Region VIII
Regional Director: Marguerite Salazar
999 18th Street
South Terrace, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80202
Office: (303) 844-3372
Fax: (303) 844-4545
Prior to joining HHS, Marguerite Salazar had served as President/CEO of Valley Wide Health Services, Inc. (VWHS) since 1989. VWHS is one of the largest rural Community Health Centers in the country, providing primary care to over 40,000 residents of the San Luis, Lower Arkansas and Upper Arkansas Valleys in Southern Colorado.
Previously, Ms. Salazar directed Access Social Work Service, a firm that contracted with local public health departments, hospitals and nursing homes to provide social work services. She holds a Master's degree in counseling psychology from Adams State College in Colorado.
Regional Staff Contact Information:
- Regional Manager for Civil Rights
- Regional Chief Counsel
- Regional Inspectors General
- Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS)
- Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Regional Operating Divisions Office Web Sites:
- Administration for Children and Families
- Administration on Aging
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Food and Drug Administration
- FDA Central Regional/District Offices-- Serves North Dakota and South Dakota
- FDA Southwest Regional/District Offices-- Serves Colorado and Utah
- FDA Pacific Regional/District Offices-- Serves Montana
- Health Resources & Services Administration
- Indian Health Service
- Aberdeen Area (Serves North Dakota and South Dakota)
- Albuquerque Area (Serves Colorado)
- Billings Area (Serves Montana and Wyoming)
- Navajo Area (Serves Utah)
- Phoenix Area (Serves Utah)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)
Region 8 State Links
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