State Injury Prevention Directors
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The state injury prevention director represents each state’s health department. They provide information on state-of-the-art injury prevention and control policies and strategies. Your state injury prevention director may have statistics on transportation related injuries and information on many school transportation safety related topics (bicycles, pedestrians, child passenger safety seats, seat belts, in-line skates, and skateboards).
Alabama
Carol Gaddis Mysinger
Manager, Alabama Department of Public Health
Injury Prevention Division
434 Monroe Street, Suite 986
P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-1071
Phone: 334-206-5571
Fax: 334-206-5534
Email: gadd100w@cdc.gov
 
Alaska
Mark S. Johnson, MPA
Chief, Community Health
& EMS
Division of Public Health
Alaska Dept of Health &
Social Services
P.O. Box 110616
Juneau, AK 99811-0616
Phone: 907-465-8635 or 3027
Fax: 907-465-4101
Email: markj@health.state.ak.us
 
Arizona
Doris Evans-Gates, MS, CHES
Manager , Injury Prevention Program
Office of Prevention and Health Promotion
Arizona Department of Health Services
2700 North 3rd Street
Suite 4050
Phoenix, AR 85004
Phone: 602-542-1192
Fax: 602-542-7520
Email: dgates@hs.state.az.us
 
Arkansas
Virginia Lancaster
Coordinator, Childhood Injury Prevention
Division of Child and Adolescent Health
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham, Slot 17
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-661-2278
Fax: (501) 661-2055
Email: virginia@mail.doh.state.ar.us
 
California
Alex Kelter, MD
Chief, EPIC Branch
California Department of Health Services
611 North 7th Street (MS-39A)
P.O. Box 942732
Sacramento, CA 94234-7320
Phone: 916-323-3480
Fax: 916-323-3682
Email: akelter@dhs.ca.gov
 
Colorado
Deborah Haack
Program Manager, Injury Prevention Program
EMSP-IP-A5
Colorado Department of Health
430 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone: 303-692-2587
Fax: 303-782-0095
Email: deborah.haack@state.co.us
 
Connecticut
Mr. Richard Povilaitis
Health Program Supervisor
Connecticut Department
of Public Health
MS #11 HEI
410 Capitol Avenue
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06137-0308
Phone: 860-509-7805
Fax: 860-509-7854
 
Delaware
Timothy W. Van Wave, Dr.P.H. Chief, Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
Delaware Department of Health & Social Services
Jesse Cooper Building
P.O. Box 637
Dover, DE 19903
Phone: 302-739-4724
Fax: 302-739-3839
Email: tvanwave@state.de.us
 
District of Columbia
Adeniyi Ibikunle, MD
Chief, Bureau of Injury and Disability 1900 Massachusetts Avenue, SE
2nd Floor, Building 10
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-727-3866
Fax: 202-544-5945
Email: siji1st@aol.com
Florida
Dino J. Villani
Chief, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Florida Department of Health
2002-D Old St. Augustine Road
Tallahassee, FL 32301-4881
Phone: 850-488-9177
Email: dino_villani@doh.state.fl.us
 
Georgia
Steve Davidson
Director, Division of Public Health Office ofInjury Prevention
Georgia Department of Human Resources
2600 Skyland Drive, NE,
Upper Level
Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone: 404-679-0542
Fax: 404-679-4976
Email: sxd044e@dhr.state.ga.us
 
Hawaii
Eric Tash
Manager, Injury Prevention and
Control Program
1250 Punchbowl Street, #214
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-5940
Fax: 808-586-5945
Email: macnut@hgea.org
 
Idaho
Ginger Floerchinger-Franks, Dr.PH
Program Manager, Injury Prevention Program
Bureau of Health Promotion
450 West State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: 208-334-5929
Fax: 208-334-6573
Email: franksg@dhw.state.id.us
 
Illinois
Shirene Thomas
Chief, Violence and Injury Prevention Program
Division of Health Promotion
and Health Education, IL DOH
535 West Jefferson Street,
2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: 217-785-1056
Fax: 217-782-1235
Email: sthomas@idph.state.il.us
 
Indiana
Stephen A. Nash, MD, MPH
Indiana Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street, 3-D
P.O. Box 1964
Indianapolis, IN 46206-1964
Phone: 317-233-7422
Fax: 317-233-7378
Email: snash@isdh.state.in.us
 
Iowa
Roger Chapman, MSW
Chief, Bureau of Disability Prevention Program
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: 515-281-6646
Fax: 515-281-4535
Email: rchapman@idph.state.ia.us
 
