MICHEP 1998 WORKSHOP PLANNING COMMITTEE
Hani K. Atrash, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Reproductive Health
Chief, Pregnancy and Infant Health Branch
Terry Bolden, BSc
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Reproductive Health
Assistant Branch Chief, Pregnancy and Infant Health Branch
Isobella Danel, MD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Reproductive Health
Deputy Branch Chief, Pregnancy and Infant Health Branch
Jan Gray
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Reproductive Health
Staff Assistant, PIHB
Roger Rochat, MD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Reproduction Health
Medical Epidemiologist, Maternal Child Health Epidemiology Program
L. Michelle Scott, BS, MBA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Reproductive Health
Program Manager, Maternal Child Health Epidemiology Program
OVERALL CONFERENCE THEME
The goal of this workshop is to focus on national and local efforts and experiences in the development of measurement indicators and instruments, the implementation and outcomes of measurement activities, and the program implications of such activities.PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:1998 MICHEP Workshop
Program At A Glance Provides a quick overview of the entire program with room assignments. Turn to page 6.
Program Booklet A detailed guide to the workshop activities, abstracts of most sessions, and participant contact information. Book is spiral bound to improve manageability. Space available for note-taking for each session.
General Sessions Plenary sessions for all participants with a focus on different aspects of partnerships in MCH. All plenary sessions are held in the Grand Ballroom North.
Poster Session An opportunity to leisurely browse various visual displays of MCH epidemiology work and talk directly with the author. Authors available Tuesday evening, after the Social Session. Posters remain up until 12:00 noon, Wednesday.
Breakout Sessions Concurrent, classroom-style sessions of limited size on various MCH topics. Ample time to discuss each presentation and opportunities for establishing or improving partnerships. Consult the program for the topics.
Pre-conference Meetings Consult the Appendix for agendas and room assignments.
Post-conference Meetings By invitation. Consult the Appendix for agendas and room assignments.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE 6
MEETING ROOMS - LAYOUT AND LOCATION 8
OPENING SESSION - 11
GENERAL SESSION I - MCH Indicators 11
GENERAL SESSION II - Welfare Reform: How to Measure/Monitor the Effects of Welfare Reform on MCH 34
CLOSING SESSION 45
ABSTRACTS AND SUMMARIES 46
LIST OF REGISTRANTS 150
APPENDIX 168
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
DAY 1 -- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1998 |
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| 8:00-10:15 |
PLENARY SESSION MCH Indicators - Welcome, Overview, Key Note Address Grand Ballroom-North |
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| 10:15-10:30 | BREAK | ||||
| 10:30-12:00 | BREAKOUT SESSION I: Workshop I(A) through I(E) | ||||
| IA: Community Partnership for Research and Prevention In Public Health Programs: Different Prospectives and Lessons Learned Kennesaw Room |
IB: CDC Recommendations to Prevent. &
Control Iron Deficiency in the United States
Georgia Room |
IC: The Perinatal Effect of HIV Counseling
and Testing
Ardmore Room |
ID: Surveillance of Behavior during
Pregnancy
Grand Ballroom North |
IE: Evaluation of CDC/HRSA Maternal and
Child Health Epid. Program
Peachtree Room |
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| 12:00-1:30 | LUNCH | ||||
| 1:30-3:00 | BREAKOUT SESSION II: Workshop II(A) through II(E) | ||||
| IIA: Folic Acid
Georgia Room |
IIB: Changing Policy & Program: Putting
Data From Prams to Work
Peachtree Room |
IIC: Pre/ Periconception
Ardmore Room |
IID: Innovative Approaches to Using Data:
Linkage, Geographic Analysis
Grand Ballroom North |
IIE: Case Study of Racism, Depression,
Implication and Reproductive Health Outcomes Kennesaw Room |
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| 3:00-3:30 | BREAK | ||||
| 3:30-5:00 | BREAKOUT SESSION III: Workshop III (A) through III(E) | ||||
| IIIA: Maternal Infection in Pregnancy
Peachtree Room |
IIIB: State-Based Data Collection on
Violence and Reproductive Health Georgia Room |
IIIC: Perinatal & Maternal Risks
Kennesaw Room |
IIID: Implementing Changes Through
Community Involvement
Ardmore Room |
IIIE: Using MCH Needs Assessments to
Improve Programs
Grand Ballroom North |
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| 5:30-8:00 | POSTER SESSION, EXHIBITS AND SOCIAL Grand Ballroom-South |
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DAY 2 -- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1998 |
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| 8:00-10:15 |
PLENARY SESSION Welfare Reform (How to Measure/Monitor the Effects of Welfare Reform on MCH) Grand Ballroom-North |
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| 10:15-10:30 | BREAK | ||||
| 10:30-12:00 | Breakout Session IV: Workshop IV(A) through IV(E) | ||||
| IVA: Nutritional Assessment of Children:
New CDC/NCHS Childhood Growth Reference Ardmore Room |
IVB: Issues in Child Health: Managed Care,
Immunization, and More
Peachtree Room |
IVC: Using MCH Data In Performance
Measurement: Experience from the Field
Kennesaw Room |
IVD: Maternal Health
Georgia Room |
IVE: Using The W.H.O. A Periods of Risk@ Approach: The Urban Experience
Grand Ballroom North |
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| 12:00-1:30 | LUNCH | ||||
| 1:30-3:30 | Breakout Session V: Workshop V(A) through V(E) |
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| VA: Using Probablistic Based Linkage Software:
How to Use Automatch in 1 day Peachtree Room |
VB:Child Health Assessment
Grand Ballroom North |
VC: Using Local Quantitative FIMR to Enhance
State Policy Development
Georgia Room |
VD: Using MCH Data To Enhance Program
Kennesaw Room |
VE: Prenatal Care & Case Management
Ardmore Room |
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| 3:30-4:00 | BREAK |
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| 4:00-4:30 | WRAP-UP and CLOSING SESSION: Program Update, Feedback and Future Direction Grand Ballroom-North |
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AGENDA
Tuesday, December 1, 1998
8:00 - 8:15 WELCOME
Roger Rochat, Medical Epidemiologist
Maternal Child Health Epidemiology Program
Division of Reproduction Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Jim Marks, Director
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Doris Barnette, Principal Advisor to the Administrator
Health Resources and Service Administration, Rockville, Maryland
8:15 - 10:15 OPENING SESSIONS Grand Ballroom North
Measuring MCH Indicators
Abstracts begin on page 47.
Moderator:
Doris Barnette, Principal Advisor to the Administrator
Health Resources and Service Administration, Rockville, Maryland
Theme:
What are the purposes of measurement? To obtain funding, to develop the right programs and
policies, and to gain scientific knowledge that improves maternal and child health. What
are the federal, state and local perspectives on measurement issues?
Speakers:
Peter Van Dyke, Director
Office of State and Community Health, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland
Jim Marks, Director
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Vicky Alexander, MCH Director
Berkeley Health Department, Berkeley, California
Kathy Peppe, MCH Director
Ohio Department of Health
10:15 - 10:30 BREAK
10:30 - 12:00 BREAKOUT SESSION I: Workshops I (A) through I (E)
Workshop I-A Kennesaw Room
Community Partnerships for Research and Prevention in Public Health Programs: Different
Perspectives and Lessons Learned
Abstracts begin on page 48.
Moderator:
Cynthia Ferre, Epidemiologist
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
Community involvement and participation in public health research and prevention programs
is increasingly viewed as a necessary foundation for public health action. This
development is not without controversy as it challenges the status quo of the traditional
funding and knowledge production hierarchies. The conduct of community partnerships
requires the resolution of differing goals among partners into a common agenda as well as
knowledge about other limiting factors and principles of effective partnerships.
Presenters:
Jaime Delgado, Chicago (Community)
Mertis Sullivan, Chicago (HRSA)
Bruce Allen, Los Angeles (University)
Delores Alleyne, Los Angeles (Health Department)
Loretta Jones, Los Angeles (Community)
Workshop I-B Georgia Room
CDC Recommendation to Prevent & Control Iron Deficiency in The United States.
Abstracts begin on page 49.
Moderator:
Larry Grummer-Strawn, Acting Branch Chief, MCH
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
We will describe the rationale for the 1998 CDC Recommendation to Prevent and Control Iron
Deficiency in the United States, differences from other recommendation, and implication
issues. Participants will be able to discuss the ramification of the recommendation in
public health setting and have questions addressed by the principle authors.
Speaker:
Mary E. Cogswell CDC Recommendations to Prevention and Control Iron Deficiency in the
United States
Workshop I-C Ardmore Room
The Perinatal Effect of HIV Counseling and Testing
Abstracts begin on page 50.
Moderator:
Jim Buehler, Epidemiologist
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
USPHS guidelines recommend that all pregnant women be offered voluntary HIV counseling and
testing and that infected women be offered zidovudine to lessen the risk of
maternal-to-infant transmission. The papers in this session address women=s knowledge and
attitudes, physician counseling and testing practices, and recent trend in perinatal HIV
transmission.
Speakers:
Mary E. Gaffield Provision of HIV Counseling and Testing During Prenatal Care in 11
States, 1996
Hollie B. Malamud Trends in Perinatal HIV Transmission in Michigan
Fred Molitor HIV Counseling and Testing Practices Among California Prenatal Providers
Fred Molitor Knowledge of Treatment to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission and Likelihood
of Testing for HIV: Results from Two Surveys of Women of Childbearing Age
Workshop I-D Grand Ballroom North
Surveillance of Behavior During Pregnancy
Abstracts begin on page 54.
