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Prevention and Wellness contacts

Media Inquiries

Vanessa Bernal
Bilingual Media Specialist
vanessa.bernal@state.co.us

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Nutrition
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Essentials for Childhood

Hithaishini Kodicherla, MPH

303-692-6338

hithu.kodicherla@state.co.us

 

Sexual violence prevention

Danielle Tuft

Sexual Violence Prevention Program Manager

danielle.tuft@state.co.us

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SBHC Program central email:

cdphe_sbhcprogram@state.co.us

 

SBHC Program Manager
Michelle Shultz
michelle.shultz@state.co.us

 

SBHC Program Coordinator
Angela Oh
angela.oh@state.co.us

 

SBHC Program & SBIRT Project Coordinator
Liz Atwood
liz.atwood@state.co.us

 

SBHC Fiscal Officer
Janelle Beaver
janelle.beaver@state.co.us

SBIRT-SBHC Project Manager
Kristina Green
kristina.green@state.co.us

 

SBOH Project Manager
Ashleigh Kirk
ashleigh.kirk@state.co.us

 

SBOH Project Coordinator
Robyn Maestas
robyn.maestas@state.co.us

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Child and Adult Care Food Program
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
PSD-CAC-7411
Denver, CO 80246-1530
 
P 303-692-2330
cacfp@state.co.us 
F 303-756-9926
 
Program Director
Naomi Steenson, MS, RD
P 720-230-6841
naomi.steenson@state.co.us
 
CACFP Nutrition and Compliance Manager
Tanya O'Connor, MS
P 720-507-4815
tanya.oconnor@state.co.us

Nutrition Consultants
Alicia Wagar
Cell 720-390-1723
alicia.wagar@state.co.us
 
Chrissy Nichols, MPH, RD
Cell 720-667-6293
chrissy.nichols@state.co.us
 
Arianna (Ari) Antila, MS
Cell 720-788-8201
arianna.antila@state.co.us
 
Natalie Ostrander, MDA, RDN
Cell 720-788-8176
natalie.ostrander@state.co.us
 
Amy Thurston, MPH, RDN
Cell 720-315-8917
amy.thurston@state.co.us  

CACFP Training
Lisa Debits, RD
Cell 720-788-8201
lisa.debits@state.co.us
 
CACFP Claims and One-time Exception
Katie Roby
P 303-692-2595
katie.roby@state.co.us
 
CACFP Fiscal – Administrator
Alonzo Oronia
Cell 720-507-5876
alonzo.oronia@state.co.us
 
Quality Improvement/Performance Management Specialist
Meghan George-Nichols, RD, CLC
P 303-692-6277
meghan.george-nichols@state.co.us

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Health Access
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303-692-2410


Primary Care Office
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, A4
Denver, CO 80246


Health professional loan repayment
Rachel Carmen
303-692-2410
rachel.carmen@state.co.us

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303-692-2470

Oral Health Unit

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Building A, fifth floor

Denver, CO 80246

 

Community Water Fluoridation

303-692-2470

cdphe.psfluoridationsmf@state.co.us

 

Dental assistance for seniors (formerly Old Age Pension Dental Assistance Program)

1-800-221-3943

 

Oral health data and reports

303-692-2160

cdphe.healthstatistics@state.co.us

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303-692-2470

Oral Health Unit

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Building A, fifth floor

Denver, CO 80246

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Obesity prevention
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Healthy Eating Active Living Manager
Joan Brucha, MPH
joan.brucha@state.co.us

 

Breastfeeding
Stacy Miller
Breastfeeding Specialist
stacy.miller@state.co.us

Built Environment
Cate Townley
Senior Built Environment Specialist
cate.townley@state.co.us

 

Colorado Healthy Hospital Compact
Ynke de Koe, MS, RD, CLC
Nutrition Integration Specialist
ynke.dekoe@state.co.us

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Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) in Early Childhood
Emily Bash, Nutrition Specialist
emily.bash@state.co.us

