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Alabama
Melanie Rightmyer
Alabama Department of Public Health
Bureau of Health Promotion & Chronic Disease
Arthritis Prevention Branch
The RSA Tower, Suite 1274-K
P. O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Telephone: (334) 206-3977
Fax: (334) 206-2064
E-mail:
MelanieRightmyer@adph.state.al.us
Alaska
Diane Peck MPH RD
Arthritis Program Manager
Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
Alaska Arthritis Program
3601 C Street, Suite 722
P.O. Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99503
Telephone: (907) 269-8447
Fax: (907) 269-5446
E-mail:
diane_peck@health.state.ak.us
Arizona
Nancy Winchester
Arizona Department of Health Services
Office of Nutrition & Chronic Disease Prevention – Arthritis Program
150 N 18th Ave., Suite 310
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone: (602) 542-0338
Fax: (602) 542-1890
E-mail:winchen@azdhs.gov
Arkansas
Sherry Johnson MBA
Arkansas Program Manager
DHHS - Division of Health
PO Box 1437 - Mail Slot H-6
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1437
Telephone: (501) 661-2120
Fax: (501) 661-2070
E-mail:
sherry.johnson@arkansas.gov
California
Pam Ford-Keach MS
California Department of Health Services
California Arthritis Partnership Program
1616 Capitol Ave., MS 7210
P.O. Box 997413
Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
Telephone: (916) 552-9916
Fax: (916) 552-9993
E-mail:
pford@dhs.ca.gov
Colorado
Penny Studebaker
Arthritis Program Coordinator
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Chronic Disease Prevention Branch
4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South A-5
Denver, CO 80246
Telephone: (303) 692-2566
Fax : (303) 691-7721
E-mail: Penny.Studebaker@state.co.us
Connecticut
Barbara Pickett
Arthritis Program Manager
Connecticut State Department of Public Health
PO Box 340308
Mailstop 11MAT
Hartford, Connecticut 06134
Telephone: (860) 509-8082
Fax: (860) 509-7854
E-mail: Barbara.pickett@po.state.ct.us
Web site: http://www.dph.state.ct.us/BCH/HEI/arthritis%20page.html*
Florida
Barbara Gray
Florida Department of Health
Bureau of Chronic Disease
4052 Bald Cypress Way, HSFCD Bin# A18
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1744
Telephone (850) 245-4444 X 2847 * Fax (850) 414-6625
E-mail:
Barbara_Gray@doh.state.fl.us
Web site: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/arthritis/index.html*
Georgia
Pam Snow
Arthritis Program Manager
Georgia Division of Public Health
2 Peachtree Street, Room 16-453
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: (404) 657-6609
Fax: (404) 463-4338
E-mail: pfsnow@dhr.state.ga.us
Web site:
http://www.health.state.ga.us/programs/arthritis/index.asp*
Idaho
Jaime Hineman, MHS, ATC
Arthritis Program Coordinator
Physical Activity and Nutrition Program
Bureau of Community and Environmental Health
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 W. State Street, 6th Floor
PO Box 83720, Boise 83720-0036
Telephone: (208)334-5788
Fax: (208)334-6573 fax
Email:
Hinemanj@idhw.state.id.us
Web site:
http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/site/3394/default.aspx*
Illinois
Rhonda Clancy, MS, CHES
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Health Promotion and Health Education
535 W. Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
Telephone: (217) 782-3300
Fax: (217) 782-1235
E-mail: rclancy1@idph.state.il.us
Indiana
Suzanne Hancock
Arthritis Program Manager
Indiana State Department of Health
Chronic Disease Division
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Telephone: (317) 234-2561
Fax: (317) 233-7641
E-mail: shancock@isdh.state.in.us
Iowa
Arlene “A.J.” Johnson
Iowa Arthritis Program Manager
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucus State Office Building
321 East 12th St
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Telephone: (515) 281-5675
Fax: (515) 281-7805
E-mail:
Ajohnson@idph.state.ia.us
Kansas
Cindy Winters
Acting Arthritis Program Manager and CHIPr Program Manager
Office of Health Promotion
Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Curtis State Office Building, Suite 230
1000 SW Jackson
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1274
Telephone: (785) 296-8150
Fax: (785) 296-8645
E-mail:
cwinters@kdhe.state.ks.us
Kentucky
Eileen M. Deren
Nurse Consultant
Arthritis and Adult Preventive Health Programs
Department for Public Health
Chronic Disease Prevention Branch
275 East Main Street HS2W-E
Frankfort, Ky. 40621
Telephone: 502-564-7996 ext 4152
Fax: 502-564-4667
Email: eileen.deren@ky.gov
Maryland
Jade Leung
Maryland Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene
Office of Health Promotion
201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Telephone: (410) 767-2919
Fax: (410) 333-7903
E-mail: leungj@dhmh.state.md.us
Michigan
Steve Springer
Arthritis Program Coordinator
Michigan Department of Community Health
Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Control
