Scientific Data Documentation
Directory Of State and Territorial Health Departments
DIRECTORY OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
Sources: ASTHO, PIHOA, State & Territorial Health Departments,
PHS Regional Offices
Updated November 1, 1996 by the Public Health Practice Program Office, CDC
Contact Charles F. Bacon (770-488-2490) regarding changes
ALABAMA (Region IV)
Alabama Department of Public Health
434 Monroe Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
State Health Officer
Donald E. Williamson, MD
Phone No. (334) 613-5200; Fax No. (334) 240-3387
ALASKA (Region X)
Division of Public Health
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Alaska Office Building
P.O. Box 110610
Juneau, AK 99811-0610
Director
Peter M. Nakamura, MD, MPH
Phone No. (907) 465-3090; Fax No. (907) 586-1877
AMERICAN SAMOA (Region IX)
Department of Health Services
American Samoa Government
LBJ Tropical Medical Center
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Acting Director
Joseph Tufa, MO, MPH (Effective 01-96)
Phone No. Overseas 011 (684) 633-4606;
Fax No. Overseas 011 (684) 633-1869
ARIZONA (Region IX)
Arizona Department of Health Services
1740 West Adams Street, Room 407
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Director
Jack Dillenberg, DDS, MPH
Phone No. (602) 542-1025; Fax No. (602) 542-1062
ARKANSAS (Region VI)
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Director
Sandra Nichols, MD
Phone No. (501) 661-2417; Fax No. (501) 671-1450
CALIFORNIA (Region IX)
California State Department of Health Services
714 P Street, Room 1253
Sacramento, CA 95814
State Health Officer
James W. Stratton, MD, MPH (Effective 07-22-96)
Phone No. (916) 657-1493; Fax No. (916) 657-3089
COLORADO (Region VIII)
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South
Denver, CO 80222-1530
Executive Director
Patti Shwayder (Effective 7-3-96)
Phone No. (303) 692-2011; Fax No. (303) 782-0095
CONNECTICUT (Region I)
Connecticut Department of Public Health
l50 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Commissioner
Stephen A. Harriman (Effective 7-3-95)
Phone No. (203) 509-7101; Fax No. (203) 509-7111
DELAWARE (Region III)
Division of Public Health
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 637
Dover, DE 19903
(Courier Delivery: 417 Federal Street, Room 121, Dover, DE 19901)
Director
Gregg C. Sylvester, MD, MPH (Effective 9-15-96)
Phone No. (302) 739-4700; Fax No. (302) 739-6659
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (Region III)
DC Commission of Public Health
800 9th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20024
Commissioner of Public Health
Harvey I. Sloane, MD (Effective 6-95)
Phone No. (202) 645-5556; Fax No. (202) 645-0526
FLORIDA (Region IV)
Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Building 1, Room 115
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
State Health Officer
Wilbur J. Blechman, MD (Effective 11-7-95)
Phone No. (904) 487-2945; Fax No. (904) 487-3729
GEORGIA (Region IV)
Division of Public Health
Georgia Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Director
Patrick J. Meehan, MD
Phone No. (404) 657-2700; Fax No. (404) 657-2715
GUAM (Region IX)
Department of Public Health and Social Services
Government of Guam
P.O. Box 2816
Agana, GU 96910
Acting Director
Dennis G. Rodriguez
Phone No. Overseas 011-67l-735-7102;
Fax No. Overseas 011-671-734-5910
HAWAII (Region IX)
Hawaii Department of Health
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
Director of Health
Lawrence H. Miike, MD, JD
Phone No. (808) 586-4410; Fax No. (808) 586-4444
IDAHO (Region X)
Division of Health
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(Courier Delivery: 450 West State Street, Boise, ID 83702)
Administrator
Mr. Richard H. Schultz
Phone No. (208) 334-5945; Fax No. (208) 334-6581
ILLINOIS (Region V)
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
Director of Public Health
John R. Lumpkin, MD, MPH, FACEP
Phone No. (217) 782-4977; Chicago Phone No. (312) 814-2793
Fax No. (217) 782-3987; Chicago Fax No. (312) 814-5244
INDIANA (Region V)
Indiana State Department of Health
P.O. Box 1964
Indianapolis, IN 46206-l964
(Courier Delivery: 1330 West Michigan Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46206-1964)
State Health Commissioner
John C. Bailey, MD
Phone No. (317) 383-6400; Fax No. (317) 383-7011
IOWA (Region VII)
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Director of Public Health
Mr. Christopher G. Atchison
Phone No. (515) 281-5605; Fax No. (515) 281-4958
KANSAS (Region VII)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
900 S. W. Jackson, Room 665
Topeka, KS 66612-1290
Director of Health
Steven R. Potsic, MD, MPH
Phone No. (913) 296-1343; Fax No. (913) 296-1231
KENTUCKY (Region IV)
Kentucky Department for Health Services
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621
Commissioner
Rice C. Leach, MD
Phone No. (502) 564-3970; Fax No. (502) 564-6533
LOUISIANA (Region VI)