 

Farm to Colorado
Brittany Martens, Farm to Colorado Specialist
brittany.martens@state.co.us

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Injury and suicide prevention
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Child Fatality Prevention System
Kate Jankovsky, MSW/MPH
Child Fatality Prevention System Program Manager
303-692-2947
kate.jankovsky@state.co.us

 
Shared Risk and Protective Factor Approach to Prevention: Including Communities That Care:
Marc Morgan
CTC Program Manager
303-692-63121
marc.morgan@state.co.us

 
Infant safe sleep and fall prevention for older adults
Kelly Dougherty, MPH
Injury Prevention Coordinator
303-692-6444
kelly.dougherty@state.co.us

Excessive alcohol use prevention and data
Julia Stullken
Alcohol Epidemiologist
julia.stullken@state.co.us

Motor vehicle safety
Ginna Jones, MSW
Prevention and TA Coordinator
303-692-6454
ginna.jones@state.co.us
 
Prescription drug overdose prevention, syringe access program

Andrés Guerrero
Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Program Manager
303-692-2518
andres.guerrero@state.co.us

Retail marijuana education and youth marijuana prevention
Ali Maffey
Policy and Communication Unit Supervisor
303-691-4031
ali.maffey@state.co.us

 
Sexual violence prevention
Danielle Tuft
Sexual Violence Prevention Program Manager
303-692-2591
danielle.tuft@state.co.us

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
PSD-ISVP-A4
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246
 
Please contact us at CDPHE_suicideprevention@state.co.us

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Director

Sharon T. Liu (she/her)
Director of Community Prevention Early Intervention
sharon.liu@state.co.us

Program Managers

Bonnie Holladay (she/her)
Program Manager
bonnie.holladay@state.co.us

Sharon Aragon (she/her)
Program Manager
sharon.aragon@state.co.us

Kyle Pacqué (he/him)
School/Training Prevention Specialist & Project AWARE Co-coordinator
kyle.pacque@state.co.us

Kathy Doht (she/her)
Program Manager
kathy.doht@state.co.us

Policy Specialist

Tami Clark (she/her)
Prevention Collaboration & Policy Specialist
tami.clark@state.co.us

Evaluation Team

Carole Broderick (she/her)
Substance Misuse Prevention Evaluation Supervisor
carole.broderick@state.co.us

Ari Stillman (they/them)
Substance Misuse Prevention Evaluator
ari.stillman@state.co.us

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Chronic disease
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Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention email
cdphe_hpcdp@state.co.us

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For general questions, contact:
cdphe_cancer@state.co.us

 

Colorado Central Cancer Registry

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Center for Health &, Environmental Information and Statistics
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246

cdphe.pscaregistry@state.co.us

 

Health Navigation Workforce Specialist
CDPHE_Health_Navigator@state.co.us

 

 

Diabetes

 

Becky DiOrio, MPH, Diabetes and Health Navigation Program Manager
becky.diorio@state.co.us

 

Diabetes self-management education 
Lisa Bentley
Diabetes Management Coordinator
lisa.bentley@state.co.us

 

National Diabetes Prevention Program
Monica Thompson
Diabetes Prevention Coordinator
monica.thompson@state.co.us

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Cancer, Cardiovascular and Chronic Pulmonary Disease Grants Program
 

For CCPD questions and support:
cdphe_ccpdgrants@state.co.us

 

CCPD Grants Program Manager
Andrea Wagner
andrea.wagner@state.co.us

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Marijuana
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General inquiries

For retail marijuana inquiries, please email marijuana.info@state.co.us.

Actually looking for medical marijuana information? Contact the Medical Marijuana Registry.

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Smoking and tobacco
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Tobacco Grant Program Review Committee
cdphe_A35GrantReviewCommittees@state.co.us

 
Please contact us with any questions related to the Amendment 35 programs, review committees and application processes.