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Telephone: (517) 335-8402
Fax: (517) 335-9462
E-mail: springers@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Pamela Van Zyl York, MPH, PhD, RD, LN
Nutrition and Physical Activity Unit
Center for Health Promotion
Minnesota Department of Health
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0882
Telephone: (651) 281-9831
Fax: (651) 215-8959
E-mail: pam.york@health.state.mn.us
Missouri
Beth Richards
Arthritis Program Manager
Missouri Arthritis & Osteoporosis Program
Bureau of Chronic Disease Control
Missouri Department of Health and Senior
920 Wildwood Drive, P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0570
Telephone: (573) 522-2879
Fax: (573) 522-2898
E-mail: richab1@dhss.mo.gov
Nebraska
Bruce Rowe
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Telephone: (402) 471-6439
Fax: (402) 471-6446
E-mail:
bruce.rowe@dhhs.ne.gov
Nevada
Ike Cress
Arthritis Program Coordinator
Nevada State Health Division
505 E. King Street, Room 103
Carson City, NV 89701-4774
Telephone: (775) 684-4026
Fax: (775) 684-5998
E-mail: tcress@nvhd.state.nv.us
New Mexico
Gregg Ferran
Arthritis, Osteoporosis and Healthier Weight Program
New Mexico Department of Health
5301 Central Ave. NE, Suite 800
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Telephone: (505) 841-5888
Fax: (505) 841-5865
E-mail: gregg.ferran@state.nm.us
New York State
Mari Brick
New York State Department of Health
Riverview Center
150 Broadway
3rd Floor West
Albany, New York 12204
Telephone: (518) 408-5141
Fax: (518) 474-3356
E-mail:
mtb02@health.state.ny.us
North Carolina
Denise Brewster, M.Ed.
Acting Arthritis Program Coordinator
NC Division of Public Health, DHHS
1915 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1915
Telephone: 919.707.5222
Fax: 919.870.4804
E-mail:
Denise.brewster@ncmail.net
Ohio
Nancy Patton
Director, Arthritis and Aging Disability
Prevention Unit
Bureau of Health Promotion & Risk Reduction
Ohio Department of Health
246 N. High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43266-0588
Telephone: (614) 644-7858
Fax: (614) 644-7740
E-mail: Nancy.Patton@odh.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Marisa (New) Wells, MPH, OTR
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Community Development Service
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
Telephone: (405) 271-9444 ext.56410
Fax: (405) 271-1225
E-mail: marisan@health.state.ok.us
Web site: www.health.state.ok.us/program/apep*
Oregon
Audrey Sienkiewicz
Arthritis Program Coordinator
Oregon Health Services
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 730
Portland, OR 97232
Telephone: (503) 872-6707
Fax: (503) 731-4082
E-mail: audrey.sienkiewicz@state.or.us
Pennsylvania
Christine Bayuk
Arthritis Program Manager
Bureau of Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention
PA Dept. Of Health
1008 Health and Welfare Bldg.
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Telephone: (717) 787-5900
Fax: (717) 783-5498
E-mail: cbayuk@state.pa.us
Rhode Island
Patricia Rajotte
Arthritis Program Manager
Rhode Island Department of Public Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 409
Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5034
Telephone: (401) 222-1383
Fax: (401) 222-4415
E-mail:
PATRA@doh.state.ri.us
South Carolina
Cora Plass
Department of Health & Environmental Control
PO Box 101106 (Mills/Jarrett Bldg)
Columbia, South Carolina 29211
Telephone: (803) 898-0760
Fax: (803) 898-0350
E-mail:
plasscf@dhec.sc.gov
Tennessee
Michael Gregory, MS,
Director Arthritis Program
Tennessee Department of Health
425 5th Avenue, North
6th Floor, Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Telephone: (615) 741-4007
Fax: (615) 532-8478
E-mail: michael.gregory@state.tn.us
Texas
Susan Ristine, MSHP
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 W. 49th Street, T-402.12
Austin, TX 78756
Telephone: 512-458-7111 x-2458
Fax: 512-458-7254
susan.ristine@dshs.state.tx.us
Utah
Nicole Bissonette MPH
Director, Utah Arthritis Program
Utah Department of Health
PO Box 142107
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2107
Telephone: (801) 538-9458
Fax: (801) 538-9495
E-mail:
nicolebissonette@utah.gov
Vermont
Jean McCandless
Arthritis Program Manager
Vermont Department of Health
P.O. Box 70, 108 Cherry Street
Burlington, Vermont 05401
Telephone: (802) 951-4068
Fax: (802) 951-4061
E-mail: jmccand@vdh.state.vt.us
Virginia
Brunilda “Bunny” Caro-Justin
Arthritis Program Coordinator
Chronic Disease Prevention Program
Virginia Department of Health
PO Box 2448, Room 102
Richmond, VA 23218
Telephone: (804) 864-7876
Fax: (804) 864-7880
E-mail: BA.Caro-Justin@vdh.virginia.gov
Wisconsin
Anne Kissack RD
Milwaukee Area Health Education Center
Arthritis Coordinator
2224 W. Kilbourn Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Telephone: 414-344-0675 ext. 226
Fax: 414-344-0677
E-mail: akissack@milahec.org
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