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Nebraska Local Department of Health and Agriculture Contact Information

Nebraska State Department of Health Contact Information

Most questions regarding food production, handling, sales and serving, including cottage food laws and regulations are handled by the state's local health department or department of agriculture, and sometimes by a city or county business registration office.

Nebraska Health Department

Main Office: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South,
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-3121

Nebraska Nebraska local department of health contacts

The following counties have websites, and some have Facebook pages, that provide information regarding their department and its services:

NEBRASKA HEALTH DEPARTMENTS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS

• Clay County Health Department Nebraska -
  Laurie Sheridan, Director 202 West Fairfield Clay Center, NE 68933-1200 Phone: (402) 762-3571 Fax: (402) 762-3573
  Email: claycohealth@windstream.net . (Clay County/Clay Center)
• Dakota County Health Department Nebraska -
  Natasha Ritchison, Director 1601 Broadway Street/Box 155 Dakota City, NE 68731-5065 Phone: (402) 987-2164 Fax: (402) 987-2163
  Email: nritchison@dakotacountyne.org . (Dakota County/Dakota City)
• Douglas County Health Department Nebraska -
  Adi Pour, Director 1111 South 41st Street Omaha, NE 68105-1803 Phone: (402) 444-7471 Fax: (402) 444-1715
  Email: adi.pour@douglascounty-ne.gov (Douglas County/Omaha)
• Polk County Health Department Nebraska -
  Darla Winslow, Director 330 North State Street/Box 316 Osceola, NE 68651-5522 Phone: (402) 747-2211 Fax: (402) 747-7241
  Email: darlawins@yahoo.com. (Polk County/Osceola)
• Red Willow County Health Department Nebraska -
  Pamela Harsh, Director 1400 West 5th McCook, NE 69001-2664 Phone: (308) 345-1790 Fax: (308) 345-1794
  Email: rwchdpam@mccooknet.com. (Red Willow County/McCook)
• Scotts Bluff County Health Department Nebraska -
  Paulette Schnell, Director 1825 10th Street Gering, NE 69341-2445 Phone: (308) 436-6636; Cell: (308) 631-6074 Fax: (308) 436-6638
  Email: paulette.schnell@rwhs.org (Scotts Bluff County/Gering)
• Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Nebraska -
  Pat Lopez, Health Director 3131 "O" Street Lincoln, NE 68510-1523 Phone: (402) 441-8000
  Email: patdlopez@lincoln.ne.gov. (Lancaster County/Lincoln)
• Central District Health Department Nebraska -
  Teresa Anderson, Director 1137 South Locust Street Grand Island, NE 68801-6771 Phone: (308) 385-5175 x178; Toll Free: (877) 216-9092 Fax: (308) 385-5181
  Email: tanderson@cdhd.ne.gov (Hall County/Grand Island, Hamilton County/Aurora, Merrick County/Central City) 3 Revised 12/30/2020
• East Central District Health Department Nebraska -
  Chuck Sepers, Health Director 4321 41st Avenue Columbus, NE 68601. Phone: (402) 563-9656 Fax: (402) 563-0544
  Email: csepers@ecdhd.ne.gov. (Boone County/Albion, Colfax County/Schuyler, Nance County/Fullerton, Platte County/Columbus)
• Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department Nebraska -
  Gina Uhing, Director Box 779 Wisner, NE 68791-0779 Phone: (402) 529-2233; Toll-Free: (877) 379-4400; LHD 24/7 Cell: (402) 841-8110 Fax: (402) 529-2211
  Email: gina@elvphd.org (Burt County/Tekamah, Cuming County/West Point, Madison County/Madison, Stanton County/Stanton)
• Four Corners Health Department Nebraska -
  Laura McDougall, Executive Director 2101 North Lincoln Avenue York, NE 68467-1027 Phone: (402) 362-2621; Toll-Free: (877) 337-3573; Cell: (402) 366-6485 Fax: (402) 362-2687
  Email: lauram@fourcorners.ne.gov (Butler County/David City, Polk County/Osceola, Seward County/Seward, York County/York)
• Loup Basin Public Health Department Nebraska -
  Chuck Cone, Director; Amanda Jeffres, Co-Director 934 "I" Street/Box 995 Burwell, NE 68823-0995 Phone: (308) 346-5795; Cell: (308) 214-1066 Fax: (308) 346-9106
  Email: ccone@lbphd.org
  Email: ajeffres@lbphd.org. (Blaine County/Brewster, Custer County/Broken Bow, Garfield County/Burwell, Greeley County/Greeley, Howard County/St Paul, Loup County/Taylor, Sherman County/Loup City, Valley County/Ord, Wheeler County/Bartlett)
• North Central District Health Department Nebraska -
  Roger Wiese, Director 422 East Douglas Street O'Neill, NE 68763-1852 Phone: (402) 336-2406; Toll Free: (877) 336-2406; Cell: (402) 340-3086 Fax: (402) 336-1768
  Email: roger@ncdhd.ne.gov (Antelope County/Neligh, Boyd County/Butte, Brown County/Ainsworth, Cherry County/Valentine, Holt County/O'Neill, Keya Paha County/Springview, Knox County/Center, Pierce County/Pierce, Rock County/Bassett)
• Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department Nebraska -
