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Region I – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont -
Region II – New Jersey, New York, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands (comprised of St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John)
Region III – Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia Region IV – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee Region V – Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin Region VI – Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas Region VII – Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska Region VIII – Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming -
Region IX – Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the United States Pacific Island Jurisdictions: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau
Region X – Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Connecticut
Sharon Tarala, RN, JD
Supervising Nurse Consultant
State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health, Family Health Section
410 Capital Avenue, MS # 11MAT
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: 860-509-8074
Fax: 860-509-7720
E-mail: sharon.tarala@ct.govMaine
Shannon King
Women's Health Coordinator
Population Health and Prevention Section
Division of Family Health
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
286 Water St., 5th floor
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Phone: 207-287-4577
Fax: 207-287-7213
E-mail: Shannon.King@maine.govMassachusetts
Heather Nelson
WHN Director of Community Services
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Office on Women's Health, U.S. DHHS
250 Washington Street, 5th floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02108-4619
Phone: 617-624-5290
TTY: 617-624-5992
Fax: 617-624-5505
E-mail: Heather.Nelson@state.ma.usNew Hampshire
Kimberly Flynn, MS, RD
Prenatal Program Coordinator
Maternal and Child Health Section
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-4604
Phone: 603-271-5145
Fax: 603-271-4519
E-mail: Kimberly.Flynn@dhhs.state.nh.usRhode Island
Carrie Bridges, MPH
Team Lead, Health Disparities Team
RI Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-222-4655
Fax: 401-222-1442
E-mail: Carrie.Bridges@health.ri.govVermont
Tracy M. Phillips, MPA
Director of Women's Health and Preventative Services
Vermont Department of Health
101 Cherry St
PO Box 70, Drawer 41 (LF)
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: 802-863-7331
Fax: 802-657-4208
E-mail: tphilli@vdh.state.vt.us
New Jersey
Peri L. Nearon, MPA
Office of Women's Health
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
50 East State Street, Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
Phone: 609-984-9384
Fax: 609-292-9599
E-mail: peri.nearon@doh.state.nj.usNew York
Margaret Mollnow
Bureau of Women's Health
New York State Department of Health
Empire State Plaza, Corning Tower Building, Room 1805
Albany, NY 12237
Phone: 518-474-3368
Fax: 518-474-7054
E-mail: mas19@health.state.ny.usCommonwealth of Puerto Rico
Dr. Himirce Vazquez-Rivera, MD
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
Puerto Rico Department of Health
PO Box 70184
San Juan, PR 00936
Phone: 787-274-5679
Fax: 787-282-7274
E-mail: hvazquez@salud.gov.prUS Virgin Islands (comprised of St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John)
Sharon Williams Serving
Temporary Women's Health Liaison
Director, Division of Chronic Disease
US Virgin Islands Dept of Health
Charles Harwood Complex
3500 Estate Richmond
C'sted, St Croix, VI 00820-4370
Phone: 340-713-1226
Fax: 340-692-9505
E-mail: sharon.williams@usvi-doh.org
Delaware
Jacqueline Christman, MD, MBA, MS
Clinical Medical Director, and Director of
the Delaware Office of Women's Health
Delaware Division of Public Health
417 Federal Street Dover, Delaware 19104
Phone: 302-744-4741
Fax: 302-736-1862
E-mail: jacqueline.christman@state.de.usDistrict of Columbia
Felicia Buadoo-Adade, PhD, MPH, MS, RD
Director, Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
Community Health Administration
District of Columbia Department of Health
825 North Capital Street, NE, Room 3151
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-442-9382
Fax: 202-442-4825