Moderator:
Melissa Adams, Epidemiologist
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
Presentations in this session describe state-specific relationships between behavioral and
demographic risks, report trends in a potentially preventable behavior--smoking, and
analyze how the method of questionnaire administration (mail or telephone) may influence
responses about sensitive topics, such as use of alcohol or tobacco.
Speakers:
Janis E. Campbell Poverty Among Women Delivering a Live Birth: Assessing Oklahoma's
Need
Indu B. Ahluwalia Co-Occurrence of Multiple Risks & Their Influence on Infant Birth
Weight, 1996
Martha Henson Trends in Cigarette Smoking During the Last Three Months of Pregnancy in
Maine: Have Things Improved? 1988-1996
Nedra S. Whitehead Mode of Administration Bias in Multimode Survey
Workshop I-E Peachtree Room
Evaluation of CDC/HRSA Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Programs
Abstracts begin on page 58.
Moderator:
Michelle Kiely, Epidemiologist
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland
Theme:
There is a clear need for staff at the State and local level with appropriate analytical
skills. The purpose of this session is to explore methods used to expand epidemiological
capacity. Two programs will be discussed: the University of Illinois' Analytic Skills
Enhancement Program and the evaluation of the CDC/HRSA Maternal and Child Health
Epidemiology Program.
Speakers:
Arden S. Handler Results of a Case-Study Evaluation of the CDC/HRSA Maternal and Child
Health Epidemiology
Arden S. Handler MCH Epidemiology: Lessons Learned from the University of Illinois
School of Public Health's Enhanced Analytic Skills Program and the Evaluation of the
CDC/HRSA MCHEP
1:30 - 3:00 BREAKOUT SESSION II: Workshop II (A) through II (E)
Workshop II-A Georgia Room
CDC's Health Communication Campaign
Folic Acid/Birth Defect Prevention Partnership and Evaluation Opportunities with CDC
Abstracts begin on page 60.
Moderator:
Katherine Lyons Daniel, Behavioral Scientist
Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
Promoting the use of Folic acid to prevent birth defects. Abstract for folic acid
presentation at MICHEP meeting, 1998
Presenters:
Joseph Mulinare
Katherine Lyons Daniel
Workshop II-B Peachtree Room
Changing Policy & Program: Putting Data from PRAMS to Work
Abstracts begin on page 61.
Moderators:
Mary Rodgers, PRAMS Project Officer
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Brenda Colley-Gilbert
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
The 1996 surveillance finding from PRAMS will be presented encompassing various maternal
and child health topic areas. A panel of state participants will discuss their experiences
with translating PRAMS surveillance data into action and provide recent examples on ways
they have used PRAMS data to change policy or program or to gain additional resources.
Christopher Johnson How Women and Infants are Doing: Trends and
Emerging Issues from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System for 1993-1996
Brenda J. Colley-Gilbert Changing Policy and Program: Putting Data From the Pregnancy
Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) To Work
Workshop II-C Ardmore Room
Pre/periconception
Abstracts begin on page 63.
Moderator:
Carol Bruce, Epidemiologist
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
How states are monitoring pregnancy-related behaviors to identify women at high risk of
adverse outcomes, to assess gaps in the service delivery system, and to plan
interventions.
Leslie E. Lipscomb Contraception Before and After Teen Birth,
Georgia, 1996
William H. Hollinshead Assessing and Responding to Pre/Periconception Risks - Early
Experience with the Rhode Island Women's Health Screening & Referral Program
Anne M. Radigan Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Surveillance Report
WORKSHOP II-D Grand Ballroom North
Innovative Approaches to Using Data: Linkage, Geographic Analysis.
Abstracts begin on page 66.
Moderator:
Donna Rickert, Director of Maternal and Child Epidemiology
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Columbia, South Carolina
Theme:
Four studies present creative approaches to linking vital records with other data to
enhance MCH risk assessment and program evaluation. Three describe procedures for matching
birth records to (1) Medicaid, (2) Healthy Start prenatal screening, and (3) newborn
genetic screening records. The fourth illustrates the use of GIS techniques to disclose
health disparities at the sub-country level.
Robert Garvin Ensuring Statewide Newborn Screening Through Record
Matching Between the New Jersey Electronic Birth Certificate and Newborn Screening
Databases
Terry Richardson Assessing Maternal and Infant Mortaility Using Geographic Analysis and
Other Non-Traditional Techniques in an Urban Environment
Karen M. Freeman Matching Prenatal Risk Screens to Vital Records - Comparison of
Methods
Paul A. Buescher Method of Linking Medicaid Records to Birth Certificates Affects
Infant Outcome Statistics
Workshop II-E Kennesaw Room
Case Study of Racism, Depression, Implication, and Reproductive Health Outcomes.
Abstracts begin on page 70.
Moderator:
Vijaya Hogan, Epidemiologist
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
To present qualitative data describing the experience of racism and depression among
African American women and to facilitate discussion to help understand the possible impact
of these on health outcomes.
Fleda Mask Jackson Case Study of Racism, Depression, and Reproductive Health
3:00 - 3:30 BREAK
3:30 - 5:00 BREAKOUT SESSION III: Workshop III (A) through (E)
Workshop III-A Peachtree Room
Maternal Infection in Pregnancy
Abstracts begin on page 71.
Moderator:
Poul Thorsen, (Guest Researcher)
Division of Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Theme:
The impact of infectious agents in pregnancy is gaining importance in clinical practice
and public health. Infections may affect the health of the mother and her baby, and are
now recognized causes of some preterm deliveries as well as traditional congenital
infection syndromes. Perinatal transmission of infectious agents can lead to chronic
diseases such as AIDS and chronic liver disease. A new focus on preventing maternal
infections and perinatal transmission is a public health priority.
Anne Schuchat Group B Streptococci - A Pathogen in Pregnant
Women and Newborns: Recommendations for Prevention - Screening and Treatment.
Lyn Finelli Syphilis/Gonorrhea/Chlamydia Trachomatous - Sexually Transmitted Pathogens,
Guidelines Review
Emily Koumans Bacterial Vaginosis/Trichomonas Vaginalis - Important Syndromes/Pathogens
Linked to Prematurity and Low Birth Weight - Guidelines Review
Jeanne Bertolli Perinatal HIV Transmission - Successful Prevention
Workshop III-B Georgia Room
State-Based Data Collection Efforts on Violence and Reproductive Health.
Abstracts begin on page 72.
Moderator:
Mary Goodwin, Epidemiologist
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
This workshop will address how states can assess the prevalence of violence and risk
factors for violence within the context of reproductive health. Topic areas will include
incorporating questionnaires modules on violence into ongoing state surveillance system,
ethical issues.
Presenters:
Marty Henson
Linda Chamberlin
Tricia Trinite
Workshop III-C Kennesaw Room
Perinatal & Maternal Risk
Abstracts begin on page 73.
Moderator:
Isobel Danel, Epidemiologist
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
This workshop will include presentations on either new finding or new methods of
addressing issues which are of ongoing concern to maternal and child health
epidemiologist. These issues include the length of newborn stays, antepartum maternal
morbidity, domestic violence during pregnancy and twin survival.
Milton Kotelchuck Emergency Room Usage: Measuring Maternal Morbidity
and Health Services Usage During Pregnancy in a Medicaid Birth Certificate Linked Database
Samara I. Viner-Brown Short Newborn Starys in Rhode Island-Lessions from a Transient
Phenomenon
Katherine A. Perham-Hester Emerging Issues for Domestic Violence Around Time of
Pregnancy
Jennifer C. Payne Do Twins Have an Advantage at Lower Gestational Ages and
Birthweights?
Workshop III-D Ardmore Room
Implementing Changes Through Community Involvement
Abstracts begin on page 77.
Moderator:
Cheryl Prince, Epidemiologist
Hawaii Department of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Honolulu, Hawaii
Theme:
For disease prevention and health promotion, we need the wisdom and sensitivity to know
what will work, with whom, and under what circumstances. Community and scientific
expertise are equally important in this process. This partnership increases resources,
power, confidence, and the sense of accomplishment. It also provides the framework to
tackle other community problems.
Indu B. Ahluwalia An Examination of Breast-Feeding Promotion &
Support Program in Georgia WIC, 1992-1996
Loretta J. Fuddy RCT of Hawaii's Home Visiting Program: Parent & Child Outcomes at
Two Years
Kristin N. Broome Evaluation of Southwest Virginia's Folic Acid Campaign
Carolyn B. Slack Improving Health of Families Through Community Studies
Workshop III-E Grand Ballroom North
Using MCH Needs Assessments to Improve Programs
Abstracts begin on page 81.
Moderator:
Kenneth Rosenberg, MCH Epidemiologist
Oregon Health Division
Portland, Oregon
Theme:
Maternal and Child Health Assessment: Experiences of state and local groups in assessing
MCH needs, including perinatal needs, birth outcomes, developmentally disabled children,
and needs assessment for an MCH block grant
James W. Buehler Maternal and Infant Health Needs Assessment,
Georgia
Linda Roberge Using Program Data to Assess Service Delivery in Monroe County
Timothy Dye A Population-Based, Race-Independent Public Health Assessment for
Identifying Pregnant Women in Need of Healthy Start Services
5:30 - 8:00 POSTER SESSION, EXHIBITS AND SOCIAL Grand Ballroom South
POSTER SESSION: SECTION A
DATA LINKAGE
Abstracts begin on page 84.