Office of Public Health
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
P.O. Box 3214
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(Courier Delivery: 1201 Capitol Access Road,
East Entrance, 4th Floor, Bin #4,
Baton Rouge, LA 70802)
Assistant Secretary and State Health Officer
Jimmy Guidry, MD (Effective 10-28-96)
Phone No. (504) 342-8092; Fax No. (504) 342-8098
MAINE (Region I)
Maine Bureau of Health
Maine Department of Human Services
151 Capitol Street, Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333
Director
Dora Ann Mills, MD (Effective 9-1-96)
Phone No. (207) 287-3201; Fax No. (207) 287-4631
N. MARIANA ISLANDS (Region IX)
Mariana Islands Department of Public Health
P. O. Box 409 CK
Saipan, MP 96950
Secretary of Health Services
Isamu J. Abraham, DrPH
Phone No. Overseas 011 (670) 234-8950;
Fax No. Overseas 011 (670) 234-8930
MARSHALL ISLANDS (Region IX)
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Majuro Hospital
P.O. Box 16
Majuro, MH 96960
Minister of Health Services
The Honorable Tom D. Kijiner
Phone No. Overseas 011 (692) 625-3355(3399);
Fax No. Overseas 011 (692) 625-3432
MARYLAND (Region III)
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Secretary
Martin P. Wasserman, MD, JD
Phone No. (410) 225-6505; Fax No. (410) 225-6489
MASSACHUSETTS (Region I)
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
Commissioner
Mr. David H. Mulligan
Phone No. (617) 624-5200; Fax No. (617) 624-5206
MICHIGAN (Region V)
Michigan Department of Community Health
Community Public Health Agency
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
(Courier Delivery: 3423 North Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard,
Lansing, MI 48909)
Director
James K. Haveman, Jr. (Effective 4-1-96)
Phone No. (517) 335-8024; Fax No. (517) 335-9476
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (Region IX)
Department of Human Resources
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
P. O. Box 490
Pohnpei, FM 96941
Secretary
Eliuel K. Pretrick, MO, MPH
Phone No. Overseas 011 (691) 320-2619;
Fax No. Overseas 011 (691) 320-5263
MINNESOTA (Region V)
Minnesota Department of Health
P. O. Box 9441
Minneapolis, MN 55440
(Courier Delivery: 717 Delaware Street, S.E.,
Minneapolis, MN 55414)
Commissioner of Health
Ms. Anne M. Barry (Effective 6-30-95
[Acting Commissioner from 2/6/95 - 6-29-95])
Phone No. (612) 623-5230; Fax No. (612) 623-5794
MISSISSIPPI (Region IV)
Mississippi State Department of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-l700
(Courier Delivery: 2423 North State Street, Suite 121,
Jackson, MS 39215-1700)
State Health Officer and Chief Executive
Fred Edgar Thompson, Jr., MD, MPH
Phone No. (601) 960-7634; Fax No. (601) 960-7931
MISSOURI (Region VII)
Missouri Department of Health
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(Courier Delivery: 1730 East Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101)
Director
Coleen Kivlahan, MD, MSPH
Phone No. (314) 751-6001; Fax No. (314) 751-6041
MONTANA (Region VIII)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604
(Courier Delivery: 111 N. Sanders, Helena, MT 59620)
Director
Peter S. Blouke, PhD
Phone No. (406) 444-5622; Fax No. (406) 444-1970
NEBRASKA (Region VII)
Nebraska Department of Health
P.O. Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509
(Courier Delivery: 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68508)
Director of Health
Mark B. Horton, MD, MSPH
Phone No. (402) 471-2133; Fax No. (402) 471-0820
NEVADA (Region IX)
Division of Health
Nevada State Department of Human Resources
505 East King Street, Room 201
Carson City, NV 89710
State Health Officer
Donald S. Kwalick, MD, MPH
Phone No. (702) 687-3786; Fax No. (702) 687-3859
NEW HAMPSHIRE (Region I)
Division of Public Health Services
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Six Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6527
Director of Public Health
Geraldine Sylvester
Phone No. (603) 271-4501; Fax No. (603) 271-4727
NEW JERSEY (Region II)
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
CN-360, Room 805
Trenton, NJ 08625
Commissioner of Health
Mr. Leonard Fishman
Phone No. (609) 292-7837; Fax No. (609) 292-0053
NEW MEXICO (Region VI)
New Mexico Department of Health
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(Courier Delivery: 1190 St. Frances Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87501)
Secretary
J. Alex Valdez, JD
Phone No. (505) 827-2613; Fax No. (505) 827-2530
NEW YORK (Region II)
New York State Department of Health
ESP-Corning Tower, 14th Floor
Albany, NY 12237
Commissioner of Health
Barbara A. DeBuono, MD, MPH (Effective 2-6-95)
Phone No. (518) 474-2011; Fax No. (518) 474-5450
NORTH CAROLINA (Region IV)
Division of Health Services
NC Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
P.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611-7687
(Courier Delivery: 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604)
State Health Director