E-mail: felicia.buadoo-adade@dc.govMaryland
Truemenda C. Green, MA, MBA
Grants Program Manager
Cigarette Restitution Fund Program and Minority Health and Health Disparities
201 West Preston Street, Room 500
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-8954
Fax: 410-333-5100
E-mail: tcgreen@dhmh.state.md.us
Diana Cheng, MD
Medical Director, Women's Health
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston Street, Room 309
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-6719
Fax: 410-333-5233
E-mail: chengd@dhmh.state.md.usPennsylvania
Beth Zakutney
Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Program Administrator
Bureau of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
Room 1008 Health and Welfare Building
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-0787-5900
E-mail: bzakutney@state.pa.usVirginia
Deborah M. Harris, MPH, RD, CDE
Women's Health Coordinator
Division of Women's and Infants' Health
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor Street, 8th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-864-7770
Fax: 804-864-7771
E-mail: DeborahM.Harris@vdh.virginia.gov
Miriam Bender, JD
Women's Health Virginia
1924 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 203
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: 434-220-4500
Fax: 434-220-4545
E-mail: mbender@womenshealthvirginia.org
West Virginia
Anne Williams
Director, Division of Perinatal and Women's Health
Office of Maternal, Child, and Family Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 427
Charleston, West Virginia 25301-3714
Phone: 304-558-7182
Fax: 304-558-7164
E-mail: anne.a.williams@wv.gov
Alabama
Jessica Hardy
Director, Office of Women's Health
Alabama Department of Public Health
The RSA Tower
201 Monroe Street, Suite 1010
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-206-5665
Fax: 334-206-5663
E-mail: jhardy@adph.state.al.us
Assistant: Dechelle Merritt
Phone: 334-206-5668
E-mail: dmerritt@adph.state.al.usFlorida
Georgia
Patricka Wood
Perinatal Services Program Manager
Office of Women's Health Services
Georgia Division of Public Health
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., Rm. 11-487
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-651-7442
Fax: 404-657-3152
E-mail: pdwood@dhr.state.ga.usKentucky
Joy Hoskins
Assistant Division Director
Kentucky Department for Public Health
Division of Women's Physical and Mental Health
275 East Main Street, HS 2 GW-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: 502-564-2154 Ext. 3758
Fax: 502-564-8389
E-mail: joy.hoskins@ky.gov
Assistant: Tina O'Neal
Phone: 502-564-2154 Ext. 3746
E-mail: tina.o'neal@ky.govMississippi
Ms. Louisa Denson
Director
Office of Women's Health
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue
PO Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Phone: 601-576-7856
Fax: 601-576-7825
E-mail: ldenson@msdh.state.ms.us
Assistant: Rita Washington
Phone: 601-576-7856 North Carolina
Alvina Long Valentin, RN, MPH
Women's Health Network Supervisor
Women's Health Branch
1929 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1929
Phone: 919-707-5708
Fax: 919-870-4827
E-mail: Alvina.long@dhhs.nc.gov
Assistant: Heather Todaro
Phone: 919-707-5681
E-mail: heather.todaro@dhhs.nc.govSouth Carolina
Ms. Kathy Swanson
Director of Perinatal Systems
Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)
1751 Calhoun Street
Colombia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-898-0734
Fax: 803-898-2065
E-mail: swansokm@dhec.sc.govTennessee
Ms. Margaret Major
Director, Women's Health
Tennessee Department of Health
Women's Health/Genetics
425 5th Avenue, North
5th Floor, Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: 615-741-0377
Fax: 615-741-1063
E-mail: margaret.major@state.tn.us
Assistant: Susan Massey
Phone: 615-741-4095
E-mail: Susan.Massey@state.tn.us
(If UPS or FedEx, use postal code 37219)
Illinois
Shannon R. Lightner
Deputy Director
535 W. Jefferson Street - First Floor
Springfield, IL 62761-0001
Phone: 217-524-6088
Fax: 217-557-3326
E-mail: Shannon.R.Lightner@illinois.govIndiana
Tanya Parrish
Director of Women's Health
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317- 233-2170
Fax: 317-234-1483
E-mail: Tparrish@isdh.IN.govMichigan
Rochelle Hurst, MA