A-1 Marilou C. L. Blair Towards Developing an Understanding of Firearm-Related Mortaility and Morbidity Among 0-19 Years Olds: Linking Hospital Discharge Data and Health Files with Census Files
A-2 Patricia J. Jones Data Linkage: It's Use in Improving Surveillance of Pregnant Population
A-3 Nancy B. Lemrow Data Linkages Between Florida Vital Statistics and Medicaid Data
A-4 Mika Gissler The Use of Health Register in a Longitudinal Study - A Seven Year Follo-up of the 1987 Finnish Birth Cohort
POSTER SESSION: SECTION B
INSURANCE, MANAGED CARE, AND WELFARE REFORM
Abstracts begin on page 88.
B-1 Reshma R. Thadani Impact of Welfare Reform and Illegal Immigration Acts on Immigrants: Access to Health Care, Health-Seeking Behaviors, and Health Outcomes in New York City
B-2 Katherine E. Heck Measuring Receipt of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
B-3 Michael L. Washington Health Outcomes of Newborns Whose Mothers are in AFDC vs. Sobra Programs
B-4 Fabienne Laraque Hospital-Focused Infant Mortality Surveillance
B-5 Patrick J. Roohan Data Linkages for the Evaluation of Managed Care
B-6 Patrick J. Roohan Quality Measurement of Managed Care in New York State
B-7 Vilma E. Cokkinides Insurance Source and Prenatal Care Adequacy
POSTER SESSION: SECTION C
MATERNAL AND PERINATAL RISK
Abstracts begin on page 95.
C-1 Michael Spence Domestic Violence in Women Residing in a Frontier Environment
C-2 Jennifer C. Payne Risk Indicator for Singletons and Twins
C-3 Don J. Taylor The Effects of Maternal Birthplace on Perinatal Outcomes in Births to Mexican-American Teenagers
C-4 Ingrid Mortal Mitchell Correlates of Preterm Births Among New Jersey Mothers: Difference Between Black and White Mothers
C-5 E. Graham Weight Gain Among California Women During Pregnancy
C-6 Richard Newel Low Birth Weight as a Function of Illegal Drug Use: Using the Radioimmunoassay of Maternal Hair as a New Epidemiological Tool
C-7 Brenda J. Colley-Gilbert Unintended Pregnancy Among Women Having Live Births for Four Southeastern States, 1993-1995
POSTER SESSION: SECTION D
NEED ASSESSMENT: A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES
Abstracts begin on page 102.
D-1 Beth M Ansari Conducting a Needs Assessment of Children in Minneapolis
D-2 Beth M Ansari Teen Birth Matching Project: A Collaborative Among Health, Schools and Social Services
D-2 Dahlia F. Kupfer Assessing Community Needs for Infants and Children at Risk
D-3 Liz Stierman Putting Statistic to Work: Birth Defects Data for the MCH Community
D-5 Deborah S. Wilkinson Qualitative Need Assessment of the Kansas Healthy Start Home Visitors Program
D-6 Lorraine V. Klerman Evaluation of a Home Visiting Program for Medicaid Children
POSTER SESSION: SECTION E
METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO IMPROVING INFANT HEALTH OUTCOMES
Abstracts begin on page 109.
E-1 Mary J. Nelson Is Race/Ethnicity Useful for Maternal, Infant, and Child Epidemiology
E-2 Randall J. Remmel Training Workshops for Data Utilization and Enhancement Among Maternal and Child Health Analysts at County Health Departments and Local MCH Coalitions
E-3 James A. Gaudino, Jr. Reaching Family Practice Physicians and Pediatrics About Child Health Care Issues: Comparing Survey Responses to Two Different Multi-Mode Contact Sequence Approaches
E-4 Tajammal Mustafa Address-Matching Vital Records Data: Bias Due to Non-Matched Data and Its Implications
E-5 M. Loretta Secco Mothering Measurement Psychometric Testing of Two Perceived Maternal Competence Scales
E-6 Suzanne Morrissey Mapping Disparity: The Geography of Infant Mortality
E-7 Paul W. Laymon Automation Process for Developing Vital Health Information at Census Tract
POSTER SESSION: SECTION F
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Abstracts begin on page 116.
F-1 Teresa Mayer Trends in Heavy Birthweight Newborns and Associated Outcomes
F-2 Asra S. Khan Measuring Micronutrient Deficiency in School Children of Rural South
F-3 Janice Cataldo Behavior Problems in Child Care Settings
F-4 Darci Cherry Measuring the Prevalence of Uninsured Children in Colorado Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
F-5 Eleanor Howell Children with Disabilities in North Carolina - A Population-Based Description
F-6 Anita M. Farel Adolescents with Special Needs and Use of School Services
POSTER SESSION: SECTION G
HEALTH SERVICES: MCH IMPLICATIONS
Abstracts begin on page 122.
G-1 Wu Xu Maternal Rehospitalization Rate: Measuring Access and Facility Effects
G-2 Samara I. Viner-Brown Assessment of Genetic Services Provided to At-Risk Pregnant Women
G-3 Joann R. Petrini State-Specific Rates of Prenatal Care: Timing, Number of Visits and Adequacy by Race/Ethnicity
G-4 Harold B. Weiss Intentional & Unintentional Injury Patterns Among Hospitalized Pregnant Women Compared to All Women of Reproductive Age
G-5 Maureen Sanderson An Analysis of South Carolina Perinatal Regionalization Using the Medicaid/Vital Record
8:00 - 10:15 PLENARY SESSION Grand Ballroom North
Measuring the Impact of Welfare Reform on MCH
Moderator:
Magda Peck, Executive Director
CityMatch
Department of Pediatrics
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
Theme:
To discuss at the national, state and local level, the perceived impact of welfare reform
on the health of mothers and children and to explore means by which such impact may be
assessed at all levels.
Speakers:
Isobella Danel Issues in Measuring the Impact of Welfare Reform
Wendy Chavkin/Paul Wise National Perspective
Debbie Klein-Walker State Perspective and Experience
Carolyn Slack Local Perspective and Experience
10:15 - 10:30 BREAK
10:30 - 12:00 BREAKOUT SESSION IV: Workshop IV(A) through IV(E)
Workshop IV-A Ardmore Room
Nutritional Assessment of Children: New CDC/NCHS Childhood Growth Reference
Abstracts begin on page 127.
Moderator:
Mary Cogswell, Epidemiologist
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Theme:
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) growth charts have been essential tools
used to assess the growth of American children. With advances in technology and more
current information as a result of comprehensive national surveys, the growth charts have
been revised to improve their effectiveness in assessing the growth of children from birth
through 19 years of age. The new charts will feature a reference for body mass index
(BMI)-for-age starting at age 2. Various educational materials have been developed for the
implementation of the revised NCHS growth charts including an instruction packet and
software to process nutritional anthropometric data and generate an individual's growth
chart.
Presenters:
Lawrence Grummer-Strawn
Diane Clark
Workshop IV-B Peachtree Room
Issues in Child Health: Managed Care, Immunizations, and More
Abstracts begin on page 128.
Moderator:
James Guadino, State MCH Epidemiologist
Washington Department of Health
Community and Family Health
Olympia, Washington
Theme:
This session reviews several state assessments and one national assessment conducted to
identify public health practice and prevention opportunities in changing MCH care delivery
and management environments. Assessments were conducted in different ways including
surveys of children with health care needs, surveys of child health providers, an analysis
of existing maternal and infant health data, and a national survey of managed care plan
directors. Important themes include the use of data to identify potential prevention
opportunities, for example, by assessing the provision of care coordination services for
children with special health needs in managed care and identifying immunization practices
to improve to the adequate delivery of childhood immunizations, the need for better
information about how health care delivery and health outcomes are impacted by the
expansion of managed care in states, and the continued challenges to better link public
health agencies and managed care organizations.
M. Patricia deHart Childhood Immunization Practices and Attitudes:
Differences Among Family Practice Physicians and Pediatricians in Washington State
Sudha Rao Issues in Health Care Services for Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Cecilia M. Peredo Medicaid and Medicaid Managed Care maternal and Infant Health Status
Indicators for Florida
Dorit M. Naftalin Special Care for Special Kids: Managed Care and Children with Special
Health Care Needs
Workshop IV-C Kennesaw Room
Using MCH Data in Performance Measurements: Experience From The Field
Abstracts begin on page 132.
Moderator:
Gilbert Chavez
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
This session will present the experiences from several states in the development of
state-specific Title V Block Grant required performance measures. Special emphasis will be
placed on measure development, prioritization, identification of data sources for
baseline, and issues of implementation.
Susanna Ginsburg Using MCH Data in Performance Measurement: Experience From the Field
Workshop IV-D Georgia Room
Maternal Child Health
Abstracts begin on page 133.
Moderator:
Cynthia Berg, Medical Epidemiologist
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
The need to improve our identification and investigation of pregnancy related deaths has
led to innovations in surveillance methods and practices.
Andrea MacKay CDC/National Center for Health Statistics - Beyond the
cause of death-use of the pregnancy check box to identify pregnancy- related deaths from
death certificates
Michael Zdeb NYS Dept of Health Assistant Professor - State University of New York/Albany
- Beyond vital records - linking hospital discharge records
Elizabeth Adams California Department of Health Services - Beyond medical records - in the
investigation of pregnancy-related deaths
Workshop IV-E Grand Ballroom North
Using the W.H.O. APeriods
of Risk@ Approach: The U.S.
