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Programs & Services

Community Health Planning and Protection Unit
Sue Medinger, Administrator (402) 471-0191

• Community Health Development
• Nebraska Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities
• EMS/Trauma System
• HAN and E-Health
• Health Disparities and Health Equity
• Office of Rural Health (as per §71-5646 - 71-5649)
• Public Health Emergency Response

Environmental Health Unit
Sue Semerena, Administrator (402) 471-0928

• Asbestos
• Bioterrorism Agents and Threats
• Environmental Risk Assessment
• Indoor Air Quality
• Lead-Based Paint
• Lead Poisoning
• Mercury
• Mold
• Public Water Systems
• Radioactive Materials / X-ray
• Radon
• Swimming Pools
• Water Well Standards
• Well and Septic Loan Inspections

Health Promotion Unit
Judy Martin, Administrator (402) 471-3489

• Cancer and Smoking Disease Research Funds
• Cardiovascular Health Program
• Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
• Diabetes Prevention & Control Program
• Infectious Disease Prevention
• Injury Prevention and Control Program
• Nutrition & Activity for Health
• Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness
• Oral Health & Dentistry
• Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Program
• Renal Program
• Tobacco Free Nebraska

Investigations Unit
Robert Semerena, Administrator (402) 471-4964

• Health Care Professions and Occupations
• Special Investigations Unit (welfare fraud)
• Program Evaluation Review

Licensure Unit
Helen Meeks, Administrator (402) 471-2115

• Complaints about Health Care Facilities and Services
• License Lookup
• Listings and Labels
• Cancer Drug Repository Program
• Draft Regulations for Health Care Facilities and Services
• Contested Case Hearing Schedule
• Monthly Reports
• Criminal Background Check
• Health Care Facilities/Services Rosters
• Regulations
• Statutes
• Board Information
• Certificate of Need

Lifespan Health Services Unit
Paula Eurek, Administrator (402) 471-0196

• Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
• Immunizations
• Maternal Child Adolescent Health
• MCH Epidemiology
• Newborn Screening  
• Planning and Support
• Reproductive Health
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
• Women’s & Men’s Health

Public Health Support Unit
Ming Qu, Administrator (402) 471-0566

• Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES)
• Epidemiology
• Meaningful Use
• Geographic Information Systems
• Health Statistics
• Joint Public Health Data Center
• Vital Records

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