Reporter's Handbook
Government Medical and Health Contacts
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Office of Enterprise Communication, Division of Media Relations
1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS D-14
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone (404) 639-3286
Fax (404) 639-7394
E-Mail:
Web Site: www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/index.htm
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Office of External Affairs
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 303D HHH
Washington, DC 20201
Phone (202) 690-6145
Fax (202) 690-7159
E-Mail:
Web Site: www.cms.hhs.gov
Jeff Nelligan, Director of Media Affairs
Office (202) 690-5649
E-Mail:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
Phone (202) 690-6343
Fax (202) 690-6247
Web Site: www.hhs.gov
Suzy DeFrancis
Office (202) 690-7850
E-Mail:
Christina Pearson
Office (202) 690-6343
E-Mail:
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Office of Public Affairs
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20580
Phone (202) 326-2180
Web Site: www.ftc.gov
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Office of Public Affairs
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857-0001
Phone (301) 827-6242
Fax (301) 827-1683 or (301) 827-1680
Web Site: www.fda.gov
Julie Zawisza, Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs
Office (301) 827-6250
E-mail:
Robert Ali, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs
Office (301) 827-4004
E-Mail:
Veronica Castro
Office (301)
E-Mail:
Susan Cruzan
Office (301) 827-6248
E-Mail:
John Henkel
Office (301) 827-5278
E-Mail:
Michael L. Herndon
Office (301) 827-9182
E-Mail:
Catherine McDermott
Office (301) 827-0857
E-Mail:
Kimberly Rawlings
Office (301) 827-6253
E-Mail:
Karen Riley
Office (301) 827-6244
E-Mail:
Heidi Valetkevitch
Office (301) 827-6697
E-Mail:
Sandra S. Walsh
Office (301) 827-3418
E-Mail:
Doug Arbesfeld
Office (301) 827-3314
E-Mail:
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
3311 Toledo Road, Metro IV Bldg.
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone (301) 458-4800
Fax (301) 458-4024
E-Mail:
Web Site: www.cdc.gov/nchs
William Crews
Office (301) 458-4774
Mary Jones
Office (301) 458-4305
Jeffrey Lancashire
Office (301) 458-4334
Jennifer Reid
Office (301) 458-4457
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
1 Center Drive, Building 1, Room 344
Bethesda, MD 20892-0188
Fax (301) 496-0017
Web Site: www.nih.gov
John T. Burklow
Office (301) 496-4461
E-Mail:
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President
725 17th Street, N.W., Room 5228
Washington, DC 20502
E-Mail:
Web Site: www.ostp.gov
Director’s Office
Phone (202) 456-7116
Fax (202) 456-6021
Science Division
Phone (202) 456-6130
Fax (202) 456-6027
Technology Division
Phone (202) 456-6046
Fax (202) 456-6040
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
An Agency of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
1 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone (240) 276-2130
Fax (240) 276-2135
Web Site: www.samhsa.gov
Mark Weber, Director, Office of Communications
E-Mail:
For Press and Media Information:
Lori Frederick
Office (240) 276-2140
E-Mail:
Kay Springer
Office (240) 276-2141
E-Mail:
Shelly Burgess
Office (240) 276-2134
E-Mail:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
4330 East West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone (301) 504-7908
Hotline (800) 638-2772 (8:30am-5:00pm, M-F)
Web Site: www.cpsc.gov/pr/proom.html
Julie Vallese, Director of Information and Public Affairs
Office (301) 504-7800
E-Mail:
Scott Wolfson, Deputy Director, Office of Information and Public Affairs
Office (301) 504-7051
E-Mail:
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Office of Public Affairs
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Phone (571) 272-8400
E-Mail:
Web Site: www.uspto.gov