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Office on Women's Health

HHS Coordinating Committee on Women's Health

The HHS Coordinating Committee on Women's Health (CCWH) was established in 1983 to advise the Assistant Secretary for Health (and in 1993, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Women's Health)) on current and planned activities across DHHS that would safeguard and improve the physical and mental health of all women in the United States. The Coordinating Committee is chaired by Dr. Wanda K. Jones, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Women's Health). The Committee's members include senior-level representatives from each of the federal agencies and offices within the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Coordinating Committee on Women's Health has established a Working Group on HIV/AIDS and Women. This Working Group is composed of representatives from the U.S. Public Health Service's agencies and HHS offices and regional offices. It serves as a resource for initiating activities to address HIV/AIDS in women. It also proposes potential collaborations and partnerships to facilitate the development and implementation of HIV/AIDS projects and programs that will focus on women.

Membership of the HHS Coordinating Committee on Women's Health


Committee Chair

Wanda K. Jones, Dr.P.H.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Women's Health)
200 Independence Ave., S.W., Room 712E
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: (202) 260-4432
Fax: (202) 401-4005
E-mail: wanda.jones@hhs.gov

Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (OIA)


Agnes H. Donahue, D.D.S., M.S.D., M.P.H.
Special Assistant to the Director
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Hubert Humphrey Building, Room 719-B
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 202-205-1830
Fax: 202-205-2107
E-mail: agnes.donahue@hhs.gov

OPHS Staff Offices

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)

Emmeline Ochiai
Health Advisor
DHHS/Office of Public Health and Science
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Tower Oaks Building, Suite LL-100
1101 Wootton Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852
Main: (240) 453-8280
Phone: (240) 453-8259
Fax: (240) 453-8281
E-mail: emmeline.ochiai@hhs.gov

Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (OHAP)


Office of Minority Health (OMH)


Lauren Broussard
Program Staff Specialist
Office of HIV/AIDS Policy
Hubert Humphrey Building, Room 443-H
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-5560
Fax: (202) 690-7560
E-mail: Lauren.Broussard@hhs.gov
Miryam C. Gerdine, MPH
Division of Policy and Data
1101 Wootton Pkwy, 6h Floor
Tower Building, Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (240) 453-6159
Fax: (240) 453-8223
E-mail: miryam.granthon@hhs.gov

Office of Population Affairs (OPA)

Evelyn Kappeler
Acting Director
1101 Wootton Pkwy, 7th Floor
Tower Building
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (240) 453-2837
Fax: (240) 453-2801
E-mail: evelyn.kappeler@hhs.gov
Alternate: Amy Margolis
Public Health Analyst
1101 Wootton Pkwy, Suite 700
Tower Building
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (240) 453-2820
Fax: (240) 453-2801
E-mail: amy.margolis@hhs.gov

Office on Women's Health (OWH)


Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave., S.W., Room 712-E
Washington, D.C. 20201
Frances Ashe Goins, R.N., M.P.H.
Deputy Director
Room 728-E
Phone: (202) 690-6373
Fax: (202) 401-4005
E-mail: frances.ashe-goins@hhs.gov
Barbara F. James
Director, Division of Program Coordination
Room 728-E
Phone: (202) 205-2551
Fax: (202) 401-4005
E-mail: barbara.james@hhs.gov
Valerie Scardino, M.P.A
Director, Outreach and Collaboration
Room 728-F
Phone: (202) 205-0270
Fax: (202) 205-2631
E-mail: valerie.scardino@hhs.gov
B. Kaye Hayes, M.P.A.
Senior Advisor for Policy
Room 728-E
Phone: (202) 205-2003
Fax: (202) 401-4005
E-mail: kaye.hayes@hhs.gov

President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS)

Christine G. Spain, M.A.
Director for Research, Planning and Special Projects
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 738H
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-5148
Fax: (202) 690-5211
E-mail: christine.spain@hhs.gov

Regional Women's Health Office


Charlotte Gish, CNM, MSN
Regional Women's Health Coordinator, Region VI
1301 Young Street, Suite 1124
Dallas, Texas 75202
Phone: (214) 767-3523
Fax: (214) 767-3209
E-mail: charlotte.gish@hhs.gov

OS Offices

Office on Disability


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology (ASRT)


Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 622-E
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 205-1104
Fax: (202) 260-3053
E-mail: rosaly.correa@hhs.gov
Greta T. Davis, M.A.
Senior Budget Analyst
Division of Budget Policy, Execution and Review
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 529-G.28
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: (202) 690-6405
Fax: (202) 690-6896
E-mail: greta.davis@hhs.gov

