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New York State Department of HealthCenter for EnvironmentalHealth DirectoryEnvironmental Public Health Tracking

Bureau ofEnvironmental& OccupationalEpidemiologyBureau ofToxicSubstanceAssessmentDivision ofEnvironmentalHealthAssessmentProvide environmental health services to 21counties without full-service health departmentsDistrict OfficesRegional OfficesHealth &Injury PreventionBureau ofOccupationalBureau ofEnvironmentalExposureInvestigationOffice of the DirectorBureau ofCommunityEnvironmentalHealth & FoodProtectionCENTER FORENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHBureau ofEnvironmentalRadiationProtectionDivision ofEnvironmentalHealth ProtectionOutreach &EducationGroupBureau ofWaterSupplyProtection

Center for Environmental HealthNew York State Department of HealthESP, Corning TowerAlbany, NY 12237Health may be affected by the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat orthe contaminants we touch. Chemicals, radiation, microbes, or anything in the physicalworld has the potential to affect our health. At the Center for Environmental Health,our scientists, engineers, sanitarians, physicians, educators, researchers and otherpublic health professionals work together to prevent and reduce New Yorkers’ healthrisks at home, work, school and play. This directory describes the environmental healthresponsibilities and activities for each division, bureau, and program group within theCenter.NYSDOH regional offices and local health departments (NYSDOH district offices,county health departments, and the New York City Department of Health & MentalHygiene) are listed on pages 10 and 11.Telephone DirectoryEnvironmental Health Information LineOffice of the DirectorOutreach & Education Group800 458-1158518 402-7500518 402-7530Division of Environmental Health AssessmentBureau of Environmental & Occupational EpidemiologyBureau of Toxic Substance AssessmentBureau of Occupational Health & Injury PreventionBureau of Environmental Exposure InvestigationDivision of Environmental Health ProtectionBureau of Community Environmental Health & Food ProtectionBureau of Water Supply ProtectionBureau of Environmental Radiation Protection518 402-7511518 402-7950518 402-7800518 402-7900518 402-7860518 402-7500518 402-7600518 402-7650518 402-7550A NYSDOH duty officer is available during non-working hours (holidays, nights, andweekends). The duty officer receives and refers, as necessary, official communicationsfrom the Governor’s Office, NYS Police, NYS Office of Emergency Management, orother agencies. In addition, the duty officer handles calls from the general publicreporting urgent public health concerns.After-Hours Duty Officer 866-881-2809Center E-mail Addressceheduc@health.ny.govCenter for Environmental Health Web Site Informationwww.health.ny.gov/environmental/1

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH518 402-7500Room 1619Fax 518 402-7509Center Director Gary Ginsberg, PhDDeputy Center DirectorRoger Sokol, PhDStrategic OperationsDaniel Lang, MS, PhGEmergency Operations and PlanningAdam HelmanCenter AdministratorSusan DorwardThe Office of the Center Director provides overall executive direction forenvironmental health programs. In addition to supervision of central office staff,the office works closely with regional office staff to coordinate the oversight ofenvironmental health program activities implemented by the Department’s ninedistrict offices, 36 county health departments, and the New York City Departmentof Health and Mental Hygiene.Outreach & Education GroupRoom 1642518 402-7530Fax 518 402-7539Director Gena Gallinger, MSThe Group maintains communication with Center staff and the public toraise awareness, increase understanding, and respond to concerns aboutenvironmental health issues. The Group is responsible for: coordinating the Center’s response to the public regarding environmentalhealth issues;coordinating community involvement and public participation for a widerange of programs across Center bureaus and divisions;identifying educational and outreach needs for diverse audiences;developing key messages and designing and preparing informationpackages;creating fact sheets, brochures, flyers, posters, videos, presentations andgraphic displays;managing the Environmental Health Infoline and the center mail log; andoverseeing the Center’s emergency preparedness and response program.The Center maintains a toll-free environmental health information line toencourage and simplify communication with the public. The number is 1-800-4581158. The infoline is staffed Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.After-hours callers can leave a message. Calls are routed by computer from anelectronic menu, or operators will route the calls.2

