At a glance
ATSDR’S Partnership to Promote Local Efforts to Reduce Environmental Exposure (APPLETREE) Cooperative Agreement Directory provides important links and contact information by region.

Region 1
Connecticut
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
Connecticut Department of Public Health, Site Assessments and Chemical Risk Unit
Massachusetts
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Health Assessment
New Hampshire
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Rhode Island
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
Region 2
New Jersey
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
New Jersey Department of Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Surveillance Program
New York
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Exposure Investigation
Region 3
Pennsylvania
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Virginia
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
Virginia Department of Health, Public Health Toxicology Program
Region 4
Florida
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
Florida Department of Health, Hazardous Waste Site – Health Risk Assessment Program
Please note: All email correspondence for Florida's cooperative agreement staff can be sent to PHToxicology@flhealth.gov. If you wish to contact a particular person, please mention their name in the subject line.
Georgia *
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
Georgia Department of Public Health – Chemical Hazards Program
*Recipient is also funded for Component 2 (capacity development and prevention activities)
North Carolina
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Tennessee *
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Tennessee Department of Health Environmental Epidemiology Program
*Recipient is also funded for Component 2 (capacity development and prevention activities)
Region 5
Illinois
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Illinois Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Protection, Toxicology
Michigan
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Epidemiology
Minnesota
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Minnesota Department of Health, Hazardous Sites and Substances
Ohio
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Ohio Department of Health, Health Assessment Section
Wisconsin *
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health
*Recipient is also funded for Component 2 (capacity development and prevention activities)
Region 6
Arkansas
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
Louisiana
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
Louisiana Department of Health
New Mexico *
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
New Mexico Department of Health
*Recipient is also funded for Component 2 (capacity development and prevention activities)
Texas
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
Texas Department of State Health Services, Environmental & Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Branch
Region 7
Missouri *
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology
*Recipient is also funded for Component 2 (capacity development and prevention activities)
Region 8
Colorado *
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Toxicology and Environmental Epidemiology
*Recipient is also funded for Component 2 (capacity development and prevention activities)
Montana
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Montana Department of Health and Human Services
Utah
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Utah Department of Health, Environmental Epidemiology Program
Region 10
Alaska *
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
*Recipient is also funded for Component 2 (capacity development and prevention activities)
Idaho
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Environmental Health Education and Assessment
Oregon *
Technical Project Officer: John Truhe
Oregon Health Authority, Environmental Health Assessment Program
*Recipient is also funded for Component 2 (capacity development and prevention activities)
Washington
Technical Project Officer: Chris Fletcher
Washington State Department of Health, Site Assessments Program
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