Appendix A

State Health Departments

State Emergency Contact/Daytime Emergency Contact/After Hours
AL Department of Public Health
J.P. Lofgren, M.D., State Epidemiologist
334 206-5971
 
AK John Middaugh
1-800-478-0084
John Middaugh
1-800-478-0084
AZ State Health Department
602-230-5820
Paging service
480-303-1191
AR State Health Department
1-800-482-8888
Answering Service
501-661-2136
CA Local health depart. (State if local is unreachable)
510-540-2566
Local health depart. (State if local is unreachable)
510-540-2566
CO State Health Department
303-370-9395
State Health Department
303-370-9395
CT Epidemiology Program Office
860-509-7994
Epidemiology Program Office
860-509-6000
DE Epidemiology Program Office
302-739-5617
Paging service
302-739-5617
DC Hotline
1-866-501-1097
Hotline
1-866-501-1097
FL County Health Departments  
GA State Health Department
404-657-2588
State Health Department
770-578-4104
HI Epidemiology Branch
808-586-4586
Hawaii State Operator
808-247-2191
ID State Communications Office
1-800-632-8000
Epidemiology Office
1-800-632-5927
IL Mark Dworkin, MD, MPHTM
1-800-782-7860
Mark Dworkin, MD, MPHTM
1-800-782-7860
IN State Health Department
317-233-1325
State Health Department
1-866-233-1237
IA Patricia Quinlisk, MD, MPH
1-800-362-2736
Patricia Quinlisk, MD, MPH
1-800-362-2736
KS Gianfranco Pezzino, MD, MPH
1-877-427-7317
Gianfranco Pezzino, MD, MPH
1-877-427-7317
KY Div. of Epidemiology and Health Planning
1-888-973-7678
Div. of Epidemiology and Health Planning
1-888-973-7678
LA Stacy Hall
504 568-5005
 
ME Kathleen Gensheimer, MD, MPH
1-800-821-5821
Kathleen Gensheimer, MD, MPH
1-800-821-5821
MD Ross Brechner MD, MS, MPH
410-471-0595
Ross Brechner MD, MS, MPH
410-471-0595
MA Information line
1-866-627-7968
Information line
1-866-627-7968
MI Office of Chief Med. Exam./State Epi
517-335-8024
Office of Chief Med. Exam./State Epi
517-335-8024
MN State Health Department
612-676-5414
State Health Department
1-877-676-5414
MS Answering Service
601-576-7400
Answering Service
601-576-7400
MO Dr. Eduardo J. Simoes
1-800-392-0272
Dr. Eduardo J. Simoes
1-800-392-0272
MT Epidemiology Program Office
406-444-0273
Epidemiology Program Office
406-444-0273
NE State Health Department
402-471-2400
State Health Department
402-471-2400
NV State Health Department
775-684-5946
Randall Todd
775-843-4673
NH State Health Department
603 271-4496
State Health Department
603-271-5300
NJ Infectious and Zoonotic Disease Program
609-588-7500
Infectious and Zoonotic Disease Program
609-392-2020
NM State epidemiology
505-827-0006
Pager Service
505-827-0006
NY Clinician hotline (except NYC)
1-800-278-2965
Clinician hotline (except NYC)
1-800-278-2965
NC Epidemiology Program Office
919-733-3421
Epidemiology Program Office
919-733-3421
ND Larry Shireley
1-800-472-2180
Larry Shireley
701-328-2378
OH County Health Departments  
OK Acute Disease Service
405-217-4060
Acute Disease Service
405-217-4060
OR Local health depart. (State if local is unreachable)
503-731-4024
Local health depart. (State if local is unreachable)
503-731-4030
PA Div. of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
717-787-3350
Live answering service
717-737-5349
RI State Health Department
401-222-2577
State Health Department
401-272-5952
SC James "Jerry" Gibson, MD MPH
803-898-0861
James "Jerry" Gibson, MD MPH
803-898-0861
SD State Radio
605-773-3536
State Radio
605-773-3536
TN Allen S. Craig, MD
615-532-8515
Allen S. Craig, MD
TX Rolls to local (if available) or state
1-800-705-8868
Rolls to local (if available) or state
1-800-705-8868
UT Pager Service
801-241-1172
Pager Service
801-241-1172
VT Division of Epidemiology
802-863-7240
Division of Epidemiology
802-863-7240
VA Epidemiology office
804-786-6261
On-call epidemiologist
866-820-9611
WA Jo Hoffman
206-361-2914
Jo Hoffman
206-361-2914
WV Epidemiology Program Office
1-888-882-5135
Epidemiology Program Office
1-888-882-5135
WI Department of Health and Family Services
608-258-0099
Department of Health and Family Services
608-258-0099
WY Disease Reporting Number
1-888-996-9104
Disease Reporting Number
1-888-996-9104)
CDC 1-770-488-7100