 

Tobacco education, cessation and prevention

Natalya Verscheure, MA

Tobacco Program Manager

Natalya.Verscheure@state.co.us

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Women's health
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cdphe_familyplanning@state.co.us

 

Family Planning Unit Manager
Callie Wise
Callie.Wise@state.co.us

 

Family Planning Advance Practice Nurse Medical Director
Jane Lose
Jane.Lose@state.co.us

 

Family Planning Program Coordinator
Phu Mai
Phu.Mai@state.co.us
 

Family Planning Program Assistant
Makayla Goodson
Makayla.Goodson@state.co.us

 

Fiscal Officer
Vacant

 

Health Informatics Section — iCare Data System
Eric Lambert
Eric.Lambert@state.co.us

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Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Prevention Services Division
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246
 
For general questions, contact:
cdphe_chronicdiseaserfa@state.co.us

 

WISEWOMAN Manager

Nicole Brasseur
Nicole.Brasseur@state.co.us

 

Program Coordinator

Wendy Vonhof
wendy.vonhof@state.co.us

 

Fiscal Officer

Vacant

 

Data Manager

Vacant

 

Contract Administrator

Susan Thao
Susan.Thao@state.co.us

 

Evaluator

Shannon Lawrence
Shannon.Lawrence@state.co.us

Program Assistant

Sarah Ortiz
303-692-2998
Sarah.Ortiz@state.co.us

 

Compliance Auditor

Ryan Rivera
Ryan.Rivera@state.co.us

For general questions, contact:
cdphe_cancer@state.co.us
 
Staff duties and contact information
This list contains detailed information on who to contact for these programs:

  • Cancer Prevention and Early Detection.

  • Clinic Quality Improvement.

  • WISEWOMAN program.

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Children, Youth and Families Branch main line
303-692-2370
 
General maternal wellness and pregnancy
Mandy Bakulski, R.D.
Maternal wellness and early childhood supervisor
303-692-2495
mandy.bakulski@state.co.us
 
Maternal health coordinator
Vacant

Pregnancy-related depression, Project LAUNCH and ​young child wellness
Vacant

Maternal health clinical consultant
vacant

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Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Office of Public Health Practice, Planning, and Local Partnerships
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246
https://cdphe-lpha.colorado.gov/

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Lyz Sanders
MCH Section Manager / Title V Deputy Director
lyz.sanders@state.co.us

 

Tara Entwistle, MPH
MCH Lead Local Liaison
tara.entwistle@state.co.us

 

State MCH staff contacts

Who's Who: State Team Supporting Maternal and Child Health Priorities

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Sexual health
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Phone
303-692-2700

 
Mailing address
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

DCEED-STI/HIV-A3

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South

Denver, CO 80246 
 

AIDS Drug Assistance Program Help Line
303-692-2716

Data requests
cdphe_stihivdatarequest@state.co.us

STI/HIV &, VH Data Request Form

 
HIV and AIDS Prevention Grant Program
cdphe.dcchapp@state.co.us

 
Reimbursement and monthly report submission
cdphe.icpp.cm@state.co.us

Youth Sexual Health

Children, Youth and Families Branch main line
303-692-2370


 
Adolescent development, positive youth development, school health

Audra Bishop, M.A., CACIII
Youth and Young Adult Unit supervisor
303-691-4936
audra.bishop@state.co.us

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Immunization
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See the main Immunization Contacts page.

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Infant and child health
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SBHC Program central email:

cdphe_sbhcprogram@state.co.us

 

SBHC Program Manager
Michelle Shultz
michelle.shultz@state.co.us

 

SBHC Program Coordinator
Angela Oh
angela.oh@state.co.us

 

SBHC Program & SBIRT Project Coordinator
Liz Atwood
liz.atwood@state.co.us

 

SBHC Fiscal Officer
Janelle Beaver
janelle.beaver@state.co.us

SBIRT-SBHC Project Manager
Kristina Green
kristina.green@state.co.us

 

SBOH Project Manager
Ashleigh Kirk
ashleigh.kirk@state.co.us

 

SBOH Project Coordinator
Robyn Maestas
robyn.maestas@state.co.us

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303-692-2470

Oral Health Unit

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Building A, fifth floor

Denver, CO 80246

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Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Section
Prevention Services Division
PSD–HCP–A4
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246
303-692-2370
1-800-886-7689, ext. 2370


 
If you or your child are having a medical emergency, please call 911 or seek emergency care. 