Urban Experience
Abstracts begin on page 134.
Moderator:
William Sappenfield, Medical Epidemiologist
CityMatch at University of Nebraska Medical Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Omaha, Nebraska
Theme:
The Periods of Risk approach offers a new way for U.S. cities to examine their feto-infant
mortality rates. The approach analyzes feto-infant mortality rates in a two dimensional
matrix of age at death and birthweight, and focuses on the opportunity gap between high
risk groups and a selected reference groups. Conceptually, it closely links results to
potential strategies to improve health. This session shares the experience in 3 pilot
cities: Seattle, Boston, and Honolulu
William Sappenfield Periods of Risk Methods
Christie Spice The Seattle Experience
Kevin Mulvey and Lise Fried The Boston Experience
Florentina Reyes-Salvail The Honolulu Experience
William Sappenfield Comparing Three Cities
1:30 - 3:30 BREAKOUT SESSION V: Workshop V(A) through V(E)
Workshop V-A Peachtree Room
Using Probablistic Based Linkage Software: How to Use Automatch in 1 Day
Abstracts begin on page 135.
Moderator:
Mary Brantley, Program Manager - Perinatal Epidemiology
Georgia Department of Health
Atlanta, Georgia
Theme:
Data linkage is used to identify duplicate records and to merge information from different
data sources. Linkage is accomplished using either deterministic or probablistic methods.
Given the reality of data quality issues with public health data, probablistic methods
offer the greatest potential.
Robert Garvin Using Probablistic Based Linkage Software: How to Use Automatch in One Day
Workshop V-B Grand Ballroom North
Child Health Assessment
Abstracts begin on page 136.
Moderator:
Katherine Murphy
Theme:
Using existing state-based data system to identify trends in occurance and risk factors
that predict childrens health outcomes.
Anand Chabra A Comparison Between Long Pediatric Hospitalizations in
1985 and 1994
Beppie J. Shapiro Improving Identification and Referral of Children with Special Health
Needs
David W. Lawrence The Revised Fatal Injury Matrix: A Tool for Analyzing Mortality Data
Rachel I. Nonkin A Population Based Study of Developmental Disabilities by Birthweight
Workshop V-C Georgia Room
Using Local Quantitative FIMR to Enhance State Policy Development
Abstracts begin on page 140.
Moderator:
Michelle Davis, Epidemiologist
Washington, DC
Theme:
The utilization of qualitative information collected at the local level for Fetal and
Infant Mortality Reviews and how this data can be used to guide state policy development
and needs assessment will be described. In addition, the utility of combining qualitative
and quantitative information will be also be discussed.
Kathleen A. Buckley Using Local Qualitative FIMR Findings to Enhance State Policy Development
Workshop V-D Kennesaw Room
Using MCH Data To Enhance Programs
Abstracts begin on page 141.
Moderator:
Boa-Ping Zhu, Medical Epidemiologist
Michigan Department of Health
Theme:
We all know that it=s
important to base our decisions on data, rather than on hunch. However, traditionally not
all public health decisions have been based on data. The authors of the three abstracts
today have made conscious efforts to improve the collection and use of MCH data for
decision-making.
Nikki Baumrind Employment Status, Personal Income, and Food Adequacy
Among Pregnant Women and Women with Young Children; California 1997
Lois McCloskey The Effectiveness Guidance System: Software to Sustain the Mission
of Community Health Organizations
Stacey L. Weinberg A Needs Assessment for a Breast-feeding Support Program at a
Local Health Department
Elizabeth J. Adams Prenatal Care Utilization Predicts Risk of Low Birth Rate
Timothy D. Dye Development of an Integrated Community-Based Ambulatory MCH
Information System to Improve Quality of Care
Workshop V-E Ardmore Room
Prenatal Care & Case Management
Abstracts begin on page 146.
Moderator:
Richard Hopkins, State Epidemiologist
Florida Department of Health
Tallahassee, Florida
Theme:
This session will explore the need for and benefit from case management in the perinatal
period, with a special emphasis on psychosocial interventions for both the mother and the
newborn.
Stephen E. Saunders Effectiveness of Case Management for Medicaid
and Medically Indigent Women
Michele Cote Tobacco Smoke and Childhood Illness
Deborah S. Wilkinson A Performance Indicator of Psychosocial Services in Enhanced
Prenatal Care of Medicaid- Eligible Women
Cheryl Silberman Adequacy of Prenatal Care Associated with Perinatal Case
Management Among Medicaid Recipients
3:30 - 4:00 BREAK
4:00 - 4:30 WRAP-UP AND CLOSING SESSION Grand Ballroom North
Title:
Where Do We Go from Here?
CDC/HRSA Program Updates
Moderator:
Hani Atrash, Chief Pregnancy and Infant Health
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Speakers:
Roger Rochat
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Doris Barnette
Health Resources and Services Administration
Elizabeth J. Adams, PhD
California Department of Health
714 P Street, Room 476
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: 916- 657-2888
Melissa Adams, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NCCDPHP:DRH:OD
4770 Buford Highway, MS K-20
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-5143
Indu B. Ahluwalia, MPH, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Reproductive Health
4770 Bufford Highway
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Telephone: 770- 488-5225
Vicky Alexander
Maternal Child Health & Adolescent
Berkley Public Health
2180 Milvia Street
Berkley, CA 94704
Telephone: 510- 644-7744
Fax: 510- 644-6494
Bruce Allen, PhD
Charles R. Drew University
1621 East 120th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059
Delores Alleyne, MD
County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services
241 Figueora Street, Room 306
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Beth Ansari, BA,BS
Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support
250 South 4th St. Room 510
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Telephone: 612- 673-3148
Fax: 612- 673-3866
Email: beth.ansari@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
Hani Atrash, MD,MPH
Pregnancy and Infant Health Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy, K23
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Telephone: 770- 488-5187
Fax: 770- 488-5628E
mail: HKA1@cdc.gov
Doris Barnette, ACSW
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 14-15
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: 301- 443-2033
Fax: 301- 443-1246
Email: DBARNETTE@HRSA.DHHS.GOV
Nikki Baumrind, PhD, MPH
California Department of Health Services
714 P Street, Room 792
Sacramento, CA 94234-7320
Telephone: 916- 653-3330
Fax: 916- 653-3535
Email: nbaumrin@hw1.cahwnet.gov
Wyndolyn Bell, MD
Child and Adolescent Health Unit
Division of Public Health
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: 404- 657-2712
Fax: 404- 657-2763
Email: wcb0600@dhr.state.ga.us
Vicki Benard, PhD
Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologist
2872 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 303
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-1092
Fax: 770- 488-4639
Email: vdb9@cdc.gov
Kaye Bender
Office of the State Health Officer
Mississippi Department of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Telephone: 601- 960-7951
Fax: 601- 354-6111
Email: Kbender@msdh.state.ms.us
Trude Bennett, PhD
Department of Maternal and Child Health
University of North Carolina
CB#7400, 401 Rosenau Hall, School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400
Telephone: 919- 966-5977
Fax: 919- 966-0458
Email: trude_bennett@unc.edu
Cynthia Berg
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, MS K23
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Jeanne Bertolli
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30033
Marilou C. L. Blair, PhD
Arizona Department of Health Services
411 N. 24th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Telephone: 602- 220-6550
Don Blose
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Telephone: 405- 271-6761
Martha Boisseau, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, MS K-23
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-5187
Fax: 770- 488-5628
Email: mrb0@cdc.gov
Nigretta Bradley, MPH
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
929 Valley Ridge Drive, Apt. 306
Birmingham, AL 35219
Telephone: 205- 879-7512
Email: nbradley@hb.soph.uab.edu
Mary D. Brantley, MPH, MT
Perinatal Epidemology
2 Peachtree Street, 4th Floor Annex, Room 526
