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  • Michele Bever, PhD, MPH, Executive Director
    Michele Bever, PhD, MPH, Executive Director

    Works with the Board of Health and South Heartland Staff to carry out the ten essential services of Public Health, to determine public health priority goals, and to ensure implementation and evaluation of programs designed to support these goals.

    michele.bever@shdhd.ne.gov

  • Janis Johnson, RN, BSN, Standards and Performance Manager
    Janis Johnson, RN, BSN, Standards and Performance Manager

    Janis is responsible for leading South Heartland’s accreditation efforts toward continuous quality and performance improvement of services provided. She is also an Immunization Nurse for the Vaccine for Children Program at South Heartland’s Hastings/Adams County Immunization Clinic.

    janis.johnson@shdhd.ne.gov

  • Kelly Derby, MBA, Finance and Operations Manager
    Kelly Derby, MBA, Finance and Operations Manager

    Kelly is responsible for ensuring effective, efficient, and accurate financial and administrative operations of the health department.

    kelly.derby@shdhd.ne.gov

  • Brooke Wolfe, Chronic Disease Prevention Coordinator
    Brooke Wolfe, Chronic Disease Prevention Coordinator

    Brooke collaborates with community partners to encourage healthy school, work and community environments. She promotes environment and policy changes that make it easier for people of all ages to make healthy choices at work, or school, or wherever they are – by increasing the accessibility of physical activity opportunities, nutrition options, cancer screening options, and more. Brooke promotes evidence-based interventions to improve community health. Brooke also provides grants management for SHDHD.

    brooke.wolfe@shdhd.ne.gov

  • Zelda Anderson, Program Nurse
    Zelda Anderson, Program Nurse
  • Samantha Coutts, Clerical Assistant, Finance & Operations
    Samantha Coutts, Clerical Assistant, Finance & Operations

    Sam assists the Finance & Operations Manager by providing clerical support and expertise in key areas of grants management, accounting, purchasing, and human resources. She also provides clerical support for special projects and general administrative support for the department.

    samantha.coutts@shdhd.ne.gov

  • Heidi Davis, Community Health Worker
    Heidi Davis, Community Health Worker

    Heidi is our community health worker who provides dental health education in Adams, Clay Nuckolls, and Webster counties, targeting populations of all ages. We strive to educate parents, children, older adults, and caretakers on healthy oral care habits, including what causes cavities and how diet can affect oral health, proper brushing, and flossing methods, as well as how to care for teeth as we age. Additionally, Heidi is the primary contact for lead poisoning prevention in children, encouraging screening, educating parents, and working with health care providers. She also works with Long Term Care Facilities - providing them with tools to prevent disease outbreaks and providing best practice guidance.

    heidi.davis@shdhd.ne.gov

  • Devi Dwarabandam, BDS, MPH, Health Surveillance Coordinator
    Devi Dwarabandam, BDS, MPH, Health Surveillance Coordinator

    Devi is responsible for South Heartland's disease investigations, responding to food-borne or other disease outbreaks and following up on suspected and confirmed cases of reportable diseases such as pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis, or Norovirus. He also monitors and tracks diseases and health risks in the 4-county district to help us prioritize our prevention efforts and demonstrate that we are making a difference.

    devi.dwarabandam@shdhd.ne.gov

  • Jean Korth, MS ED, Program Assistant
    Jean Korth, MS ED, Program Assistant

    Jean leads South Heartland's health literacy activities - helping the Department meet the 10 attributes of a health literate organization so that our clients, partners and other stakeholders can understand and use the information we provide. She also supports SHDHD's efforts to prevent heart disease and stroke in South Heartland residents.

    jean.korth@shdhd.ne.gov

  • Erik Meyer, Emergency Preparedness & Response Coordinator
    Erik Meyer, Emergency Preparedness & Response Coordinator

    Erik helps our communities prepare for emergencies, working with community partners to develop and test plans for responding to and protecting our residents from health threats such as pandemic influenza. Erik works closely with other agencies and organizations within the Health District and across Nebraska, including county emergency management agencies, hospitals, Medical Reserve Corps, and Tri-Cities Medical Response System (TriMRS).

    erik.meyer@shdhd.ne.gov

  • Tam Pauley, Program Nurse
    Tam Pauley, Program Nurse
  •  Jessica Warner, MPH, Health Surveillance Coordinator
    Jessica Warner, MPH, Health Surveillance Coordinator
  • Luisa Najera Torres, Community Health Worker
    Luisa Najera Torres, Community Health Worker
  • Oliver Wolfe, Receptionist
    Oliver Wolfe, Receptionist

Healthy Families America

  • Carrie
    Carrie
  • Kelly
    Kelly
  • Michele
    Michele
  • Tami
    Tami