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)


Wilma Tilson, M.P.H.
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Office of Health Policy
Division of Public Health Systems, ASPE
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 447-D
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 205-8841
Fax: (202) 401-7321
E-mail: wilma.tilson@hhs.gov

HHS Agencies

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)


Shakeh Kaftarian, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor, Women's Health and Gender Research
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road, Room 2115
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 427-1550
Fax: (301) 427-1562
E-mail : jackie.kaftarian@ahrq.hhs.gov
Yvonne T. Green, R.N., C.N.M., M.S.N.
Director, Office of Women's Health
1600 Clifton Rd, N.E., Mailstop - E89
Atlanta, GA 30333
Main: (404) 498-2300
Phone: (404) 498-2366
Fax: (404) 498-2370
E-mail: ytg1@cdc.gov

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Kathleen Uhl, M.D.
Director, FDA’s Office of Women’s Health
Parklawn Building, Room 16-65, HF-8
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Main: (301) 827-0350
Phone: (301) 827 0936
Fax: (301) 827-0926
E-mail: kathleen.uhl@fda.hhs.gov
Alternate: Deborah Kallgren
Phone: (301) 827-2848
Fax : (301) 827-0926
E-mail: deborah.kallgren@fda.hhs.gov

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Sabrina Matoff-Stepp, M.A., PhD
Director, Office of Women's Health
Health Resources and Services Administration
Parklawn Building, Room 18-46
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-8664
Fax: (301) 443-8587
E-mail: smatoff-stepp@hrsa.gov
LCDR Morrisa B. Rice, MHA
Senior Public Health Analyst
Office of Women’s Health
Parklawn Building, Room 18-46
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: (301) 443-6838
Fax: (301) 443 - 8587
E-mail: mrice@hrsa.gov

Indian Health Service (IHS)


CAPT Carolyn Aoyama
Women's Health
Advanced Practice

Indian Health Service/OCPS/DNS
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 443-1840
Fax: (301) 594-6135
E-mail: carolyn.aoyama@ihs.gov

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Vivian W. Pinn, M.D.
Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health
Director, Office of Research on Women's Health
National Institutes of Health
6707 Democracy Blvd.
Suite 400 MSC 5484
Bethesda, MD 20892
(FedEx-Bethesda, MD 20817)
Phone: (301) 402-1770
Fax: (301) 402-1798
E-mail: vivian.pinn@nih.hhs.gov
Assistant to Dr. Vivian Pinn: Kim Kurilla-Gray
Phone: (301) 496-0706
Fax: (301) 402-1798
Email: kim.kurilla-gray@nih.hhs.gov
(Co-Alternate) Janine Austin Clayton, M.D.
Deputy Director, ORWH
Phone: (301) 402-1770
Fax: (301) 402-1798
E-mail: smithja2@od.nih.gov
(Co-Alternate) Charles A. Wells, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor to the Director
Phone : (301) 402-1770
Fax : (301) 402-1798
E-mail: wellsc@od.nih.gov

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

M. Valerie Mills, PhD, MSW
Senior Public Health Advisor
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-1007
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (240) 276-2232
Fax: (240) 276-2251
E-mail: mvalerie.mills@samhsa.hhs.gov

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)


Shellie N. Rogers, M.B.A.
Director of the Policy Coordination and Planning Group
7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop S2-21-24
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
Phone : (410) 786-0391
E-mail : shellie.rogers@hhs.gov
Alternate Contacts:

Natalie Highsmith
E-mail: natalie.highsmith@cms.hhs.gov

Darlene Pfeffer
E-mail: darlene.pfeffer@cms.hhs.gov

Joyce Williams
E-mail: joyce.williams@cms.hhs.gov

Administration on Aging (AOA)


Administration on Children and Families (ACF)


Dianne A. Freeman, M.A.
Aging Services Program Specialist
Office of Elder Rights
DHHS, Administration on Aging
1 Massachusetts Avenue, NW - Room 5405
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 357-3536
Fax: (202) 357-3549
E-mail: dianne.freeman@aoa.hhs.gov
Laura Hoard
Social Science Research Analyst
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
DHHS, Administration for Children and Families
901 D Street, SW
Aerospace 7th Floor West
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: (202) 401-4561
E-mail: Laura.hoard@acf.hhs.gov

Alternate: Emily Ball
Social Science Research Analyst
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
DHHS, Administration for Children and Families
901 D St, SW
Aerospace 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: (202) 205-8115
Fax: (202) 205-3598
E-mail: emily.ball@hhs.gov

Content last updated November 2, 2009

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