Manager, Caardiovascular Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity
Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Control
3423 N. M.L.King, Jr. Boulevard
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-9811
Fax: 517-335-8593
E-mail: hurstr@michigan.govMinnesota
Mary Jo Chippendale, MS, PHN
Family and Women's Health Supervisor
Division of Community and Family Health
Maternal and Child Health
Minnesota Department of Health
85 East Seventh Place
P.O.Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882
Phone: 651-284-0600
Fax: 651-215-8953
E-mail: MaryJo.Chippendale@state.mn.usOhio
Debra Seltzer
Program Administrator
Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Program
Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street
Columbus OH 43216-0118
Phone: 614-728-2176
E-mail: dseltzer@odh.ohio.govWisconsin
Millie J. Jones, MPH
Bureau Director, Family and Community Health
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
1 West Wilson Street, Room 250
P.O. Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701-2659
Phone: 608-266-2684
Fax: 608-267-2832
E-mail: jonesmj@dhfs.state.wi.us
Arkansas
Dianne Campbell, MN Sc, RN
Women's Health Liaison and Nurse Coordinator
Women's Health Section
Arkansas Department of Health
5800 West 10th Street-Suite 401
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-280-4523
Fax: 501-280-4537
E-mail: dianne.campbell@arkansas.govLouisiana
Trina Evans-Williams, MPH, CHES
State Project Director
Louisiana Partnership for Youth Suicide Prevention
Office of Mental Health
Family Planning Program-5th Floor
628 N. 4th Street- 4th Floor
PO Box 4049
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: 504-568-3032 or 225-342-9457
Fax: 225-342-8687
E-mail: tevans@dhh.la.govNew Mexico
Giovanna Rossi Pressley, MSC
Executive Director
Governor's Women's Health Advisory Council
300 San Mateo Blvd. NE, Suite 101
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Phone: 505-222-6608 or 505-620-6030
Fax: 505-222-6611
E-mail: Giovanna.Rossi@state.nm.usOklahoma
Amy Carte
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
Coordinator Chronic Disease Service
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: 405-271-4072 Ext. 57108
Fax: 405-271-5181
Email: amyc@health.ok.govTexas
Janet Lawson MD, FACOG
Medical Consultant, Office of Title V and Family Health
Division for Family and Community Health Services
Texas Department of State Health Services
Mail Code: 1922 M-349
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Phone: 512-458-7111, ext. 3896
Fax: 512-458-7658
Email: janet.lawson@dshs.state.tx.us
Iowa
Janet L. Peterson, RN, MHA
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: 515-242-6388
Fax: 515-242-6384
E-mail: jpeterso@idph.state.ia.usKansas
Marti Macchi, Director
Diabetes/Cardiovascular/Community Health Programs
Kansas Department of Health & Environment
1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 230
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1274
Phone: 785-291-3743
Fax: 785-368-7287
E-mail: mmacchi@kdhe.state.ks.usMissouri
Tuck VanDyne
Director, Office on Women's Health
Missouri Department of Health
920 Wildwood Drive, P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-526-0445
Fax: 573-522-3023
E-mail: tuck.vandyne@dhss.mo.govNebraska
Kathy Ward
Administrator
Office of Women's Health
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall, P.O. Box 94817
Lincoln, NE 68509-4817
Phone: 402-471-3914
Fax: 402-471-0913
E-mail: kathy.ward@hhss.ne.gov
Colorado
Candace Grosz, LCSW
Acting Director
Women's Health Section
CDPHE-Prevention Services Division-A5
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone: 303-692-2482
Fax: 303-691-7900
E-mail: candace.grosz.@state.co.usMontana
Colleen Lindsay
Supervisor, Women's and Men's Health Section
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 202951
1400 Broadway C314
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 406-444-3775
Fax: 406-444-2606
E-mail: clindsay@mt.govNorth Dakota
Charlene Rohrich-Reiswig, RN
Nurse Consultant
Family Planning Program
North Dakota Department of Health
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 301
Bismarck North Dakota 58505-0200
Phone: 701-328-4535
E-mail: creiswig@nd.govSouth Dakota
Patty Lihs, BS
All Women Count! Coordinator
