North Dakota
Capital: Bismarck
Population: 616,715 (2007)
Land Area: 68,975 square miles
Persons per square mile: 8.9
Births/year: 10,109 (2007)
Largest Cities: Fargo, Bismarck, and Grand Forks
Source: North Dakota State Data Center
State Poster: North Dakota State Genetics Poster
State Links
- University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Clinical Genetics Clinics
- North Dakota Department of Health
- North Dakota Newborn Screening
- North Dakota State Genetics Plan
- Children's Special Health Services
- ND Newborn Screening Laws
- Univ. North Dakota School of Medicine, Division Medical Genetics
State Program Contacts
- State Genetics Coordinator
Mary Riske, RN, MS
University of North Dakota
Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics
P.O. Box 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Tel:(701) 777-4243
Email - State Laboratory Directors
Dr. Stan Berberich
Newborn Screening Laboratory
Hygienic Lab Des Moines Div. Annex
1521 2nd Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50314
Tel: (515) 243-0141
Fax: (515) 243-3071
Email - Iowa and North Dakota State Newborn Screening Coordinator
Barbara Schweitzer
Division of Maternal and Child Health
North Dakota Dept of Health
600 East Blvd.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Tel: (701) 328-4538
Fax: (701) 328-1412
Email - Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Director
Tamara Gallup-Millner
Children's Special Health Services
Department of Human Services
State Capitol
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Department 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0269
Tel: (701) 328-2436; (800) 755-2714 (in ND)
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