Contact Us

Please feel free to contact us with your questions, concerns, and suggestions related to the Healthy Schools, Healthy Students website and the Healthy School Action Tools (HSAT) Assessment and Action Plan. We appreciate your interest!

For Technical Questions:

If you have general questions about the assessment or action plan or technical questions about how the online tools work, please refer to:


• Frequently Asked Questions page,
• Assessment Instructions page (available afer you log in)
• Action Plan Instructions page (available after you log in).


If your question is not answered on these pages, please contact the Healthy Schools Technical Support Team and you will receive a response within 1 to 5 business days.
Healthy Schools Technical Support Team: healthy.schools@earthlink.net


Please include a phone contact number in your email to us. It is often easier and faster for us to reply via phone.

For Topic Area Questions:

If you have questions on a specific topic area, please use the following list to contact the topic area expert under the area most directly related to your concern.We will respond as quickly as possible but please understand that meetings and presentations often take these experts out of the office.

Asthma Management
John Dowling, MA
Public Health Consultant
Michigan Department of Community Health
517.335.9713
dowlingjoh@michigan.gov

Healthy Eating & Nutrition Education
Whitney Vance, MS, RD
School District Consultant
Michigan Department of Education, Coordinated School Health & Safety Programs
517.241.9111
vancew@michigan.gov


Physical Activity
Lisa Grost, MHSA
Public Health Physical Activity Specialist
Michigan Department of Community Health, Cardiovascular Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity Section
517.335.9781
grostl@michigan.gov

Physical Education
Roger S. Jackson
Executive Director
Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
517.347.0485
mahperded@gmail.com

Tobacco-Free Lifestyles
Laura de la Rambelje
Consultant
Michigan Department of Community Health, Tobacco Section
517.241.2762
delarambejel@michigan.gov

Violence & Injury Prevention
Bob Higgins
Safe Schools Consultant
Michigan Department of Education, Coordinated School Health & Safety Programs
517.373.1024
higginsr@michigan.gov

Coordinated School Health Programs
Mary Teachout, MAT
Coordinated School Health Education Consultant
Michigan Department of Education, Coordinated School Health & Safety Programs Unit
517.335.1730
teachoutm@michigan.gov

or

Karen Yoder
Coordinated School Health Consultant
Michigan Department of Community Health
517.335.8908
yoderk@michigan.gov