South Dakota Department of Health
615 East 4th Street
Pierre, SD 57501-3185
Phone: 605-773-3622
Fax: 605-773-5509
E-mail: patty.lihs@state.sd.usUtah
Lois Bloebaum
Manager, Reproductive Health Program
Community & Family Health Services Division
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 142001
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2001
Phone: 801-538-6792
Fax: 801-538-9409
E-mail: lbloebaum@utah.govWyoming
Debra Hamilton, RN, BSN, CCM, CNLCP
Perinatal Systems Manager
Office of Women's Health Coordinator
Wyoming Department of Health
6101 North Yellowstone Road, Suite 420
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-7944
Fax: 307-777-8687
E-mail: dhamil2@state.wy.us
Arizona
Sheila Sjolander, MSW
Chief, Bureau of Women's and Children's Health
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 N 18th Ave, Suite 320
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-364-1419
Fax: 602-364-1494
E-mail: sheila.sjolander@azdhs.gov
California
Terri A. Thorfinnson, JD
Chief, Office of Women's Health
California Department of Health Services
1501 Capitol Avenue, Suite 6054, MS0027
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-440-7628
Fax: 916-440-7636
E-mail: Terri.Thorfinnson@dhcs.ca.govHawaii
Lisa R. Nakao, MA
Community Health Planner
Family Health Services Division
Hawaii Department of Health Services
741-A Sunset Avenue, Room 102
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: 808-733-9097
Fax: 808-733-8355
E-mail: lisa.nakao@doh.hawaii.govNevada
Joanne Malay, RN, BS, MPH
Medical Consultant
Bureau of Family Health Services
Nevada State Health Division
3427 Goni Road, Suite 108
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: 775-684-4250
Fax: 775-684-4245
Email: jmalay@health.nv.gov
United States Pacific Island Jurisdictions:
American Samoa
Ofeira Nu'usolia, MEd
Executive Director
Tafuna Family Health Center
P.O. Box 3965
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: 684-699-6380
Fax: 684-699-6809
E-mail: ofeira2000@yahoo.comCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Margarita W. Torres-Aldan, MPH
MCH Program Coordinator
Department of Public Health
Commonwealth of the N. Mariana Islands
P.O. Box 500409 CK
Saipan, MP 96950-0409
Phone: 670-234-8950, Ext. 2022
Fax: 670-236-8700
E-mail: mtaldan@gmail.comFederated States of Micronesia
Jane S. Elymore RN, BSN
National Women's Health Officer
Department of Health Services, Education and Social Affairs
PS Box 70, Federated States of Micronesia
Palikir, Pohnpei, FM 96941
Phone: 691-320-2619 or 691-320-2872
Fax: 691-320-5263
E-mail: elymorej@mail.fmGuam
Vacant
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Hellen N. David, CNM
Director of Reproductive Health
Ministry of Health
P.O. Box 16
Majuro, MH 96960
Phone: 011-692-625-5660/5661/7007
Fax: 011-692-625-3432
E-mail: davidh@ntamar.netRepublic of Palau
Rosemina Mechol. AS, NP
Family Health Unit Clinic Supervisor
Ministry of Health
P.O. Box 6027
Koror, PW 96940
Phone: 011-680-488-1756/6445
Fax: 011-680-488-1211
E-mail: r_mechol@palau-health.net
Alaska
Michael Von Ah, ANP, WHNP
State of Alaska
Department of Health and Social Services
Public Health, Division of Women's, Children's and Family Services
4701 Business Park Boulevard
Building J Suite 20
Anchorage, AK 99503-7123
Phone: 907-269-8077
Fax: 907-269-3414
E-mail: Michael.VonAh@Alaska.gov
Web site: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/wcfhIdaho
Ella Gordon, RN
Bureau of Clinical and Preventive Services
Division of Health
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 W. State Street, 4th Floor
Boise, Idaho 83720-0036
Phone: 208-334-5616
Fax: 208-334-6573
E-mail: GordonE@dhw.idaho.govOregon
Julie McFarlane, MPH
Women's Health Program Manager
Office of Family Health
800 NE Oregon St Suite 825
Portland, OR 97232
Phone Direct): 971-673-0365
Receptionist: 971-673-0352
Blackberry: 971-255-7093
Fax: 971-673-0240
E-mail: Julie.M.McFarlane@state.or.usWashington
Polly Taylor, CNM, MPH, ARNP
Public Health Nurse Consultant
Maternal Infant Health
Washington State Department of Health
111 Israel Rd SE
Tumwater, WA 98501
Phone: 360-236-3563
Fax: 360-586-7868
E-mail: polly.taylor@doh.wa.gov
Content last updated March 1, 2010.
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