Ronald H. Levine, MD, MPH
Phone No. (919) 733-4984; Fax No. (919) 715-3060
NORTH DAKOTA (Region VIII)
North Dakota Department of Health
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
State Health Officer
Jon R. Rice, MD
Phone No. (701) 328-2372; Fax No. (701) 328-4727
OHIO (Region V)
Ohio Department of Health
P.O. Box 118
Columbus, OH 43216-0118
(Courier Delivery: 246 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43266)
Director of Health
Peter Somani, MD, PhD
Phone No. (614) 466-2253; Fax No. (614) 644-0085
OKLAHOMA (Region VI)
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 Northeast Tenth
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
Commissioner of Health
Jerry R. Nida, MD
Phone No. (405) 271-4200; Fax No. (405) 271-3431
OREGON (Region X)
Oregon Health Division, Oregon DHR
P.O. Box 14450
Portland, OR 97214-0459
(Courier Delivery: 800 N.E. Oregon Street, #21, Suite 925,
Portland, OR 97232)
Administrator
Elinor Hall, MPH (Effective 4-17-95)
Phone No. (503) 731-4000; Fax No. (503) 731-4078
REPUBLIC OF PALAU (Region IX)
Ministry of Health
Republic of Palau
P.O. Box 6027
Koror, PW 96940
Minister of Health
Masao Ueda, MPH
Phone No. Overseas 011 (680) 488-2813; Fax No. Overseas 011 (680) 488-1211
PENNSYLVANIA (Region III)
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Health and Welfare Building, Room 802
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Acting Secretary of Health
Daniel F. Hoffman (Effective 3-2-96)
Phone No. (717) 787-6436; Fax No. (717) 787-0191
PUERTO RICO (Region II)
Puerto Rico Department of Health
P.O. Box 70184
San Juan, PR 00936
Secretary
Carmen Feliciano de Melecio, MD
Phone No. (809) 274-7600(7601)(7602); Fax No. (809) 250-6547
RHODE ISLAND (Region I)
Rhode Island Department of Health
Three Capitol Hill, Room 401
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Director of Health
Patricia A. Nolan, MD, MPH (Effective 3-1-95)
Phone No. (401) 277-2231; Fax No. (401) 277-6548
SOUTH CAROLINA (Region IV)
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Commissioner
Douglas E. Bryant, MPH
Phone No. (803) 734-4880; Fax No. (803) 734-4620
SOUTH DAKOTA (Region VIII)
South Dakota State Department of Health
Sigurd Anderson Building
445 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-3185
Secretary of Health
Mrs. Doneen B. Hollingsworth (Effective 10-16-95)
Phone No. (605) 773-3361; Fax No. (605) 773-5683
TENNESSEE (Region IV)
Tennessee Department of Health
312 8th Avenue North
Tennessee Tower, 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37247-0101
Commissioner
Fredia S. Wadley, MD (Effective 1-21-95)
Phone No. (615) 741-3111; Fax No. (615) 741-2491
TEXAS (Region VI)
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756-7446
Commissioner of Health
Patti J. Patterson, MD, MPH (Effective 10-16-96)
Phone No. (512) 458-7375; Fax No. (512) 458-7477
UTAH (Region VIII)
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 142802
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2802
(Courier Delivery: 288 North 1460 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116)
Director
A. Richard Melton, DrPH (Effective 5-1-96)
Phone No. (801) 538-6111; Fax No. (801) 538-6306
VERMONT (Region I)
Vermont Department of Health
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
(Courier Delivery: 108 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT 05401)
Commissioner
Jan K. Carney, MD, MPH
Phone No. (802) 863-7280; Fax No. (802) 863-7425
VIRGIN ISLANDS (Region II)
Virgin Islands Department of Health
48 Sugar Estate
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Commissioner of Health
Jose F. Poblete, MD, FACS, FICS (Effective 3-96)
Phone No. (809) 774-0117; Fax No. (809) 777-4001
VIRGINIA (Region III)
Virginia State Department of Health
P.O. Box 2448, Room 214
Richmond, VA 23218
(Courier Delivery: 1500 E. Main, Room 214, Richmond, VA 23219)
State Health Commissioner
Randolph L. Gordon, MD, MPH (Effective 11-1-95)
Phone No. (804) 786-3561; Fax No. (804) 786-4616
WASHINGTON (Region X)
Washington State Department of Health
1112 S.E. Quince Street
Mail Stop 7890
Olympia, WA 98504
Secretary of Health
Mr. Bruce A. Miyahara
Phone No. (206) 753-5871; Fax No. (206) 586-7424
WEST VIRGINIA (Region III)
Bureau of Public Health
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Building 3, Room 518
1900 Kanawha Boulevard
Charleston, WV 25305
Commissioner of Health
Henry G. Taylor, MD (Effective 1-16-96)
Phone No. (304) 558-2971; Fax No. (304) 558-1035
WISCONSIN (Region V)
Division of Health
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701-0309
(Courier Delivery: One West Wilson Street, Room 218,
Madison, WI 53702
Administrator
Kevin B. Piper (Effective 2-96)
Phone No. (608) 266-1511; Fax No. (608) 267-2832
WYOMING (Region VIII)
Wyoming Department of Health
Hathaway Building, Room 117
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Director
Mr. Kenneth C. Kamis
Phone No. (307) 777-7656; Fax No. (307) 777-7439
