal Investigator: Alyssa Johnson
Phone: 406.444.0752
Email: alyssa.johnson@mt.gov
Program Coordinator: Buck Herron
Phone: 406-444-3138
Email: William.Herron@mt.gov
Division of Public Healthexternal icon
301 Centennial Mall So.
P. O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Principal Investigator: Ashley Newmyer, MPH
Phone: 402-471-4377
E-mail: ashley.newmyer@nebraska.gov
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Servicesexternal icon
Maternal and Child Health Section
29 Hazen Drive, 2nd Floor East
Concord, NH 03301
Principal Investigator: JoAnne Miles, MPH
Phone: 603-271-5384
Fax: 603-271-4519
E-mail:joanne.e.miles@dhhs.state.nh.us
New Jersey Department of Healthexternal icon
Center for Health Statistics
PO Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
Principal Investigator: Bretta Jacquemin, MPH
Phone: 609-984-6703
Fax: 609-984-7633
E-mail: bretta.jacquemin@doh.state.nj.gov
New Mexico Department of Healthexternal icon
1190 S. St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Principal Investigator: Rachel Wexler
Phone: 505-476-1757
Fax: 505-827-2796
E-mail: Rachel.Wexler@state.nm.us
Project Manager: Kathleen Maese
Phone: (505) 827-2724
E-mail: Kathleen.MaeseHerre@state.nm.us
New York State Department of Healthexternal icon
Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention
Empire State Plaza, Corning Tower Building, Room 1325
Albany, New York 12237
Principal Investigator: Michael Bauer, MS
Phone: 518-402-7900
E-mail: michael.bauer@health.ny.gov
Program manager: Leah Hines
Phone: 518-402-7900
E-mail: leah.hines@health.ny.gov
Department of Behavioral and Public Healthexternal icon
4150 Technology Way
Carson City, NV 89706
Principal Investigator: Brian (Mitch) DeValliere
Phone: (775)684-5281
E-mail: bdevalliere@health.nv.gov
Program Manager: Shane Blair
Phone: :(775) 684-5945
E-mail: sblair@health.nv.gov
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Servicesexternal icon
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1915
Principal Investigator: Scott Proescholdbell, MPH
Phone: 919-707-5442
Fax: 919-870-4844
E-mail: scott.proescholdbell@dhhs.nc.gov
Project Manager: Tammy Norwood
Phone: 919-707-5432
Fax: 877-406-5026
E-mail: tammy.norwood@dhhs.nc.gov
North Dakota Department of Healthexternal icon
600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 301
Bismarck, ND 58505
Principal Investigator: Tracy Miller
Phone: 701-328-2387
Email: tkmiller@nd.gov
Program Manager: Kodi Pinks
Email: kpinks@nd.gov
Ohio Department of Healthexternal icon
246 North High Street, 8th floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Principal Investigator: Luke Werhan, MPA
Phone: 614-644-8816
Fax: 614-564-2488
Email: luke.werhan@odh.ohio.gov
Oklahoma State Department of Healthexternal icon
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
Principal Investigator: Brandi Woods-Littlejohn
Phone: 405-271-3430
Fax: 405-271-2799
E-mail: BrandiW@health.ok.gov
Oregon Public Health Divisionexternal icon
Injury & Violence Prevention Program
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 705
Portland, OR 97232-2162
Principal Investigator: Laura Chisholm, MPH, MA, MCHES
Phone: 971-673-0987
E-mail: laura.f.chisholm@state.or.us
Pennsylvania Department of Healthexternal icon
Bureau of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
Room 1008, Health & Welfare Building
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0701
Principal Investigator: Cynthia Malinen
Phone: 717-787-5900
E-mail: cmalinen@pa.gov
Program Manager: Suzanne Hoedemaker
Phone: 717-787-5900
Email: shoedemake@pa.gov
