Appendix A
Members of Work Groups

HHS DATA COUNCIL
WORKING GROUP ON RACIAL AND ETHNIC DATA


Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D. (Cochair)
Director, Division of Policy and Data
Office of Minority Health
Rockville, MD
ocarter@osophs.dhhs.gov

Anthony D'Angelo (Cochair)
Principal Statistician
Indian Health Service
Rockville, MD
adangelo@hqe.ihs.gov

Richard Bragg, Ph.D.
Social Science Research Analyst
Minority Health Services Research Coordinator
Health Care Financing Administration
Office of Strategic Planning
Baltimore, MD
rbragg@hcfa.gov

Lester Cash
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget
Washington, DC
lcash@os.dhhs.gov

Gwendolyn B. Clark
Public Health Analyst
Office of Minority Health
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, MD
gclark@hrsa.dhhs.gov

M. Lyvon Covington
Public Health Specialist
Office of Special Health Issues
Food and Drug Administration
Rockville, MD
lcovingt@Bangate.FDA.GOV

Patricia M. Golden
Special Assistant to the Director
Office of Analysis and Epidemiology
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hyattsville, MD
pmg2@cdc.gov

Dale Hitchcock
Senior Policy Analyst
Division of Data Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
dhitchco@osaspe.dhhs.gov

Morgan Jackson, MD, MPH
Director, Minority Health Program
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Rockville, MD
mjackson@ahcpr.gov

K. A. Jagannathan, Ph.D.
Program Analyst
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
Administration for Children and Families
Washington, DC
kjagannathan@acf.dhhs.gov

Steven Melov
Director, Management, Information, and Analysis Division
Office for Civil Rights
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
Washington, DC
smelov@os.dhhs.gov

Bradford Perry
Office of Minority Health
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland
BPerry@hrsa.dhhs.gov

Susan G. Queen. Ph.D.
Division of Information and Analysis
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland
sgqueen@hrsa.gov

Gladys H. Reynolds, Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician
Office of the Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
ghrl@cdc.gov

Beatrice Rouse, Ph.D.
Senior Epidemiologist
Office of Applied Studies
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Rockville, MD
brouse@SAMHSA.gov

James Scanlon
Senior Policy Analyst
Division of Data Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

Christopher T. Sempos, Ph.D.
Office of Research on Minority Health
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
semposc@od.nih.gov

Belinda Seto, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director
for Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
bs11e@nih.gov

Amanda Utts
Writer/Editor
ASPE/PIC
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
autts@osaspe.dhhs.gov

Deborah L. Yatsko
Program Analyst
Administration for Native Americans
Washington, DC
dyatsko@acf.dhhs.gov

Evelyn Yee
Researcher
Administration on Aging
Washington, DC
evelyn.yee@aoa.gov

Jessie Washington
Equal Opportunities Specialist
Office for Civil Rights
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
Jwashington@os.dhhs.gov


OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH STAFF

Sheila Pack Merriweather
Public Health Analyst
Office of Minority Health
Rockville, MD
smerriweather@osophs.dhhs.gov

Annette M. Nieves
Program Analyst
Office of Minority Health
Rockville, MD
anieves@osophs.dhhs.gov

Violet R.H. Woo
Program Analyst
Office of Minority Health
Rockville, MD
vwoo@osophs.dhhs.gov


HHS INITIATIVE TO ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH DATA WORK GROUP

Jack Anderson (Co-chair)
Deputy Director, NCHS
Presidential Bldg.
Hyattsville, MD

Anthony D'Angelo (Co-chair)
Principal Statistician
Indian Health Service
Rockville, MD
adangelo@hqe.ihs.gov

Ross H. Arnett, III
Director, Center for Cost and Financing Studies Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Rockville, MD
rarnett@ahcpr.gov

Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Policy and Data
Office of Minority Health
Rockwall II Bldg,
Rockville, MD
ocarter@osoophs.dhhs.gov

Vilma Cokkinides
Epidemiologist
Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Data Evaluation Analysis and Research
Bethesda, MD
Vcokkinides@hrsa.gov

Deborah Guadalupe Durán, Ph.D.
Health Policy Analyst
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Administrator's Office for Policy and Program Coordination
Rockville, MD
dduran@samhsa.gov

Wayne Giles
NCCDPHP
Division of Adult and Community Health
Cardiovascular Health Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
HWG0@cdc.gov

Miryam Granthom
Healthy People Consortium Coordinator
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
Mgranton@osophs.dhhs.gov

Morgan Jackson, MD, MPH
Director, Minority Health Program
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Rockville, MD
mjackson@ahcpr.gov

Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D.
Chief, Survey and Analysis Branch
Center for Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Rockville, MD
rmanders@samhsa.gov

Beatrice Rouse, Ph.D.
Senior Epidemiologist
Office of Applied Studies
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Rockville, MD
brouse@SAMHSA.gov

Barbara Wells (alternate)
Evaluation Director, Office of Data, Evaluation, Analysis and Research
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Health Resources and Services Administration
Bethesda, MD
bwells@hrsa.dhhs.gov


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