Access to care
Adolescent Health Consultant(s)
Lisa M. Henry-Reid, MD
Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Stroger Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
Administration Building, 1900 W Polk Street, Room 1111
Chicago, IL 60612
312-864-3585
Email: lhenryreid@aolcom
Mary D. White
Administrator, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
Illinois Department of Human Services
Division of Community Health and Prevention
Bureau of Community Based and Primary Prevention
535 West Jefferson, First Floor
Springfield, IL 62702
217-524-9993
Email: Mary.D.White@illinois.gov
Karrie Rueter
Acting Bureau Chief
Illinois Department of Human Services
Division of Community Health and Prevention
Bureau of Youth Services and Delinquency Prevention
535 W. Jefferson, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-0243
Email: Karrie.rueter@illinois.gov
Denise Simon
Chief
Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health
Illinois Department of Human Services
535 West Jefferson Street, 1st Floor
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-0462
Email: Denise.Simon@illinois.gov
Soo Ji Min
Executive Director
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
28 E. Jackson Blvd., Suite 710
Chicago, IL 60604
312-427-4460, x225
Email: sooji@icah.org
Alcohol Tobacco And Other Drugs Consultant(s)
Cancer
Cardio- And Cerebrovascular Disease Consultant(s)
Peggy Jones
Senior Director
State Health Alliances and Cultural Health Initiatives
American Heart Association, Greater Midwest Affiliate
7 Stark Circle
Bloomington, IL 61704
309-662-8498
Voice Mail: 312-346-0519 ext 7321
Springfield Admin. Asst. 217-698-3838 ext.4
Email: peggy.jones@heart.org
Web Site: www.americanheart.org
Michael Gaines, MPA
Program Manager
Illinois Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
217-782-3300
Email: michael.gaines@illinois.gov
Web Site: www.idph.state.il.us/heartstroke
Chandana Nandi, MS, RD, LDNC
Chief, Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
217-782-3300
Email: Chandana.nandi@illinois.gov
Diabetes
Cheryl A Metheny, MA, RD/LDN, CDE, CLC
Coordinator
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Illinois Department of Human Services
102 E De Young
Marion, IL 62959
618-993-7493
Email: Cheryl.Metheny@illinois.gov
Environmental Issues Consultant(s)
Infant Mortality Consultant(s)
Robyn Gabel
Executive Director
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition
1256 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
312-491-8161
Email: rgabel@ilmaternal.org
Web Site: www.ilmaternal.org
Myrtis Sullivan, MD, MPH
Associate Director
Office of Family Health
Illinois Department of Human Services
1112 South Wabash, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60605
312-814-2434
Email: myrtis.sullivan@illinois.gov
Mental Health Disorders Consultant(s)
Obesity Consultant(s)
Katherine Kaufer Christoffel, MD,
MPH
Director
Center on Obesity Management and Prevention
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza, Box 157
Chicago, IL 60614
312-573-7762
Email: kkauferchristoffel@northwestern.edu
Alternative Contact Info: Lavonne Hopson - Administrative
Assistant
Available for brief consultation on a limited basis.
More extensive consultation and higher frequency of
consultation will be at a negotiated fee with the requestor(s).
The consultation provided will be via phone and email.
If anything more extensive is required such as face
to face consultation, requestors will need to travel
to Dr. Chistoffel and negotiate a fee for her time.
Chilhood Obesity
Jeff Sunderlin, MS, ATC
Nutrition and Physical Activity Section
Office of Health Promotion
Division of Chronic Disease Prevention & Control
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761-0001
217-785-1060
Email: jeff.sunderlin@illinois.gov
Oral Health Consultant(s)
Respiratory Disease Consultant(s)
Asthma
Frida D. Fokum, PhD
Illinois Asthma Program Manager
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761
217-782-3300
Email: frida.fokum@illinois.gov
Nikki Woolverton, MPH
Illinois Asthma Program
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761
217-782-3300
Email: nikki.woolverton@illinois.gov
STD, HIV, and AIDS Consultant(s)
Unintentional Injuries Consultant(s)
Unintentional Injuries (Includes
motor vehicle deaths and farm accidents)
Jennifer L. Martin (Also Suicide Prevention)
Injury Prevention Coordinator
Illinois Department of Public Health
Injury and Violence Prevention Program
535 West Jefferson, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
217-558-4081
Email: Jennifer.L.Martin@illinois.gov
Kathleen Monahan, MPH
Project Director
Child Health Data Lab
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza, Box 157
Chicago, IL 60614
312-573-7773
Email: KMonahan@ChildrensMemorial.org
Childhood Unintentional Injuries
Darrell Patterson
State Coordinator
Illinois SAFE KIDS Coalition
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W.Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761
217-785-5937
Email: darrell.patterson@illinois.gov
Motor Vehicle Injuries
Janet A. Holden, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor (retired)
UIC, School of Public Health
747 S. Scoville Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60304
708-386-7179
Email: janetholden@sbcglobal.net
Johari Piersol
Statewide Occupant Protection Coordinator
Division of Traffic Safety
Illinois Department of Transportation
3215 Executive Park Drive
Springfield, IL 62675
217-558-0568
Email: Johari.piersol@illinois.gov
Violence Consultant(s)