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: 404- 657-6438
Fax: 404- 657-7517
Email: MDB0600@DHR.ST.GA.US
Kristin Broome, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Mailstop F-45
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Telephone: 770- 488-7798
Fax: 770- 488-7197
Email: kgb2@cdc.gov
Carol Bruce, BSN, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, MS K-23
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-5142
Fax: 770- 488-5628
Email: CFB3@CDC.GOV
Kathleen A. Buckley, MSN
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
409 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Telephone: 202- 863-1630
James Buehler, MD
Perinatal Epidemiology
Georgia Division of Public Health
2 Peachtree St. NW, Room 4-522 Annex
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: 404- 657-6448
Fax: 404- 657-2586
Email: jxb0601@dhr.state.ga.us
Paul A. Buescher, PhD
State Center for Health Statistics
P.O. Box 29538
Raleigh, NC 27626-0538
Telephone: 919- 715-4478
Fax: 919- 733-8485
Email: PAUL_BUESCHER@MAIL.EHNR.STATE.NC.US
Linda Bultman
PRISM
Bureau of Women and Children
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
Telephone: 512- 458-7700
Email: ibultman@wc1.tdh.state.tx.us
Janis E. Campbell, PhD
Oklahoma State Department of Health
100 NE 10th
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Telephone: 405- 271-6761
Kimberely Carswell, MPH
Virginia Department of Health
1500 E. Main Street, P.O. Box 2448, Room 104
Richmond, VA 23218
Telephone: 804- 786-7099
Fax: 804- 786-4942
Email: kcarswell@vdh.state.va.us
John Carter, PhD, MPH
Rollins School of Public Health - Emory
1518 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
Telephone: 404- 727-8184
Fax: 404- 727-8737
Email: jcarter@sph.emory.edu
Janice Cataldo, MBA
Rhode Island Department of Health
Division of Family Health
Capitol Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI 02908
Telephone: 401- 222-2312
Marcie Cavacas, MS
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave., P.O. Box 340308, MS # 11 PCR
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Telephone: 860- 509-7775
Fax: 860- 509-7720
Email: cava101w@wonder.em.cdc.gov
Anand Chabra, MD, MPH
California Department of Health Services
Maternal and Child Health Branch
2151 Berkeley Way, Annex 4, Room 200
Berkeley, CA 94704
Telephone: 510- 540-2459
Fax: 510- 849-5290
Email: ACHABRA@HW1.CAHWNET.GOV
Gilberto Chavez, MD,MPH
Epidemiology and Evaluation
Maternal and Child Health
California Department of Health Services
714 P Street, Room 476
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: 916- 657-0324
Fax: 916- 653-1287
Email: GXC1@CDC.GOV
Wendy Chavkin, MD, MPH
Columbia University
60 Haven Avenue, B-3
New York, NY 10032
Telephone: (212) 304-5220
Fax: (212) 304-5232
Email: wc9@columbia.edu
Xia Chen, DDS, MS
Family Services Bureau
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 E. 12th Street, Lucas State Office Bldg, 3rd Floor
Des Monies, IA 50319-0075
Telephone: 515- 281-6340
Fax: 515- 242-6384
Email: xchen@idph.state.ia.us
Darci Cherry, MPH
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
HSVRD-HS-A1
Denver, CO 80246
Telephone: 303- 692-2171
Monica Cherry, MPH
Family Health
Child and Adolescent Health Unit
Healthy Child Care Georgia
2600 Skyland Drive, N.E., Lower Level
Atlanta, GA 30319
Telephone: 404- 679-0520
Fax: 404- 679-0537
Email: mcc044e@DHR.state.ga.us
Darci Cherry, MPH
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
HSVR-HS-A1 4300 Cherry Creek Dr., South
Denver, CO 80246
Telephone: 303- 692-2171
Fax: 303- 691-7704
Email: darci.cherry@state.co.us
Dorothy Cilenti, MSW, MPH
Maternal Health Branch
North Carolina Division of Women's and Children's Health
P.O. Box 29597
Raleigh, NC 27626-0597
Telephone: 919- 715-3399
Fax: 919- 715-3410
Email: dorthy_cilenti@mail.ehnr.state.nc.us
Cristobal Cintron-Vargas, MSc,PhD
Maternal and Child Health
Department of Health of Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 70184
San Juan, PR 00936
Telephone: 787- 274-5680
Fax: 787- 274-5523
Email: ccintron@salud.gov.pr
Mary Cogswell, PhD, RN
Maternal and Child Health
Center For Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Telephone: 770- 448-6053
Fax: 770- 488-5369
Email: mec0@cdc.gov
Vilma Cokkinides, PhD
Epidemiologist
University of South Carolina
937 Assembly Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Telephone: 803- 777-4698
Fax: 803- 777-1793
Email: vilma@gwm.sc.edu
Brenda J. Colley-Gilbert, PhD, MSPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Reproductive Health
4770 Buford Highway, MS K-22
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-5223
Fax: 770- 488-5628
Email: BJC4@CDC.GOV
Pati Comes, BS
Reproductive Health Program
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 142001
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2001
Telephone: 801- 538-9146
Fax: 801- 538-9409
Email: pcomes@doh.state.ut.us
Alexandra Connelly, MSPH
South Carolina Division of Biostatistics
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29205
Telephone: 803- 734-4681
Fax: 803- 734-5131
Email: connelae@columb20.dhec.state.sc.us
Janice Cook, BA,MPA
Maternal and Child Health Branch
Health Resources and Services Administration
61 Forsyth St. S.W., Suite 3M60
Atlanta, GA 30303-8909
Telephone: 404- 562-4169
Fax: 404- 562-7995
Email: jfcook@dhhs.hrsa
Michele Cote, MPH
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
Telephone: 405- 271-6761
Fax: 405- 271-6199
Anita Cowden, PhD
Maternal and Child Health
Alabama Department of Public Health
RSA Tower, Suite 1350, P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Telephone: 334- 206-5943
Fax: 334- 206-2012
Email: 2cowden@adph.state.al.us
Anita J. Cowden
Alabama Department of Public Health
The RSA Tower, Suite 1310,
P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130
Telephone: 334- 206-5971
Kathryn Curtis, PhD
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy, NE MSK-34
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Telephone: 770- 488-5743
Fax: 770- 488-5965
Email: kmc6@cdc.gov
Isobella Danel, MD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, MS K23
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Patricia deHart, ScD
Wyoming State Department of Health
NewMarket Industrial Campus Bldg. 1, P.O. Box 47843
Olympia, WA 98504-7843
Telephone: 360- 236-3537
Fax: 360- 236-3590
Email: mpd0303@doh.wa.gov
Jamie Delgado, BA
Institute for Juvenile Research
University of Illinois at Chicago
3414 South Leavitt Street
Chicago, IL 60608
Ann DiGirolamo, PhD
Maternal and Child Nutrition Branch
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway / MS K25
Atlanta, GA 30084
Telephone: 770- 488-5862
Fax: 770- 488-5473
Email: agd8@cdc.gov
Rosemary Duffy, DDS, MPH
National Center for Infectious Disease
Hospital Infections Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clefen MS E68
Atlanta, GA 30033
Telephone: 404- 639-1485
Fax: 404- 639-6458
Email: RID0@CDC.GOV
Timothy Dye, PhD
Women's & Children's Health Care Research Center
209 Madison Towers
Syracuse, NY 13202
Telephone: 315- 464-5706
Fax: 315- 464-5703
Email: DYET@VAX.CS.HSC5YR.EDU
Timothy D. Dye, PhD, MPA
University of Rochester
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 324
Rochester, NY 14642
Telephone: 315- 435-5238
Diana Echenique, MPH
CSHS Central Office
Office of Public Health
P.O. Box 60630, Room 607
325 Loyola Ave, Room 607
New Orleans, LA 70760
Telephone: 504- 568-5055
Fax: 504- 568-7529
Email: decheniq@dhhmail.dhh.state.la.us
Patricia Ecklund, BSN
Public Health
Child and Adolescent Health
2600 Skyland Dr., NE, Lower Level
Atlanta, GA 30319
Telephone: 404- 679-0524
Fax: 404- 679-0537
Email: pleo44e@dhr.state.ga.us
Dawn Ellis, RN, MPH
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Service
2129 E. South Blvd., P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
Telephone: 334- 613-2294
Fax: 334- 281-1973
Email: dellis@rehab.state.al.us
Lucinda England, MD, MSPH
Pregnancy and Infant Health Branch
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS K-23
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-5151
Fax: 770- 488-5628
Email: 1be9@cdc.gov
Anita Farel
Department of Maternal and Child Health
School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Telephone: 919- 966-5983
Fax: 919- 966-0458
Email: anita_farel@unc.edu
Cynthia Ferre
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway MS K-23
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-5148
Fax: 770- 488-5628
Email: cdf1@cdc.gov
Lyn Finelli
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30033
Laurie Fischer, MPH
TRW, Inc.
