Contact Us
General Information
Information requests for the Section of Women's Children's and Family Health may be directed to:
Division of Public Health
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
907-269-3400
800-799-7570
907-269-3465 fax
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
WCFH Administration
Rebekah Morisse, RN, BSN, MPH
Section Chief
Division of Public Health
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
907-334-2424 or rebekah.morisse@alaska.gov
907-269-3465
Learn more: Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health website
Program Contacts
Adolescent Health Unit
Mollie Rosier, MPH
Unit Manager
Division of Public Health
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
907-269-3466 or mollie.rosier@alaska.gov
907-269-3465 fax
Learn more: Adolescent Health website
Oral Health Program
Frances Wise Program Manager
Division of Public Health
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
907-269-7378 or frances.wise@alaska.gov
Learn more: Oral Health Program website
Ladies First Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
For general program questions, to verify client eligibility, check claim status, order patient education materials or program forms, call: 1-800-410-6266.
For assistance with coordinating Ladies First operations or for questions regarding program policy, call:
Anne Remick
Ladies First Program Director
Division of Public Health
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
Toll Free: 1-800-410-6266
907-269-3438 or anne.remick@alaska.gov
907-269-3414 fax
Learn more: Ladies First website
Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS)
Emily Urlacher
Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Program Manager
Division of Public Health
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
907-269-3405 or emily.urlacher@alaska.gov
Learn more: Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems website
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI)
Annette Callies Program Manager
Division of Public Health
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
907-334-2273 or annette.callies@alaska.gov
907-269-3465 fax
Learn more: Early Hearing Detection & Intervention website
Family Planning Services
Kelly Keeter, MPH
Adult Health Services Unit/Family Planning Program Manager
Division of Public Health
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
907-269-3461 or kelly.keeter@alaska.gov
907-269-3465 fax
Learn more: Family Planning Services website
Metabolic Clinic
Joanne Singleton
Program Manager
Division of Public Health
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
907-269-3430 or joanne.singleton@alaska.gov
907-754-3425 fax
Learn more: Metabolic Clinic website
Neurodevelopmental Outreach Clinic
Wahlira Tandjah Program Manager
Division of Public Health
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
907-264-6281 or autism@alaskachd.org
800-466-1538 fax Learn more: Neurodevelopmental and Autism Clinics website
Newborn Bloodspot Screening
Lorrie Folmar, RN, BSN, RNC-NIC
Program Manager
Division of Public Health
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
907-334-2295 or newborn.screening@alaska.gov
907-754-3455 fax Learn more: Newborn Bloodspot Screening website
School Health Program
Barbara Pennington, MSN, BSN, RN, NC SN
Nurse Consultant II
Division of Public Health
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
907-269-7368 or barbara.pennington@alaska.gov
907-269-3465 fax Learn more: School Health Program website
Women's Health Program
Kelly Keeter, MPH
Adult Health Services Unit/Family Planning Program Manager
Women's, Children's & Family Health
Division of Public Health
Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
3601 C Street, Ste 322
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923
907-269-3461 or kelly.keeter@alaska.gov
907-269-3465 fax
Learn more: Women's Health Program website
MCH - Epidemiology Unit Contacts
Margaret Young, MPH
MCH-Epidemiology Unit Manager
907-269-5657 or margaret.young@alaska.gov
Jared Parrish, PhD
Senior Epidemiologist
907-269-8068 or jared.parrish@alaska.gov
MCH-Epidemiology Unit
3601 C Street, Suite 358
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Learn more: MCH Epidemiology website
Alaska Birth Defects Registry
Chris Barnett
Epidemiology Specialist II
907-269-8097 or christopher.barnett@alaska.gov
Learn more: Alaska Birth Defects Registry website
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
Kathy Perham-Hester, MS, MPH
Alaska PRAMS Coordinator
907-269-3447 or katherine.hester@alaska.gov
Learn more: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System website
Childhood Understanding Behaviors Survey (CUBS)
Margaret Young, MPH
Program Coordinator
907-269-5657 or margaret.young@alaska.gov
Learn more: CUBS website
Maternal and Child Death Review (MCDR)
Vanessa Verigin
Public Health Specialist II
907-269-3446 or vanessa.verigin@alaska.gov
Learn more: Maternal and Child Death Review website
MCH Title V Block Grant
Vanessa Verigin
MCH Title V Block Grant Coordinator
(907) 269-3446 or vanessa.verigin@alaska.gov
Learn more: MCH Title V Block Grant Website