  Julie Rother, Director 215 North Pearl Street Wayne, NE 68787-1975 Phone: (402) 375-2200; 24/7 Phone: (402) 369-3822 Fax: (402) 375-2201; Confidential Fax: (402) 833-5180
  Email: julie@nnphd.org (Cedar County/Hartington, Dixon County/Ponca, Thurston County/Pender, Wayne County/Wayne)
• Panhandle Public Health District -
  Kim Engel, Director 808 Box Butte Avenue Box 337 Hemingford, NE 69348-9700 Phone: (308) 487-3600; Cell: (308) 760-2415 Fax: (308) 487-3682
  Email: kengel@pphd.org (Banner County/Harrisburg, Box Butte County/Alliance, Cheyenne County/Sidney, Dawes County/Chadron, Deuel County/Chappell, Garden County/Oshkosh, Grant County/Hyannis, Kimball County/Kimball, Morrill County/Bridgeport, Scotts Bluff County/Gering, Sheridan County/Rushville, Sioux County/Harrison)
• Public Health Solutions District Health Department Nebraska -
  Kim Showalter, Health Director 995 East Highway 33/Suite 1 Crete, NE 68333-2551 Phone: (402) 826-3880 Fax: (402) 826-4101
  Email: kshowalter@phsneb.org Fillmore County/Geneva, Gage County/Beatrice, Jefferson County/Fairbury, Saline County/Wilber, Thayer County/Hebron)
• Sarpy/Cass Health Department Nebraska -
  Sarah Schram, Health Director 701 Olson Drive/Suite 101 Papillion, NE 68046-4797 Phone: (402) 339-4334 x6978; Toll Free: (800) 645-0134 Fax: (402) 339-4235
  Email: sschram@sarpycasshealth.com. (Cass County/Plattsmouth, Sarpy County/Papillion)
• South Heartland District Health Department Nebraska -
  Michele Bever, Executive Director 606 North Minnesota/Suite 2 Hastings, NE 68901-5256 Phone: (402) 462-6211; Toll Free: (877) 238-7595 Fax: (402) 462-6219
  Email: michele.bever@shdhd.org (Adams County/Hastings, Clay County/Clay Center, Nuckolls County/Nelson, Webster County/Red Cloud)
• Southeast District Health Department Nebraska -
  Grant Brueggemann, Health Director 2511 Schneider Avenue Auburn, NE 68305-3054 Phone: (402) 274-3993; Toll Free: (877) 777-0424 Fax: (402) 274-3967
  Email: grant@sedhd.org (Johnson County/Tecumseh, Nemaha County/Auburn, Otoe County/Nebraska City, Pawnee County/Pawnee City, Richardson County/Falls City) 6
• Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department Nebraska -
  Myra Stoney, Director 404 West 10th Street/P O Box 1235 McCook, NE 69001-2911 Phone: (308) 345-4223; Cell: (308) 340-2642 Fax: (308) 345-4289
  Email: director@swhealth.ne.gov (Chase County/Imperial, Dundy County/Benkelman, Frontier County/Stockville, Furnas County/Beaver City, Hayes County/Hayes Center, Hitchcock County/Trenton, Keith County/ Ogallala, Perkins County/Grant, Red Willow/McCook)
• Three Rivers Public Health Department Nebraska -
  Terra Uhing, Director 2400 North Lincoln Street Fremont, NE 68025-2461 Phone: (402) 727-5396; Toll Free: (866) 727-5396; Cell: (402) 317-8841 Fax: (402) 727-5399
  Email: terra@3rphd.org. (Dodge County/Fremont, Saunders County/Wahoo, Washington County/Blair)
• Two Rivers Public Health Department Nebraska -
  Jeremy Eschliman, Director 516 West 11th Street/Suite 108B Kearney, NE 68845-7310 Phone: (888) 669-7154; Cell: (308) 999-7093 Fax: (308) 455-4182
  Email: jeschliman@trphd.org. (Buffalo County/Kearney, Dawson County/Lexington, Franklin County/Franklin, Gosper County/Elwood, Harlan County/Alma, Kearney County/Minden, Phelps County/Holdrege)
• West Central District Health Department Nebraska -
  Shannon Vanderheiden, Director 111 N Dewey/Suite A North Platte, NE 69103-5439 Phone: (308) 696-1201; Cell: (308) 520-0158 Fax: (308) 696-1204
  Email: vanderheidens@wcdhd.org. (Arthur County/Arthur, Hooker County/Mullen, Lincoln County/North Platte, Logan County/Stapleton, McPherson County/Tryon, Thomas County/Thedford)
• NOTE: After each county name is the county seat.
  

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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FDA Labeling and Nutrition

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a tool, the AskUSDA site providing information from across USDA all in one place. Just type key words or phrases into the search box. Your search will provide the top 10 results from across USDA. For the best search results, keep in mind that including "and" in the search box will exclude articles that don't include all searched words. Including "or" in the search box will include articles with any of the searched words.

If you have specific USDA questions that you cannot find answers to on the site, call (202) 720-2791 or email USDA at askusda@usda.gov.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

If you are looking for the national US Department of Health, that's the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and here is the mailing address and phone number:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775
Note: Please be aware that mail sent to their Washington D.C. area offices takes an additional 3-4 days to process due to security precautions.