4770 Buford Hwy NE, MS K-21
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Telephone: 770- 488-5937
Fax: 770- 488-5967
Email: LDF8@CDC.gov
Karen M. Freeman, MPH
Florida Department of Health
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Loretta Fuddy, ACSW,MPH
Maternal and Child Health Branch
State of Hawaii Department of Health
741-A Sunset Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Telephone: 808- 733-9022
Fax: 808- 733-9032
Email: 1jfuddy@fhsd.health.state.hi.us
Antonio Furino, PhD
Center for Health Economics and Policy
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78284-7907
Telephone: 210- 567-3168
Fax: 210- 567-6804
Email: furino@uthscsa.edu
Mary E. Gaffield, MPH
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-5325
Robert Garvin, MA
Research & Evaluation
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
50 E. State St., 6th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08625
Telephone: 609- 292-5656
Fax: 609- 292-3580
Email: rdgarvin@erols.com
James A. Gaudino, Jr., MD, MS, MPH
Community and Family Health Division
Washington State Department of Health
Airdustrial Park, Bldg. 7
Olympia, WA 98504
Telephone: 360- 236-3591
Fax: 360- 786-7868
Email: JAG1303@HUB.DOH.WA.GOV
Stacie Geller, PhD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Chicago College of Medicine
820 S. Wood St. (MC 808)
Chicago, IL 61612
Telephone: 312- 355-0467
Fax: 312- 413-0263
Email: sgeller@uic.edu
Susanna Ginsburg, MSW
The Lewin Group
425 Market Street, 16th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: 415- 538-2807
Email: SAGINSBURG@LEWIN.COM
Mika Gissler
National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health
P.O. Box 200
Helsinki, Finland 00531
Email: mika.gissler@stakes.fi
Carolyn Gleason
Department of Health and Human Services
Maternal and Child Health Seattle Field Office
2201 6th Ave., RX-27
Seattle, WA 98121
Telephone: 206- 615-2486
Fax: 206- 615-2500
Email: cgleason@hrsa.dhhs.gov
Mary Goodwin, MA, MPA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy MS, K-35
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Telephone: 770- 488-5234
Fax: 770- 488-5965
Email: mmg2@cdc.gov
E. Graham, PhD, MPH
California Department of Health Services
714 P. Street, Room 476
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: 716- 654-0355
Laurence Grummer-Strawn, PhD
Maternal and Child Nurtition Branch
Division of Nurtition and Physical Activity
4770 buford Hwy / MS K25
Atlanta, GA 30084
Telephone: 770- 488-6048
Fax: 770- 488-5473
Email: lxg8@cdc.gov
Priscilla Guild, MSPH
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
725 Airport Road, CB #7590, UNC - CH
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7509
Telephone: 919- 996-7117
Fax: 919- 966-5764
Email: prisicilla_guild@UNC.edu
Nita Gunter
Office of State Heath Officer
Mississippi Department of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Telephone: 601- 576-7951
Fax: 601- 576-7505
Arden Handler, PhD
University of Illinois School of Public Health
2035 W. Taylor
Chicago, IL 60612
Telephone: 312- 446-5954
Fax: 312- 996-3551
Email: handler@uic.edu
Katherine E. Heck, MPH
National Center for Health Services
6525 Belcrest Road, Room 790
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Telephone: 301- 436-5979
Khosrow Heidari
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
Telephone: 803- 898-0688
Email: heidarick@columb63.dhec.state.sc.us
Kristen Helms
South Carolina Department of Health
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: 803- 734-4117
Fax: 803- 734-5131
Email: helmske@columb20.dhec.state.sc.us
Mary Henson, MSN
Georgia Department of Human Resources
2600 Skyland Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30319
Telephone: 404- 679-0527
Fax: 404- 679-0537
Email: mah044e//2dhr.state.ga.us
Marty Henson
Maine Department of Human Services
35 Anthony Avenue
11-State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Catherine Hess, MSW
Maternal and Child Health Programs
1220 19th St., NW, Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 202- 775-0436
Fax: 202- 775-0061
Email: chess@amchp.org
Janice Hicks, PhD
Office of Family Health Services
Virginia Department of Health
1500 E. Main St., Room 104
Richmond, VA 23219
Telephone: 804- 371-4125
Fax: 804- 692-0184
Email: jhicks@vdh.state.va.us
Jerry Hofer
South Dakota Department of Health
600 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Telephone: 605- 773-3685
Fax: 605- 773-5683
Email: jerryh@doh.state.sd.us
Vijaya Hogan, DrPH, MPH
Division Reproductive Health
National Center for Chronic
Disease Preventiopn and Health Promotion
4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K23
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-5187
Fax: 770- 488-5628
Email: Vab6@cdc.gov
William Hollinshead, MD, MPH
Division of Family Health
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Telephone: 401- 222-4655
Fax: 401- 222-1442
Email: williamhollinshead@brown.edu
Richard Hopkins, MD, MSPH
Florida Department of Health
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Telephone: 850- 922-2203
John Hough, Ph,MPH
Office on Disability and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway N.E., Mailstop F-29
Atlanta, GA 30341-
Telephone: 770- 488-7830
Fax: 770- 488-7075
Email: JPH7@CDC.GOV
Eleanor Howell, MS
N.C. Department of Health & Heman Services
P.O. Box 29538
Raleigh, NC 27626-3232
Telephone: 919- 715-4472
Ellen Hutchins, ScD, MSW
Perinatal and Women's Health Branch
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Parklawn Bldg - Room 11A-05, 5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: 301- 443-9534
Fax: 301- 594-0186
Email: ehutchinsohrsa.dhhs.gov
Fleda Mask Jackson, PhD
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
1518 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322
Telephone: 404- 727-4775
Candice Jalonen, MPH
Public Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd. MS D-33
Atlanta, GA 30333
Telephone: 404- 639-4238
Fax: 404- 639-4413
Email: chj8@cdc.gov
Christopher Johnson, MS
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
4770 Bufford Highway, MS-K21
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Telephone: 770- 488-5196
Gwyn Jones, MSW
Office on Disability and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway / MS-F29
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-7425
Fax: 770- 488-7075
Email: gbj4@cdc.gov
Patricia J. Jones, MSPH
Department of Health & Environment Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: 803- 734-4684
Loretta Jones
Healthy African American Families
3856 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., #209
Los Angeles, CA 90008
Brenda Jordan, RN
Family Health
Child and Adolescent Health
Georgia Department of Human Resources
2600 Skyland Dr., NE, Lower Level
Atlanta, GA 30319
Telephone: 404- 679-0526
Fax: 404- 679-0537
Email: bij@dhr.state.ga.us
Jianli Kan, MD, PhD
New York Department of Health
2 Lafayette Street #1801
New York, NY 10007
Telephone: 212- 442-1740
Fax: 212- 442-1789
Woodie Kessel, MD, MPH
Division of Science, Education and Analysis
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18A55
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: 301- 443-2340
Fax: 301- 443-4842
Michelle Kiely
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 14-15
Rockville, MD 20857
Asra S. Khan
University of Western Ontario
291 Windermore Road, Apt. 553
London, ON NGG2J9
Telephone: 819- 432-7167
Debbie Klein-Walker, EdD
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: 617- 624-6090
Fax: 617- 624-6062
Email: DEBBIE.WALKER@STATE.MA.US
Lorraine V. Klerman, DrPH
University of Alabama
School of Public Health
1655 University Boulevard, Suite 320
Birmingham, AL 35294-2010
Telephone: 205- 934-1153
Fax: 205- 934-8248
Email: KLERMANL@MJH.SOPH.UAB.EDU
William Koenig
Division of Health Resources
Department of Health and Human Services
R3M60, 61 Fossyty St. S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303-8909
Telephone: 404- 562-7986
Fax: 404- 562-7995
Email: wkownig@hrsa.dhhs.gov
Milton Kotelchuck, PhD, MPH
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box 7400
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Telephone: 919- 966-2010
Emily Koumans
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30033
Margaret Kownaski, MPH
Public Health Prevention Service
Centers for Disease Control Prevention
420 Windmont Drive
Atlanta, GA 30329
Telephone: 770- 488-5294
Fax: 770- 488-5974
Email: mnk1@cdc.gov
Mike Kramer, MD, MPH
Division of Maternal, Child and Family Health
Missour Department of Health
930 Wildwood Dr.
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Telephone: 573- 751-6172
Fax: (573) 526-5348
Email: kramem@mail.health.state.mo.us
Dahlia F. Kupfer, MPP, MPH
University of Washington
Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
Telephone: 206- 543-1026
Fax: 206- 543-5771
Email: DKUPFER@U.WASHINGTON.EDU
Nancy Kuntz, MD
Family Health Services Division
State of Hawaii Department of Health
PO Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
Telephone: 808- 586-4122
Fax: 808- 586-8347
Email: nlkuntz@lava.net
Fabienne Laraque, MD, MPH
Bureau of Maternity Services and Family Planning
New York City Department of Health
2 Lafayette Street - 18th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Telephone: 212- 442-1779
Fax: 212- 442-1789
David W. Lawrence, MPH, RN
CSN Injury Data Technical Assistance Center
6505 Alvarado Road, Suite 208
San Diego, CA 92120
Telephone: 619- 594-3691
Paul W. Laymon, BA
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: 803- 734-0884
Fax: 803- 734-5131
Email: LAYMONP@DHECCOLUMBIA20.STATE.SC.US
Nancy B. Lemrow
Lawton & Reah Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers & Babies
13201 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, MDC 56
Tampa, FL 33612-3805
Telephone: 813- 974-8888
Tia Letuli, BA
Department of Health
American Samoa
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Telephone: 684- 633-4606
Fax: 684- 633-5379
Email: tia@sampatelco.com
Nancy Levine, PhD
National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chamblee Facility - Bldg 101
Atlanta, GA
Telephone: 770- 488-7280
Fax: 770- 488-7156
Email: ndl0@cdc.gov
Leslie E. Lipscomb, MPH
Georgia Division of Public Health
2 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Telephone: 404- 657-6436
Fax: 404- 657-7517
Email: LEL0600@DHR.ST.GA.US
Dick Lorenz
MCH
Planning and Evaluation
1000 N.E. 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
Telephone: 405- 271-6761
Fax: 405- 271-6199
Email: dick1@health.state.ok.us
Katherine Lyon-Daniel, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS F-45
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Telephone: 770- 488-7182
Fax: 770- 488-7197
Email: KDL8@CDC.GOV
Hollie Malamud, BA, MPH
Michigan Department of Community Health
HRHC 1151 Taylor, Room 2106
Detroit, MI 48202
Telephone: 313- 876-4115
Fax: 313- 876-0888
Email: malamudhcstate.mi.us
James S. Marks, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-40
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Telephone: 770- 488-5401
Email: JSM1@CDC.GOV
Mehran Massoudi, PhD, MPH
National Immunization Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd., MS E-52
Atlanta, GA 30333
Telephone: 404- 639-8951
Fax: 404- 639-8615
Email: mrm8@cdc.gov
Teresa Mayer
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy & Evaluation
R2008-351 Tache' Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R2H2A6
Telephone: 204- 237-2511
Nicole McCarus, BA
Birth Defects
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy, F-34
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-7201
Fax: 770- 488-7156
Email: nem2@cdc.gov
Lois McCloskey, DrPh
Department of Maternal and Child Health
Boston University School of Public Health
715 Albany Street
Boston, MA 02118
Telephone: 617- 638-5882
Fax: 617- 638-5370
Stephanie McDaniel, BS
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
1220 19th St., NW, Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 202- 775-0436
Fax: 202- 775-0061
Email: smcdan@amchp.org
Joyce McIntyre
Region IV
Department of Health and Human Services
61 Forsyth St., S.W., Suite 5B95
Atlanta, GA 30303-8909
Telephone: 404- 562-7901
Fax: 404- 562-7899
Email: jmcintyre@hrsa.dhhs.gov
Andrea P. McKay
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-23
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Telephone: 770- 488-5238
Fax: 770- 488-5628
Email: ANM3@CDC.GOV
Marie Meglen, MS, CNM
Bureau of Maternal and Child
Division of State and National Initiatives
South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
P.O. Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: 803- 737-0872
Fax: 803- 898-0380
Email: meglenmc@columb63.dhec.state.sc.us
Robert Merritt, MA
Program Services and Development Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS K-22
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-5236
Fax: 770- 488-5240
Email: rem2@cdc.gov
Cindy Mervis, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-7478
Fax: 770- 488-7361
Email: czm4@cdc.gov
Ingrid Mortal Mitchell, MS
New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Service
P.O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
Telephone: 609- 292-5656
Fred Molitor, Ph. D.