Puerto Rico Institute of Statisticsexternal icon
Calle Quisqueya #57, 2do piso, San Juan, PR 00917
P.O. Box 195484, San Juan, PR 00919-5484
Tel. (787) 993-3340 / Fax. (787) 993-3346
Principal Investigator (1):Diego E Zavala, PhD
Phone: 787-840-2575
E-mail: diego.zavala@estadisticas.pr
Principal Investigator: Myribel Santiago
E-mail: myribel.santiago@estadisticas.pr
Program Manager: Mariluz Bezares
Phone: 787-523-5147
E-mail: mariluz.bezares@estadisticas.pr
Rhode Island Department of Healthexternal icon
3 Capitol Hill, Room 407
Providence, RI 02908
Principal Investigator: Samara Viner-Brown, MS
Phone: 401-222-5122
Fax: 401-222-5517
E-mail: samara.viner-brown@health.ri.gov
South Carolina Department of Health
Mills/Jarrett Complex
2100 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Principal Investigator: Susan L. Jackson RN, MP
Phone: 803-898-7152
Fax: 803-253-4001
Email: jacksosl@dhec.sc.gov
South Dakota Department of Healthexternal icon
615 East 4th Street
Pierre, SD 57501
Principal Investigator: Kiley Hump
Phone: 605-773-3737
Email: Kiley.hump@state.sd.us
Program Manager: Ashley Miller
Email: Ashley.Miller@state.sd.us
Tennessee Department of Healthexternal icon
710 James Robertson Pkwy
64 Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, TN 37243
Principal Investigator: Margaret Hyder
Phone: 423-439-8403
Email: Margaret.Hyder@tn.gov
Program Manager: Molly Golladay
Email: Molly.Golladay@tn.gov
Texas Department of State Health Servicesexternal icon
1100 W 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
Principal Investigator: Dan Dao
Phone: 512-776-3575
Email: Dan.Dao@dshs.texas.gov
Utah Department of Healthexternal icon
Violence and Injury Prevention Program
PO Box 142106
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2106
Principal Investigator: Gary Mower
Phone: 385-602-4171
E-mail: gdmower@utah.gov
Vermont Department of Health
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-9501
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Hicks
Phone: 802-863-7264
Email: Jennifer.Hicks@vermont.gov
Program Manager: Caitlin Jelineck
Phone: 845-264-4193
E-mail: Caitlin.Jelinek@vermont.gov
Virginia Department of Healthexternal icon
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
400 East Jackson Street
Richmond, VA 23219-3694
Principal Investigator: Ryan Diduk-Smith
Phone: 804-205-3856
Fax: 804-786-1877
E-mail: Ryan.Diduk@vdh.virginia.gov
Washington State Department of Healthexternal icon
PO Box 47853
Olympia, WA 98504-7853
Principal Investigator: Therese Hansen
Phone: 360-236-2869
Fax: 360-236-2830
E-mail: therese.hansen@doh.wa.gov
Program Manager: Cathy Hill
Phone: 360-236-2817
E-mail: cathy.hill@doh.wa.gov
Department of Health and Human Resourcesexternal icon
One Davis Square
Suite 100E,
Charleston, West Virginia 25301-1729
Principal Investigator: Matthew Izzo
Phone: 304-558-6920 x70314
E-mail: matthew.d.izzo@wv.gov
Program Manager: Maggie Molitor
Phone: 304-558-6920 ext. 4010
E-Mail: Maggie.W.Molitor@wv.gov
Wisconsin Department of Health Servicesexternal icon
1 West Wilson Street, Rm 233
Madison, WI 53703
Principal Investigator: Linda Hale
Email: Linda.Hale@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Project Coordinator: Aurielle Smith
Phone: (608) 267-9662
Email: Aurielle.Smith@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Wyoming Department of Healthexternal icon
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Principal Investigator: Lindsay Martin
Phone: 307-777-8034
Email:Lindsay.martin@wyo.gov
Program Manager: Joe Grandpre
Phone: 307-777-8654
Email: Joe.grandpre@wyo.gov