Wanda
K. Jones, Dr.P.H.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Women's Health)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
 Dr. Wanda Jones is Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Health (Women’s Health) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services and the Director of the Office on Women’s Health. Since her selection in
February 1998, Dr. Jones has focused her efforts on eliminating health disparities for
women through a variety of programs and initiatives, including the National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health, the
National Community Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health, the National Women’s
Health Information Center (www.4woman.gov or
1-800-994WOMAN- TDD: 1-888-220-5446) and the Panel of Experts on Minority Women’s
Health.
Dr. Jones also actively participates in the Department’s
efforts concerning violence against women and HIV/AIDS. In addition, she recently chaired
a public meeting on the safety of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids,
convened a three day "Young Women’s Health Summit" with teens and young
women from all over the country, and is an active voice for Departmental efforts to
increase breastfeeding among minority women. She has also supported women’s health
activities outside Washington, D.C. through women’s health coordinators assigned to
each of the ten regions of the U.S. Public Health Service.
Dr. Jones has long been recognized for her leadership on
women’s health issues in the federal and state public health communities. Prior to
her current position, Dr. Jones was the Associate Director for Women’s Health at the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. A Penn State graduate in medical
technology, she has worked in an inner city blood bank and its hematology laboratory; in a
small town hospital as its night shift technologist and then as its microbiologist; and
for a State public health laboratory as a laboratory improvement consultant. She obtained
her doctorate in Public Health Laboratory Practice from the University of North Carolina.
Dr. Jones joined CDC in 1987 as an HIV laboratory trainer. In 1990, she became the
Assistant Director for Science in the Office of the Associate Director for HIV/AIDs, where
she was active in policy issues related to HIV laboratory testing, women and AIDS, HIV
vaccine development and health care workers.
Invitations
Invitations requesting a personal appearance at an event or a
speech must be made by regular mail only. Invitations need to be received at least 3-4
months prior to the event for timely consideration. Please send a formal invitation with
the exact date and time of her remarks, length of presentation, topic, and location to:
Office on Women's Health
Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 712E
Washington, DC 20201
Attn: Wanda K. Jones, Dr.P.H.
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