Kansas
Henry L. Miller
Manager, Injury Prevention Program
Bureau of Health Promotion
Mills Building, Suite 602
109 SW 9th
Topeka, KS 66612-1271
Phone: 785-296-8163
Fax: 785-296-8645
Email: jsergean@kdhe.state.ks.us
 
Kentucky
Carl Spurlock, PhD
Director, Kentucky Injury Prevention Center
333 Waller Avenue, Suite 202
Lexington, KY 40504-2915
Phone: 606-257-4954
Fax: 606-257-3909
Email: cwspurl@pop.uky.edu
Louisiana
Holly Flood, M.P.H.
Director, Injury Research and Prevention Section
Louisiana Office of Public Health
325 Loyola Avenue, Suite 315
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-568-2509
Fax: 504-568-7312
Email: hflood@dhh.state.la.us
Maine
Diane Arbour
Program Manager,
Unintentional Childhood
Injury Prevention and
Control Program
Division of Family & Community Health
Maine Department of
Human Resources
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Phone: 207-287-3265
Fax: 207-287-3993
Email: diane.f.arbour@state.me.us
 
Maryland
Lori A. Demeter, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Injury and Disability Prevention
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street
Room 302
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-5780
Fax: 410-333-7279
Email: demeterl@dhmh.state.md.us
 
Massachusetts
Cynthia Rodgers
Director, Injury Prevention and Control Program
Massachusetts Department
of Public Health
250 Washington Street
4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
Phone: 617-624-5424
Fax: 617-624-5075
Email: cindy.rodgers@state.ma.us
 
Michigan
Linda Scarpetta
Manager, Childhood & Unintentional Injury
Prevention Section
Michigan Department of Community Health
3423 North MLKing, Jr. Blvd
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-8397
Fax: 517-335-8893
Email: scarpettal@state.mi.us
 
Minnesota
Mark Kinde, MPH
Minnesota Department of Health
Injury and Violence Prevention Unit
85 East Seventh Place
Suite 400
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882
Phone: 651-281-9832
Fax: 651-215-8959
Email: mark.kinde@health.state.mn.us
 
Mississippi
Cassandra Dove
Injury Prevention Coordinator
Office of Health Promotion
and Education
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Phone: 601-576-7784
Fax: 601-576-7444
Email: cdove@msdh.state.ms.us
 
Missouri
Aurita Prince-Caldwell, M.ED.
Chief, Bureau of Disabilities, Prevention and Injury Control
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Phone: 573-751-6254
Fax: 573-526-5348
Email: princa@mail.health.state.mo.us
 
Montana
Drew E. Dawson
Chief, Health Systems Bureau
Health Policy and Service Division
Department of Public Health and Human Services
Cogswell Building
1400 Broadway
P.O. Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620-2951
Phone: 406-444-4458
Fax: 406-444-1814
Email: ddawson@mt.gov
 
Nebraska
Keith Hansen
Coordinator, Injury Prevention & Control Program
Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Phone: 402-471-2101
Fax: 402-471-6446
Email: doh512F@umhost.cdp.state.me.us
 
Nevada
Heidi Sakelarios, CHES
Child and Adolescent Health
Bureau of Family
Health Services
505 East King Street
Room 200
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: 775-684-4285
Fax: 775-684-4245
Email: hsakelar@govmail.state.nv.us
 
New Hampshire
Marie Kiely
Manager, Injury Prevention Program
Office of Community and Public Health
New Hampshire Division
of Public
Health Services
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6527
Phone: 603-271-4520
Fax: 603-271-4519
Email: mkiely@dhhs.state.nh.us
 
New Jersey
Kathleen Mackiewicz
Program Development Specialist
Child and Adolescent Health
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
50 East State Street
P.O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
Phone: 609-292-1723
Fax: 609-292-3580
Email: km2@doh.state.nj.us
 
New Mexico
Barak Wolff, MPH
Director, Public Health Division
New Mexico Department
of Health
Ark Plaza, Suite A203
2025 South Pacheco
P. O. Box 26110
Sante Fe, NM 87502-6110
Phone: 505-827-2389
Fax: 505-476-7010
Email: barakw@doh.state.nm.us
 
New York
Susan Hardman
Director of Injury Prevention
New York State Department
of Health
Empire State Plaza
Corning Tower Building
Room 557
Albany, NY 12237-0677
Phone: 518-473-1143
Fax: 518-474-3067
Email: sbh01@health.state.ny.us
 
North Carolina
Jeanne Givens
NCDHHS-Division of
Public Health
Injury and Violence
Prevention Unit
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1915
Phone: 919-715-6448
Fax: 919-733-9575
Email: Jeanne.Givens@ncmail.net
 