 
State staff:

Veronica Parra - MPH - "hablo español”
HCP Consultant
Support Area: HCP Care Coordination
303-692-2335
veronica.parra@state.co.us

Angie Goodger, MPH, MHA
Pediatric Care Coordination Systems Consultant
Support areas: HCP Care Coordination, Access to Supports, Medical Home, MCH Priority CYSHCN work
303-692-6316
angela.goodger@state.co.us
 
Dana Logsden, MPH
Health Systems Evaluation Specialist
Support areas: Data, Evaluation, Quality Improvement, 2-1-1 Colorado, Medical Home
303-692-2422
dana.logsden@state.co.us
 
Kelsey Minor, MPH
Data Manager
Support areas: CDS, Help Desk
303-692-6315
kelsey.minor@state.co.us

Jennie Munthali, MPH
Title V Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Director and Section Manager
Support areas: Medical Home Priority, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Policy and Implementation Science, Quality Improvement
303-692-2435
jennie.munthali@state.co.us

Find your local public health agency
 
Emergencies and  medical, mental or emotional concerns

If you or your child are having a medical emergency, please call 911 or seek emergency care. 


If you or your child are experiencing a mental health, substance use or emotional concern

Call 1-844-493-TALK (8255) or text TALK to 38255 to speak to a trained professional with the Colorado Crisis & Support Line. Reach out for free, confidential, professional, 24/7 support. Provides free, confidential, professional and immediate support for any mental health, substance use or emotional concern, 24/7/365. 

 

For medication refills or concerns

Please connect with your pharmacy and/or your primary care provider. 

Free Nurse Advice Lines: 

The Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program) Nurse Advice Line provides Health First Colorado members free around-the-clock access to medical information and advice in both English and Spanish and is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

1-800-283-3221 

 

ParentSmart Healthline™ | Children's Hospital Colorado

When you call Children's Hospital Colorado ParentSmart Healthline™  you can receive free health care advice from registered nurses. ParentSmart is there for you 24/7, providing access to expert pediatric care and peace of mind.

1-720-777-0123

 

Report suspected child abuse and neglect 

CO4KIDS Available 24 hours a day, every day. Don't hesitate to call and get help. Anyone witnessing a child in a life-threatening situation should call 911 immediately. 

1-844-CO-4-KIDS (1‑844‑264‑5437)

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Policy and Communication Unit Supervisor
Ali Maffey, MSW
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
303-691-4031
ali.maffey@state.co.us
 
School and Youth Survey Manager
Emily Fine
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
303-692-2535
emily.fine@state.co.us
 
Project Director, HKCS and Smart Source
Ashley Brooks-Russell, PhD, MPH
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
303-724-3536
CSPHSurveyTeam@cuanschutz.edu

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Children, Youth and Families Branch main line
303-692-2370
 

Adolescent development, positive youth development, school health

Audra Bishop, M.A., CACIII

Youth and Young Adult Unit supervisor

303-691-4936

audra.bishop@state.co.us

Essentials for Childhood

Hithaishini Kodicherla, MPH
hithu.kodicherla@state.co.us

 

Sexual violence prevention

Danielle Tuft
Sexual Violence Prevention Program Manager
303-692-2591
danielle.tuft@state.co.us

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Babies
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Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Colorado Responds to Children With Special Needs
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
CHED-CRC-A1
Denver, CO 80246
 
Fax: 303-691-7821