Local and Community Support

Phone: 919-707-5050 
Fax: 919-870-4829

The Local and Community Support (LCS) Section of the Division of Public Health (DPH) provides both direct and indirect services to the public and local health agencies. Much of our work focuses on providing support which allows the business of public health to operate as seamlessly as possible, so that the Division may better serve the public.

Service Units

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Main Number:  919-707-5050
Fax: 919-870-4829

NameTitle/ServicesPhone
Stacie Turpin SaundersSection Chief and Deputy Director, Division of Public Health919-707-5101
Kathy DailDirector, Community Health Assessment919-707-5196
Susan LittleChief Public Health Nurse Branch Head, Local Technical Assistance and Training919-215-4471
Timeka HarrisonAdministrative Support for ALCS Section Office919-707-5050
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The Local Technical Assistance and Training Branch works to strengthen the capacity of local health departments to improve the health of people and communities in North Carolina. The Branch is the Division of Public Health's primary interface with local health directors. Services include generalized, administrative consultation, and local health department pharmacy consultation.

The Chief Public Health Nurse oversees nursing services provided by the Branch to local health departments and DPH programs employing public health nurses. Services include nursing practice consultation, clinical services technical assistance, and nursing professional development.

Main Number: 919-707-5130 
Fax: 919-870-4833 
Web: DPH: For Local Health Departments

LTATB Staff Directory

NameTitle/ServicesPhone
Susan LittleBranch Head; Chief Public Health Nurse919-215-4471
VacantAdministrative Assistant919-707-5132
Jenifer SimoneAssistant Director of Nursing; Manager, Public Health Nurse Consultant Unit984-220-6709
VacantBranch Operations Manager; Public Health Administrative Financial Consultation919-306-0429
Lindsay NovacekDirector of Nursing Continuing Education919-210-5767
Charla BrandonProfessional Development Associate, Public Health Nursing Institute for Continuing Excellence919-896-1938
Carolynn HemricOffice of the Chief Public Health Nurse Consultant (Western Central Region)919-801-0727
Maria TurnleyOffice of the Chief Public Health Nurse Consultant (Eastern Region) 919-896-4588 
Lisa SmithOffice of the Chief Public Health Nurse Consultant (Eastern Central Region) 984-960-8548
Heather WillisOffice of the Chief Public Health Nurse Consultant (Western Region)919-218-5391
Janelli CampuzanoPublic Health Administrative and Financial Consultant (Western Central Region)336-207-3300
Brandy LanierPublic Health Administrative and Financial Consultant (Eastern Region)919-707-5132
Brook JohnsonPublic Health Administrative and Financial Consultant (Eastern Central Region)919-710-0133
Becky WebbPublic Health Administrative and Financial Consultant (Western Region)919-815-0160
Shnaka ClarkDivision Program Executive919-707-5153