North Dakota
Rod Gilmore
Injury and Violence
Prevention Unit
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Phone: 701-328-2378
Fax: 701-328-1412
Email: rgilmore@state.nd.us
 
Ohio
Mike Moser
Program Specialist
Bureau of Health Promotion
& Risk Reduction
Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street
8th Floor
P.O. Box 118
Columbus, OH 43266-0588
Phone: 614-644-8655
Fax: 614-644-7740
Email: mmoser@gw.odh.state.oh.us
Oklahoma
Sue Mallonee, RN, MPH
Chief, Injury Prevention Service
Oklahoma Department
of Health
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK
73117-1299
Phone: 405-271-3430
Fax: 405-271-2799
Email: suem@health.state.ok.us
 
Oregon
Lisa Millet
Child Fatality and Injury Prevention Manager
Oregon Health Division
800 NE Oregon Street
Suite 825
Portland, OR, 97232
Phone: 503-731-8597
Fax: 503-731-4157
Email: lisa.m.millet@state.or.us
 
Pennsylvania
Catherine J. Becker, MPH
Director, Injury Prevention Program
Division of Health Risk Reduction
Pennsylvania Department
of Health
P.O. Box 90
Harrisburg, PA 17108
Phone: 717-787-5900
Fax: 717-783-5498
Email: cbecker@health.state.pa.us
 
Puerto Rico
Carmen Feliciano de
Melecio, MD
Secretary of Health
Puerto Rico Department of Health
P.O. Box 70184
San Juan, PR 00936-8184
Phone: 787-274-7600
Fax: 787-250-6547
Email: cfeliciano@salud.gov.pr
 
Rhode Island
Ann Kelsey Thacher, MS
Chief, Health Promotion
Rhode Island Department
of Health
Cannon Building, Room 408
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02906
Phone: 401-222-1394 ext. 148
Fax: 401-222-4415
Email: annt@doh.state.ri.us
 
South Carolina
Leroy Frazier, Jr., MPH
Director, Injury and Disability Prevention Program
South Carolina Department
of Health and Environmental Control
Mills/Jarrett Complex
P.O. Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803-898-0314
Fax: 803-253-4001
Email: fraziel@columb61.dhec.state.sc.us
 
South Dakota
Sherrie Fines
Child Health Coordinator
Division of Health
Medical Services
South Dakota Department of Health
615 East 4th Street
Pierre, SD 57501-1700
Phone: 605-773-3737
Fax: 605-773-5942
Email: sherrief@doh.state.sd.us
 
Tennessee
Carlo Dade
Coordinator
Injury Control Program
Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building
6th Floor
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37247-5210
Phone: 615-741-5378
Fax: 615-532-8478
Email: cdade@mail.state.tn.us
 
Texas
David Zane
Injury Prevention and
Control Program
Bureau of Epidemiology
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756-3180
Phone: 512-458-7266
Fax: 512-458-7666
Email: david.zane@tdh.state.tx.us
 
Utah
Patricia Keller, RN, MPH
Manager, Violence & Injury
Prevention Program
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 142106
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2106
Phone: 801-538-6864
Fax: 801-538-9134
Email: tkeller@doh.state.ut.us
 
Vermont
Patrick Malone
Division of EMS & Injury Prevention
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: 802-863-7310
Fax: 802-863-7577
Email: pmalone@vdhvax.vdh.state.vt.us
 
Virginia
Erima Shields Fobbs, MPH
Director, Center for Injury &
Violence Prevention
Office of Family
Health Services
Room 105
Virginia Department of Health
P.O. Box 2448
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-692-0104
Fax: 804-786-6776
Email: esfobbs@vdh.state.va.us
 
Washington
Ileen Silver, MPH
Manager, Injury Prevention Program
Washington Department of Health
P.O. Box 47832
Olympia, WA 98504-7832
Phone: 360-236-3602
Fax: 360-753-9100
Email: ifs0303@doh.wa.gov
 
West Virginia
Penny Byrnside, RN
Injury Prevention Coordinator
BPH/OEMS
350 Capitol Street
Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
Phone: (304) 558-3956
FAX: (304) 558-1437
Email: pennybyrnside@wvdhhr.org
 
Wisconsin
Linda Hale
Chief, Injury Prevention Section
Bureau of EMS and Injury Prevention
1 West Wilson Street
P.O. Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701-2659
Phone: 608-267-7174
Fax: 608-261-6392
Email: halelj@dhfs.state.wi.us
 
Wyoming
Jimm Murray
Chief, Wyoming EMS &
Injury Control
Hathaway Building
Room 478
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-6004
Fax: 307-777-3617
Email: Jmurra@missc.state.wy.us
 

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