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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 701.328.4619 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: Joan Coleman
- 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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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 Grants Management:
Lonny Mertz
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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
- BRFSS:
Alice Musumba, Program Director
- 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: Karalee Harper
- Cessation Programs: Michelle
Walker, Program Director
- NDQuits
- Baby and Me Tobacco Free
- Public Health Service Guidelines
- Community Health Specialist:
Neil Charvat
- Tribal Programs
- Other Disparate Populations
- Million Hearts Community Action Grant Program
- Sodium Reduction Work Group
- Health Promotion Coordinator:
Kara Dodd
- FDA
- Worksite Wellness
- Information on spit tobacco and other tobacco products
- Coalition Collaboration
- Coordinated School Health
- City County Cessation Programs
- State Employee Cessation Program
- Smoke-Free / Tobacco-Free Housing
- Media Promotion
- Surveillance and Program Evaluation:
Clint Boots, Data Analyst
- Statistical information on tobacco use
- Youth Tobacco Survey
- Secondhand Smoke Study of North Dakota
- Adult Tobacco Survey
- Coordinated Chronic Disease Prevention Program:
Karalee Harper, Program
Administrator
- Community Health Section Grants Management Specialist:
Lonny Mertz
- Grantee administration and monitoring
- Grant guidance
- Contract management
- Division Support Staff: Carleen Scherr
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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 Mertz
- Child and Adolescent Health:
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:
Joyal Meyer,
Judy Thomson
- Consultation and Technical Assistance for Schools and School
Nurses
- Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Program:
Cheryle Masset-Martz
- Grant overview
- Healthy North Dakota Early Childhood Alliance (HNDECA)
- Early childhood resources
- Family Planning Program: Kim
Mertz
- Services: location, resources
- Technical assistance for grantees
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE):
Kim Mertz
- Links to FAS/FAE information
- Grant Oversight to UND's FAS Program
- Genetics Program: Barb Schweitzer
- Information about genetic health concerns
- Head Lice:
Becky
Bailey
- Home Visiting: Kim Mertz
- Information on North Dakota Home Visiting
- Infant Care: Becky Bailey
- Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant:
Kim
Mertz, Gregg Reed
- Data
- Grant overview
- List of grantees
- Technical assistance for grantees
- Newborn Screening Program:
Barb Schweitzer
- Screening for a Healthy Baby brochure
- Parent fact sheets
- Newborn screening resources/websites
- Optimal Pregnancy Outcome Program (OPOP):
Kim Mertz
- Fact sheets
- OPOP brochure
- Information and resources
- Oral Health Program: Kimberlie
Yineman, Robyn Stearns,
Gregg Reed
- School fluoride programs
- SEAL! ND Sealant Program
- Oral health surveillance data
- Healthy Smiles Fluoride Varnish Program
- Dental coverage and care information
- Oral Health Coalition
- Donated Dental Services
- Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
- Pregnancy: Becky Bailey
- Information about stages of pregnancy
- Services Available for Women and Children booklet
- Surveys/data
- School Nursing:
Becky
Bailey
- School nurse ratio to students in North Dakota
- Health Guidelines for North Dakota Schools
- Emergency Guidelines for North Dakota Schools
- Link to North Dakota School Nurse Organization
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program (SIDS):
Becky
Bailey
- SIDS fact sheets and resources
- Cribs for Kids Program
- Keep Your Baby Safe flyer
- Bereavement resources
- Women's Health Services:
Kim Mertz
- 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
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
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Division of Emergency Medical Services 701.328.2388
fax: 701.328.1890
Director: Tom
Nehring
- 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
Medical Services Section
2635 E. Main Avenue, PO Box 5520
Bismarck, N.D. 58506-5520
Kirby
Kruger, Chief
Division of Disease Control
Telephone No.:
701.328.2378 or 800.472.2180
Fax No.: 701.328.2499
- Epidemiology and Surveillance Program: Program Manager,
Michelle Feist
- HIV/AIDS Program: Program Manager,
Krissie Guerard,
MS
- Immunization Program: Program Manager,
Molly Sander, MPH
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Hepatitis Program:
Program Manager,
Julie Wagendorf, MS
- Adult Viral Hepatitis Coordinator,
Sarah Weninger
- Field Epidemiologist, Bismarck,
Jane Wolforth, MPH
- Field Epidemiologist, Devils Lake,
Jill Hanson
- Field Epidemiologist, Dickinson,
Gerald Haag
- Field Epidemiologist, Fargo,
Stacy Lovelace
- Field Epidemiologist, Grand Forks,
Shawn McBride
- Field Epidemiologist, Jamestown,
Jennifer Schmidt
- Field Epidemiologist, Minot,
Linda Larson
- Field Epidemiologist, Williston,
Lacy Oyloe
- Tuberculosis Program: Program Manager, Krissie
Guerard, MS
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State Forensic Examiner 701.328.6138
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Field 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 -
Dave Bergsagel
- Revolving Loan Fund.
- Plan Review (wastewater systems).
- Drinking Water Program - Larry
Thelen
- Safe Drinking Water Act.
- Community Fluoridation Program.
- Operator Training and Inspections Program
- Training and Certification of Water & Wastewater
Facility Operators
- Inspections of Water & Wastewater Facilities
- Publication of the Official Bulletin.
- Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Program -
David Bruschwein, P.E.
- Revolving Loan Fund.
- Plan Review (drinking water systems).
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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 -
Karl Rockeman
- 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 5520
701.328.6140
Fax: 701.328.6280
- 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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