Division of Environmental Health Assessment Room 1619518 402-7511Fax 518 402-7509Director Elizabeth Lewis-Michl, PhDAssistant DirectorKevin Malone, MPHThe Division evaluates the health effects of people’s exposure to chemical,physical and microbiological agents in food, soil, water, air and consumerproducts. It carries out exposure and health effects studies of people who havebeen exposed to these environmental agents, and it identifies and studiespractices that put workers or the public at risk for injuries or adverse healtheffects. The Division maintains environmental disease registries and usesregistry data to conduct research and design public health interventions. TheDivision uses mapping and other tools to display data, for health professionalsand the public, on chemicals in the environment and on diseases. These toolsincrease understanding of changes over time and across New York State.Through these activities, the Division informs people about possible healthrisks and how to reduce or eliminate them.Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology Room 1203518 402-7950Fax 518 402-7959Director Neil Muscatiello, MSAssistant DirectorSana Savadatti, DrPHBureau staff study, monitor and evaluate the effects of exposure to toxicsubstances and other environmental factors at home, at work, and in thecommunity. The Bureau is responsible for: surveillance of chronic diseases and epidemiological studies to helpidentify environmental risk factors;conducting surveillance, epidemiological studies and health servicesresearch for birth defects and muscular dystrophies;maintain a geographic information system, GIS support to Centerinitiatives, create maps of disease and risk factors;exposure investigations to identify and reduce environmental healthrisks, including biomonitoring in communities to assess exposure tocontaminants;managing the New York State Birth Defects Registry and registries ofpeople exposed to environmental risk factors to monitor their health statusover time;managing programs to improve children’s environmental health at homeand school; andproviding public education, data and information about birth defects,environmental/occupational exposures and environmental/occupationalhealth risks to the public and professionals.3

The Bureau has the following sections:Community Environmental HealthSurveillanceSteven Forand, MA, MSBirth Defects Lifespan StudiesAida Soim, PhDBirth Defects Registry & SurveillanceMichele Herdt, MPH, PhDBirth Defects ResearchMarilyn Browne, PhDGeTSMarT CEH ResourceSanjaya Kumar, MSBureau of Toxic Substance AssessmentRoom 1743518 402-7800Fax 518 402-7819Director Thomas Johnson, PhDAssistant DirectorMike Hughes, MSBureau staff assess the potential for exposures and risks when people comein contact with toxic substances through air, water, soil and food.Bureau staff: assess exposures and health risks associated with contaminated sites;evaluate pesticides to determine their potential to pose significant risksto public health;develop annual sportfish and game consumption advisories;perform indoor air quality assessments for schools and other publicbuildings;assist in the development of drinking water and ambient waterstandards and guidelines;assess potential public health impacts of electric generating facilities,incinerators and other sources of air contaminants;manage the emergency oil spill relocation program; andprovide information for responding to instances of chemical andbiological releases/exposures.The Bureau has the following sections:Prevention and SustainabilityHenry Spliethoff, MSExposure Characterizationand ResponsePat Fritz, MERisk AssessmentKaycee Cole, MS4

Bureau of Occupational Health & Injury Prevention Room 1325518 402-7900Fax 518 402-7909Director Michael Bauer, MSBureau staff monitor and address occupational illness and both occupationaland non-occupational injuries, provide work-site consultation services andoversee a statewide network of clinics specializing in diagnosis and preventionof occupational diseases. Staff keep track of where, to whom and why injuriesoccur across the state and use this information to develop injury preventionprograms. Staff respond to questions and concerns regarding: work-related illness, injury, death and hazardous exposure;certification and training of asbestos-removal workers;reporting to environmental disease registries for:- heavy metals exposures (lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury);- occupational lung diseases (asthma, asbestosis, silicosis, etc.); andprevention of injuries, through projects related to:- vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle safety;- fall prevention;- teen driver education; and- suicide prevention.The Bureau has the following sections:Asbestos Safety TrainingKaren Cummings, MPHProgramsEpidemiology and SurveillanceAlicia Fletcher, MPHInjury Prevention ProgramsGina Gillooley, MPH5

