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NEDSS Base System (NBS) & Surveillance

NBS/Surveillance Team

The NBS Surveillance team serves within the Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Prevention Division (IDEPD) at the Indiana Department of Health. The team’s purpose is to minimize morbidity and mortality associated with reportable communicable diseases among Indiana residents by conducting a broad and complex range of investigative and analytical epidemiologic activities; this includes but is not limited to coordinating infectious disease reporting, providing infectious disease surveillance support to internal subject matter experts & external partners, conduct maintenance and support of the NBS surveillance system, coordinate electronic case reporting (eCR) activities, and coordinate COVID-19 surveillance.

Contact Information

Indiana Department of Health 
2 N. Meridian St. 
Indianapolis, IN 46204

General questions may be directed to:

IDOH Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Prevention Division

  • Phone: 317-233-7125 (8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m.)
  • After Hours Emergency Calls: 317-233-1325

NBS/Surveillance Team Contacts

Director
Kiersten Hawkins-Moore, MPH, DrPH
Email: KiHawkins@health.in.gov
Office: (317) 234-7180

Surveillance Epidemiologist II
James Sainsbury, MPH
Email: JSainsbury@health.in.gov
Mobile: (317) 517-4327

Surveillance Epidemiologist II
Lunden Espinosa
Email: LEspinosa@health.in.gov
Mobile: (317) 509-8134

NBS Epidemiologist
Kyra Veatch, MPH
Email: KVeatch@health.in.gov
Office: (317) 296-1088

eCR Specialist
Darren Frank, MPH
Email: DaFrank@health.in.gov
Office: (317) 533-0175

Electronic Lab Reporting Specialist
Anushka Agrawal, MS
Email:  AAgrawal@health.in.gov

Data Analyst
Qianwen (Cherie) Wang
Email: QWang@health.in.gov

Data Analyst
Ashank Aswath
Email: AAswath@health.in.gov

NBS Contacts by Program

General: Contact your District Field Epidemiologist or call (317) 233-7125.