Sarah Merkle

Managing Director at Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services / CDC

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Sep 2015–Sep 2015

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2 emails found.

RE: MI lead POC

Sure! The POC there is Nancy Peeler. Her phone number and email address is (517)335-9230 - [email protected] | spoke with her last week about this issue and she assured me that they were complying with local inquiries and providing the necessary support. xxxEND_PAGE:dhhs02_b0935_3158_3232_54 003212 Kimball F. Credle, MPH Public Health Advisor Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program CDC, NCEH, EEHS 4770 Buford Highway (MS - F58) Atlanta, GA. 30341 (770)488-3643 Office (770)488-3635 Fax

MI lead POC

Hi Kimball, I've been working with OPPE and Mary Jean on a a congressional inquiry about lead in water in Flint, MI. Could you please send me the Mt lead program POC? Thanks! Sarah Sarah Merkle, MPH Associate Director for Policy || Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services (DEEHS)| | CDC - National Center for Environmental Health Phone: 770-488-0541 | | Email: [email protected] || Cell: xxxEND_PAGE:dhhs02_b0935_3158_3232_55 003213 12 October 2015 DRAFT MDHHS Flint Water Action Plan Last Updated: 11:30 AM on October 12, 2015 Action Local Lead MDHHS Tasks Lead Filter/Water United Way E. Hertel Eden to talk to Jamie: Distribution (current) (filters) - Coordination - Tracking filters Alocallead needs | Itis - Ordering filter replacements to be identified to | possible - — Identify a focal lead head distribution that operations Richard (possibly with the Thelen may LHD)* be the new MDHHS lead; requires further discussion* Blood Testing Needs to be Linda - identification of all current positives (venous identified* Dykema {retest} preferable; - Test all (capillary v. venous testing?*) confirm with Possible partners: oO Students 0-16 Linda Dykema or - Hurley o. Priorities: do we want - Great Flint * 3 schools capillary Health = 2zip codes testing?) Coalition "ages 0-15 - MIHP - Partner with schools - LHD - Partner with Great Flint Health Coalition - Schools - Partner with Hurley - Partner with LHD - Partner with MIHP (Medicaid) - Confirm that the state lab has capacity LL to handle increase in tests Elevated Blood | Needs to be Linda Level identified* Dykema lnvestigations( all > 5 mlg/di) | Communications | Needs to be [ Geralyn - Develop plan identified* L/Tim B - Provide provider education Provide public education Provide risk education Send resources to Flint xxxEND_PAGE:dhhs02_b0935_3158_3232_56 003214 Frank dare Edwards <ediwardem@viedu> Sent: Monilay, Sep ember 2, 2015 ‘1:20 PM Tor : Subject! ew DCH-1204, time-sensitive Jann notsurs iraw wea graced: TheAps in ngontiss would be fine. : residents), and fhe reek inte &“fouesisk™ ent: @ ea, & isi ae fanractaure haw te proceed. Fraps Scalt, Robert: Le BCH} [mailtosSootth @michigan.gov] Sent: Tuesday, Septeniber: $5, 2018 5:10 PM: Tor Mere Edwards