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Regional women's health offices and programs

• Role of the Regional Women's Health Coordinators

• Regional Women's Health Liaison

• Region I – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

• Region II – New Jersey, New York, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John)

• Region III – Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia

• Region IV – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

• Region V – Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

• Region VI – Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

• Region VII – Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

• Region VIII – Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming

• Region IX – Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the United States Pacific Island Jurisdictions: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau

• Region X – Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

Role of the Regional Women's Health Coordinators

Ten Regional Women's Health Coordinators (RWHCs) coordinate and implement national public health initiatives to promote a greater focus on women's health issues at the regional, state and local levels. They advance the mission of the Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and represent the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Women's Health) by administering programs that improve the health of women in communities across the country, and by coordinating activities and programs in health care service delivery, research, and public and health professional education. Sensitivity to local, state, and regional needs in women's health is reflected in their work to identify priority health areas, to establish networking relationships, and to implement initiatives addressing regional women's health concerns.

The RWHCs chair regional advisory committees on women's health; advise regional health administrators on women's health priorities; provide information and technical assistance; and share information and resources with federal and state agencies, local communities, the public and entities funded by OWH to promote comprehensive, integrated health care for women. They also convene conferences and workshops; support the capacity building of minority women's organizations; and participate in local, state, regional, federal, and international activities to advance the mission of OWH.

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Regional Women's Health Liaison

Ledia I. Martínez, M.D., M.P.H.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office on Women's Health
200 Independence Avenue, SW, Rm. 728E
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 202-205-1960
Fax: 202-401-4005
Email: Ledia.Martinez@hhs.gov

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Region I – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Women's Health Coordinator:

Learn more about Region I

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Region II – New Jersey, New York, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands (comprised of St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John)

Women's Health Coordinator:

Learn more about Region II

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Region III – Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia

Women's Health Coordinator:

Learn more about Region III

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Region IV – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

Women's Health Coordinator:

Learn more about Region IV

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Region V – Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

Women's Health Coordinator:

Learn more about Region V

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Region VI – Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

Women's Health Coordinator:

Learn more about Region VI

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Region VII – Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

Women's Health Coordinator:

Learn more about Region VII

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Region VIII – Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming

Women's Health Coordinator:

Learn more about Region VIII

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Region IX – Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the United States Pacific Island Jurisdictions: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau

Women's Health Coordinator:

Learn more about Region IX

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Region X – Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

Women's Health Coordinator:

Learn more about Region X

Content last updated July 12, 2011.

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