Bureau of Environmental Exposure InvestigationRoom 1717518 402-7860 Fax 518 402-7859Director Christine Vooris, PEATSDR CoordinatorFay NavratilBureau staff investigate the potential for human exposure from environmentalcontamination, primarily at inactive hazardous waste sites and brownfieldsites. For every state, federal superfund, brownfield and voluntary clean-upsite, a Bureau specialist is assigned to coordinate and communicate healthrelated activities. In addition, Bureau staff prepare public health assessmentsfor federal superfund sites under an agreement with the federal Agency forToxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Staff also conduct exposureinvestigations as part of the state’s Cancer Surveillance ImprovementInitiative.The Bureau includes one unit and manages sites across NYS in nineDEC regions:DEC Regions 1,9Charlotte BethoneyDEC Regions 4,5 and 8Justin Deming, PG, MSDEC Regions 3,6Maureen SchuckDEC Regions 2,7Scarlett McLaughlin, PGReporting & Management UnitKate McLaughlinDEC Regions6

Division of Environmental Health Protection Room 1619518 402-7500 Fax 518 402-7509Director Christine WestermanAssistant Director VacantField CoordinationSheri FordThe Division houses the Center’s regulatory programs designed tominimize environmental health threats and provides policy directives andimplementation guidance to city/county health departments and state, regionaland district offices. The programs protect the State’s residents and visitorsby enforcing health and safety regulations relating to drinking water quality,food safety in restaurants, beach and swimming pool safety, children’s camps,radiation protection, lead poisoning prevention, migrant farm worker housing,indoor tanning, tattooing and exposure to tobacco smoke.Bureau of Community Environmental Health & Food ProtectionRoom 1395518 402-7600 Fax 518 402-7609Director VacantAssistant Director Timothy ShayBureau staff develop environmental health regulations and associated programguidance to ensure that core environmental health program standards areachieved in the areas listed below. Staff research public health issues whichform the scientific basis for regulation development and provide training to localhealth departments and district offices. Bureau staff oversee illness and injuryincident investigations associated with these regulated facilities and respond toquestions and concerns from the public.Program areas include: children’s camps;food service facilities;public beaches, swimming pools and recreational aquatic spray grounds;migrant farmworker housing;hotels and motels;adolescent tobacco use prevention;clean indoor air act (tobacco smoke);ultraviolet tanning facilities;tattooing and body piercing;childhood lead poisoning prevention program;primary prevention of lead poisoning;campgrounds and agricultural fairgrounds;public health nuisances;mobile home parks; and mass gatherings.The Bureau has the following sections:Food Protection Darby GrecoRecreational Environmental Health7Jim Maurer

Housing Hygiene Thomas CarrollTobacco EnforcementSteve MartinProgram Standardization Evaluationand ReportingMelissa BrewerIllness investigation and ResearchDavid C. Nicholas, MPHBureau of Water Supply ProtectionRoom 1110518 402-7650Fax 518 402-7599Director Kristine Wheeler, PEAssistant DirectorTina Hunt, PEBureau staff regulate the operation, design and quality of public drinkingwater supplies and commercial bottled water suppliers; assure water sourcesare adequately protected; administer the State Drinking Water State RevolvingFund that provides financial assistance to public water suppliers; train andcertify drinking water system operators; develop standards and other policyfor realty subdivisions, individual water supplies and individual wastewatersystems (septic systems); review recreational bathing facility designs, overseethe implementation of the Protection against Legionella and the Lead Testingin School Drinking Water regulations and conduct research on emergingdrinking water issues. Staff respond to questions and concerns regarding: reports of water-related illness;drinking water quality, advisories or problems with a water provider;drinking water treatment and the design of water treatment systems;drinking water system security, emergency preparedness and response;drinking water related research and environmental risk assessment;drinking water related critical infrastructure protection and geographicinformation system support;practical ways to reduce exposure to possible contaminants in drinkingwater;watershed protection;water system improvement funding;small water system technical assistance;bottled and bulk water provider certification;drinking water treatment and distribution system operator certification;realty subdivisions, private residential water and onsite wastewatertreatment systems;recreational bathing facilities design.oversight of NYC’s Filtration Avoidance Determination;harmful algal blooms; andLegionella and legionellosis outbreaks.8