California Department of Health Services
714 P Street
Room 476
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: 916- 657-0324
Suzanne Morrissey, MA
Onondaga County Health Department
University of Rochester
870 Westmoreland Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13210
Telephone: 315- 637-7244
Fax: 315- 637-7245
Email: semorris@syr.edu
Ingrid Morton Mitchell, MS
Maternal and Child Health
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 364 50 E. State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
Telephone: 609- 292-5656
Fax: 609- 292-3850
Email:iml@doh.state.nj.us
Joe Mulinare
Prevention Section
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy, NE,
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Telephone: 770- 488-7190
Fax: 770- 488-7197
Email: jxm1@cdc.gov
Katherine Murphy
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, MS K23
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Tajammal Mustafa, PhD
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: 803- 734-5087
Dorit M. Naftalin, MPH
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098
Telephone: 847- 981-4325
Susan Nalder, EdD,MPH,CNM
Epidemiology
Maternal and Child Health
1190 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
Telephone: 505- 827-2457
Fax: 505- 827-1697
Email: susann@doh.state.nm.us
Mary J. Nelson, PhD
California Department of Health Services
714 P Street, Room 499
Sacramento, CA 94806
Telephone: 916- 657-0321
Richard Newel, MA
University of South Florida
13201 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, MDC56
Tampa, FL 33612-8314
Telephone: 813- 974-9314
Rachel I. Nonkin, MS
University of Miami
P.O. Box 249229
Coral Gables, FL 33124-0721
Telephone: 305- 284-1742
Connie Overby, BSN, MHR
Maternal and Child Health
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth, S.W., Suite 3M60
Atlanta, GA 30303-8909
Telephone: 404- 562-7989
Fax: 404- 562-7995
Email: coverby@hrsa.dhhs.gov
Nilam Patel, MSPH
Children's Safety Network
7455 W. Matilda Ln.
Glendale, AZ 85308
Telephone: 602- 825-1061
Fax: 602- 825-1061
Douglas Paterson, MPA
Division of Family & Community Health
Bureau of Child Family Services
Michigan Department of Community Health
3423 N. MLK Jr. Blvd.,
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Telephone: 517- 335-8928
Deborah Pauli, BS
Tennessee Department of Health
425 5th Ave., North, Cordell Hull Bldg., 4th Floor
Nashville, TN 37247
Telephone: 615- 532-7865
Fax: 615- 532-7904
Email: dpauli@mail.state.tn.us
Jennifer C. Payne, MSc
Oxford County Board of Health
250-981 Wellington Road, S
London, Ontario N6E3A9
Telephone: 519- 685-1869
Magda Peck, ScD
City Maternal and Child Health
Department of Pediatrics
University of Nebraska Medical Center
892170 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-2170
Telephone: 402- 559-8323
Fax: 402- 559-5355
Email: mpeck@mail.unmc.edu
Kathryn Peppe, RN, MS
Division of Family and Community Health Services
Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street, 2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Telephone: 614- 466-1663
Fax: 614- 728-3616
Email: kpeppe@gw.odh.state.oh.us
Cecilia M. Peredo, MA
Lawton & Reah Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers & Babies
13201 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, MDC 56
Tampa, FL 33612-3805
Telephone: 813- 974-8888
Katherine Perham-Hester, MS, MPH
State of Alaska
1231 Gambell St.
Anchorage, AK 99501
Telephone: 907- 269-3447
Fax: 907- 269-3432
Email: kaperham@health.state.ak.us
Gretta Petersen
California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
2511 W. Shaw Ave. Suite 101
Fresno, CA 93711
Telephone: 209- 224-2212
Fax: 209- 224-0252
Email: cdpmp@aol.com
Joann R. Petrini, MPH
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Telephone: 914- 997-4515
Fax: 914- 428-7849
Email: JPETRINI@MODIMES.ORG
Annette Phelps, ARNP, MSN
Family and Community Health
Florida Department of Health
2020 Capital Circle SE BIN A13
Tallahassee, FL
Telephone: 850- 414-6805
Fax: 850- 414-6091
Email: annette_phelps@doh.state.fl.us
Diane Pilkey, RN, MPH
Wyoming Department of HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Hathaway Building, Room 421
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Telephone: 307- 777-6383
Fax: 307- 777-5402
Email: dpilke@missc.state.wy.us
Cheryl B. Prince, PhD, MPH
Hawaii Department of Health
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
Telephone: 808- 586-4580
Fax: 808- 586-7409
Email: CAB5@CDC.GOV
Mohamed Qayad, MD, MPH
Perinatal Epidemiology Unit
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street - NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: 404- 657-6438
Email: mgq0600@dhr.state.ga.us
Anne M. Radigan, BA
New York State Department of Health
ESP Corning Tower, Room 750
Albany, NY 12237
Telephone: 518- 474-2543
Atossa Rahmanifar, PhD
Epidemiology Resource Center
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian St., Sec. 3-D
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Telephone: 312- 233-7292
Fax: 317- 233-7378
Email: arahmani@isdh.state.in.us
Sudha Rao, MD
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Cook County Children's Hospital
700 S. Wood St. Rm-7206
Chicago, IL 60612
Telephone: 312- 633-6526
Fax: 312- 633-3175
Email: Rao34@msn.com
Donadea Rasmussen, MA
City Maternal and Child Health
Department of Pediatrics
University of Nebraska Medical Center
982170 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-2170
Telephone: 402- 559-5642
Fax: 402- 559-5355
Email: drasmuss@unmc.edu
Matthew Reeves
Division of Family & Community Health
Bureau of Child and Family Services
Michigan Department of Community Health
3423 N. MLK Jr. Blvd.
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Telephone: 517- 335-9166
Fax: 517- 335-8395
Email: Reeves@state.mi.us
Randall Remmel, PhD, MBA
Maternal and Child Health
2000 15th St. N #701
Arlington, VA 22209
Telephone: 703- 524-7802
Fax: 703- 524-9335
Email: randall_remmel@necmch.org
Edd Rhoades, MD, MPH
Maternal and Child Health Service
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 N.E. 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 7317-1299
Telephone: 405- 271-4477
Fax: 405- 271-1011
Email: eddr@health.state.ok.us
Terry Richardson, PhD, MPA
Jefferson County Health Department
400 East Gray Street
Louisville, KY 40218
Donna Rickert, PhD, MA
Divison of Epidemiology
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Mills/Jarrett Complex, Box 100106
Columbia, SC 29211-0106
Telephone: (803) 737-7732
Fax: (803) 898-0573
Email: Rickerdl@columb60.dhec.state.sc.us
Linda Roberge, PhD
University of Rochester
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642
Telephone: 315- 435-5238
Sara Roberson, MSW
Office of Maternal Health & Family Planning
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston St. Room 317
Baltimore, MD 21201
Telephone: 410- 767-6715
Fax: 410- 333-5233
Roger Rochat, MD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-23
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Telephone: 770- 488-5781
Fax: 770- 488-5628
Email: RWR1@CDC.GOV
Mary Rodgers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, MS K23
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Patrick J. Roohan, MS
New York Department of Health
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237
Telephone: 528- 486-9012
Fax: 518- 486-7899
Email: PJR02@HEALTH.STATE.NY.US
Deborah Rosenberg, PhD
School of Public Health
Unviersity of Illinois
2035 W. Taylor MC 923
Chicago, IL 60612
Telephone: 312- 996-5953
Fax: 312- 996-3551
Email: drose@uic.edu
Kenneth D. Rosenberg, MD, MPH
Oregon Health Division
800 NE Oregon Street #21, Suite 850
Portland, OR 97232
Telephone: 503- 731-4507
Fax: 503- 731-4083
Email: KEN.D.ROSENBERG@STATE.OR.US
Diane Rowley, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy, MS K40
Norcross, GA 30341-3717
Telephone: 770- 488-5414
Fax: 770- 488-5971
Email: dlri@ced.gov
Julia Samuelson, BSN,MPH
Georgia State Perinatal Epidemiiology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2 Peachtree NW, 4th Floor, Annex, Rm. 525
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: 404- 657-6440
Fax: 404- 657-2587
Email: jls0601@dhr.state.ga.us
William Sappenfield, MD,MPH
Maternal and Child Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center
982170 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-2170
Telephone: 402- 559-2423
Fax: 402- 559-5355
Email: wsappenf@unmc.edu
Maureen Sanderson, PhD, MPH
University of South Carolina, School of Public Health
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Columbia, SC 29208
Telephone: 803- 777-6854
Fax: 803- 777-2524
Email: MSANDERSON@SPH.SC.EDU
Stephen Saunders, MD, MPH
Office of Family Health
Illinois Department of Human Services
525 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761
Telephone: 217- 557-2596
Fax: 217- 557-2595
Email: ssaunder@idph.state.il.us
Deborah Schild Wilkinson, PhD,MPH,MSW
School of Social Work
University of Kansas
307 Twentw Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-2510
Telephone: 785- 864-4720
Fax: 785- 864-5277
Email: debw@ukans.edu
Rita Schmidt
Maternal and Child Health
Washington State Department of Health
P.O. Box 47880
Olympia, WA 98504-7880
Telephone: 360- 753-2481
Fax: 360- 586-7868
Email: ras0303@doh.wa.gov
Edward Schor, MD
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 E. 12th St.
Des Monies, IA 50319
Telephone: 515- 281-4912
Fax: 515- 242-6384
Email: eschor@idph.state.ia.us
Anne Schuchat
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30033
Alicia Scott-Wright, MD
Genetic Services Branch
Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18A27
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: 301- 443-1080
Fax: 301- 443-8604
Email: Ascott-Wright@HRSA.DHHS.GOV
M. Loretta Secco, BScN, MN, PhD
Community Health Services Department
750 Bannatyne Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E0W3
Telephone: 204- 253-5089
Beppie Shapiro, PhD
Hawaii University Affiliated Program
1600 Kapiolani Blvd. #1401
Honolulu, HI 96816
Telephone: 808- 942-0823
Fax: 808- 946-5222
Email: beppie@hawaii.edu
Betty Lou Sherry, PhD
Maternal and Child Health
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway NE K-25
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Telephone: 770- 488-5869
Fax: 770- 488-5473
Email: bls6@cdc.gov
Mami Shields, MD,PhD
Louisiana Office of Public Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
325 Loyola Avenue, Suite 612
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: 504- 568-5073
Fax: 504- 568-8162
Email: mkshield@dhhmail.dhh.state.la.us
Cheryl Silberman, PhD, MPH
Division of Public Health
Georgia Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree St., NW 4th Floor Annex, RM 522
Atlanta, GA 30303-3186
Telephone: 404- 657-6435
Fax: 404- 657-2586
Email: cxs0601@dhr.state.ga.us
Patrick Simpson, MPH
Department of Pediatrics
University of Nebraska Medical Center
982170 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-2170
Telephone: 402- 559-8323
Fax: 402- 559-5355
Email: psimpso1@mail.unmc.edu
Maureen Sinclair, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd, MS E-44
Atlanta, GA 30333
Telephone: 404- 639-1823
Fax: 404- 639-8622
Email: zaf8@cdc.gov
Carolyn Slack, MS
Columbus Health Department
181 Washington Rd.
Columbus, OH 43215-4096
Telephone: 614- 645-6263
Terrence Smith, MD, MPH
Maternal and Child Health Branch
California Department of Health Services
714 8th Street, Room 750
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: 916- 657-1363
Fax: 916- 653-3962
Email: tsmith2@hw1.cahwnet.gov
Michael Spence, MD, MPH
Montana Department of Health and Human Services
1320 Broadway
Helena, MT 59620
Telephone: 406- 444-1286
Fax: 406- 444-2606
Email: mspence@mt.gov
Crystal Spirey, MPH
Maternal and Child Health Department
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
1207 Willow Run Road
Birmingham, AL 35209
Telephone: 205- 871-4859
Email: cspirey@uab.edu
Liz Stierman, MS
California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
3780 Wilshire Blvd. #410
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Telephone: 213- 380-5362
Fax: 213- 380-7344
Email: 1stierman@aol.com
Wendy Struchen, MPH, MED, BA
Pinellas County Health Department
500 7th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Telephone: 727- 824-6921
Fax: 727- 893-5600
Email: Wendy_Struchen@doh.state.fl.us
Myrtis Sullivan, MD, MPH
Community Health Science
University of Illinois at Chicago
2035 West Taylor Street, Room 220
Chicago, IL 60612-7259
Don J. Taylor, MA
California Department of Health Services
714 P Street, Room 476
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: 916- 657-0324
Fax: 916- 653-1287
Email: RTDT@IX.NETCOM.COM
Reshma Thadani, MPH
Bureau of Maternity Services and Family Planning
New York City Department of Health
2 Lafayette Street, 18th Floor, Box 34A
New York, NY 10007
Telephone: 212- 442-1744
Fax: 212- 442-1789
Email: rthadani@dohlan.nycnet.ci.nyc.ny.us
Henry Thiede, MD
University of Rochester, School of Medicine
P.O Box 405
Pittsford, NY 14534-0405
Telephone: 716- 381-8452
Fax: 716- 264-1894
Email: thiede@worldnet.att.net
Poul Thorsen, MD, PhD
Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy, MS F-15
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Telephone: 770- 488-4426
Fax: 770- 488-7361
Email: pct9@cdc.gov
Pattie Tucker, BSN,MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
770 Bulford Hwy, MS, K-22
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-5227
Fax: 770- 498-0151
Linda Turner, PhD
Health Canada
PL0601E2, Tunney's Pasture
Ohawa, CA K2P151
Telephone: 613- 957-0169
Fax: 613- 941-9927
Email: linda_turner@hwa.ca
April Turner, MPH
Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30310-1495
Telephone: 404- 752-1910
Jaklen Tuyen, MPH, MA
National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy., MS F-39
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Telephone: 770- 488-7344
Fax: 770- 488-3507
Email: jnt3@cdc.gov
Peter VanDyck, MD,MPH
Maternal and Child Health
Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Bldg 18-05
Rockville, MD 60857
Telephone: 301- 443-2170
Fax: 301- 443-1797
Email: pvandyck@hrsa.dhhs.gov
Roberto Varela-Flores, MD
Maternal and Child Health
Department of Health Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 70814
San Juan, PR 00936
Telephone: 787- 274-5680
Fax: 787- 274-5523
Email: rvarela@salud.gov.pr
Samara Viner-Brown, SM
Data and Evaluation
Division of Family Health
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI 02908
Telephone: 401- 222-5935
Fax: 401- 222-1442
Deborah Walker, ECD
Massachuetts Department of Health
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: 617- 624-6090
Fax: 617- 624-6062
Email: debbie.walker@state.ma.us
Sophia Wang, PhD
Epidemiologist Intelligent Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy, N.E.; MS K-28
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-3262
Fax: 770- 488-3236
Email: sqw3@cdc.gov
Michael Washington, PhD, MSIE
Statistical Analysis Branch
Centers for Disese Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd. NE, MS E-62
Atlanta, GA 30333
Telephone: 404- 639-8235
Fax: 404- 639-8548
Email: mtw4@cdc.gov
Cathy Wasserman, PhD
Washington State Department of Health
P.O. Box 47880
Olympia, WA 98504-7880
Telephone: 360- 664-4542
Fax: 360- 586-7868
Email: crw1303@doh.wa.gov
Margaret Watkins, MPH, BSN
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mailstop F-45
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Telephone: 770- 488-7187
Fax: 770- 488-7197
Email: maw8@cdc.gov
Mary Kate Weber, MPH
National Immunization Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd, NE MS-E52
Atlanta, GA 30329
Telephone: 404- 639-8843
Fax: 404- 639-8615
Email: mvw1@cdc.gov
Stacey L. Weinberg, MA
Tri-County Health Department
7000 E. Belleview Avenue, Suite 301
Englewood, CO 80111
Telephone: 303- 220-9200
Harold B. Weiss
Allegheny University of the Health Services
One Allegheny Center, Suite 510
Pittsburg, PA 15212
Telephone: 412- 330-6127
Nedra S. Whitehead
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Bufford Highway, NE, MS K-22
Atlanta, GA 30030
Telephone: 770- 488-5214
Deborah S. Wilkinson, PhD, MPH
University of Kansas
307 Twente Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-2510
Telephone: 785- 864-4720
Lee-Yang Wong, MS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy., MS F45
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-3500
Fax: 770- 488-7197
Email: lyw8@cdc.gov
Brenda Worrall
Division of Reproductive Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE MS K-22
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-5778
Fax: 770- 488-5240
Email: WFB8@CDC.GOV
Wu Xu, PhD
Utah Division of Community & Family Health Services
288 North 1460 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2001
Telephone: 801- 538-7072
Paula Yoon, SCD,MPH
Centers for Disease Control Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, MS F-45
Atlanta, GA 30341
Telephone: 770- 488-7179
Fax: 770- 488-7197
Email: pay3@CDC.gov
Michael Zdeb, MS
New York State Department of Health
Tower, Rm. 890
Albany, NY 12237-0657
Telephone: 587- 473-2079
Hui Zhang, MD, MPH
Perinatal Epidemiology
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street NW, 4th floor, Annex, Rm 4520
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: 404- 657-6442
Fax: 404- 657-2586
Email: hxz0600@dhr.state.ga.us
Boa Ping Zhu
Michigan Departmnet of Community Health
Bureau of Epidemiology
3423 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48909
Telephone: 517-335-8027