The Bureau has the following sections:Design Dave Phillips, PEOperations Steve Gladding, PEResidential SanitationStephen Marshall, PEWater System Control & AnalysisDavid Dziewulski, PhDCompliance N. Scott Alderman, PhD, PENew York City WatershedPatrick Palmer, MPHProfessional Certification VacantSpecial ProjectsMin Sook Kim, PhD, PEBureau of Environmental Radiation ProtectionRoom 1201518 402-7550 Fax 518 402-7554Director Alexander Damiani, MS, MPHAssistant Director VacantThe Bureau regulates the public health aspects of ionizing radiation and is thelead state program for responding to radiological emergencies. Work includes: registration and inspections of facilities that use radiation producingequipment;licensing and inspection of facilities using radioactive materials;licensing and registration of radiologic technologists;education and technical support for radon testing and mitigation;addressing public question/concerns on radiation, includingelectromagnetic radiation;assessing potential public health threats from radiologically contaminatedsites; andresponding to radiation emergencies or incidents.The Bureau has the following sections:Radiation Equipment and RadiologicTechnologyRobert SnyderRadioactive Materials LicensingDaniel Samson, CHPRadiological Emergency Response andCynthia Costello, MS, MPH, CHPRadon and Environmental RadionInspection and Enforcement9Charles Burns

NYSDOH Regional and Field StructureState District Offices carry out environmental health protection programs in the21 counties that do not deliver environmental health services through countyor city health departments. They ensure that suitable water, food, housingand recreational facilities are provided to the public. The District Officesidentify, investigate, and resolve actual and potential health hazards causedby environmental factors. Regional Offices provide technical and programsupport, as well as monitor and evaluate implementation of environmentalhealth protection programs in District Offices and local health departmentswithin the regional jurisdiction. Telephone numbers for regional, district,county and city health departments are listed below. A map of the regionaland field structure is included on page 12.Western RegionBuffalo, RochesterRegional Environmental Health Director585 423-8072Anita BonamiciGeneva District OfficePatrick Toye315 789-3030(Ontario, Wayne, Yates)Hornell District Office(Steuben, Schuyler)Michelle Donovan607 324-8371County Health DepartmentsAllegany585 268-9254Livingston585 243-7280Cattaraugus716 373-8050Monroe585 753-2991Chautauqua716 753-4769Niagara716 439-7444Chemung607 737-2019Orleans585 589-3250Erie 716 898-6104 Seneca 315 539-1920Genesee585 344-2580Wyoming585 786-8894Central RegionSyracuse315 477-8150Regional Environmental Health DirectorJohn Strepelis, ME, PECanton District Office(St. Lawrence)Ron Sheppard315 386-1040Watertown District Office(Jefferson, Lewis)Brandon Cooney315 785-2277County Health DepartmentsBroome 607 778-2887 Oneida 315 798-5064Cayuga315 253-1405Onondaga315 435-6623Chenango607 337-1673Oswego315 349-3557Cortland 607 753-5035 Tioga 607 687-8565Madison315 366-2526Tompkins607 274-668810

Capital Area Environmental Health Program (Albany) 518 402-7510Regional Environmental Health DirectorRobert Swider, PEGlens Falls District Office(Saratoga, Warren, Washington)Anita Gabalski518 793-3893Herkimer District Office(Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery)Donald Van Patten315 866-6879Oneonta District Office(Delaware, Greene, Otsego)Ed Bartos607 432-3911Saranac Lake District Office(Essex, Franklin, Hamilton)Kristen Sayers518 891-1800County Health DepartmentsAlbany518 447-4620Clinton518 565-4870Columbia518 828-3358Metropolitan RegionRensselaerSchenectadySchoharieNew York City518 270-2632518 386-2818518 295-8382212 417-4100Regional Environmental Health DirectorMichael Vaccaro, Acting(Located in Monticello District Office)845 794-2045New Rochelle Field Office914 654-7000Central Islip Field Office631 851-3084Monticello District Office Chris Coddington(Sullivan)845 794-2045County Health DepartmentsDutchess845 486-3404Rockland845 364-2608Nassau 516 227-9723 Suffolk 631 854-0000Orange 845 291-2331 Ulster 845 340-3010Putnam845 808-1390Westchester914 813-5000New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene347 396-4100For City Information212 639-9675 or 311 within NYC11

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Housing Hygiene Thomas Carroll Tobacco Enforcement Steve Martin Program Standardization Evaluation Melissa Brewer and Reporting Illness investigation and Research David C. Nicholas, MPH Bureau of Water Supply Protection Room 1110 518 402-7650 Fax 518 402-7599 Direc

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