Region 7

Map of Region 7 States

 

The Region 7 Office, based in Kansas City, Missouri, serves Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas. Region 7 is also home to nine federally recognized tribes.

About 90% of the region’s 13.5 million residents are within 4 hours’ driving time of Kansas City. Three major overland trails developed in the mid-1800s – the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon – all originate in Missouri and pass through the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Due to the range of rural towns and urban cities, the Region 7 population experiences a variety of health concerns. The ORHO Region 7 office works with stakeholders to improve uptake of life-saving vaccines, increase physical activity, promote harm reduction to address substance use disorders, and respond to new and emerging public health challenges with an overall emphasis on health equity for all. Region 7 fosters creative and productive partnerships between private and public sectors and supports innovative approaches to public health prevention and promotion.

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Region 7 Health Operations Staff

CDR Kimberly Davids, PharmD, MPH, CPH, Acting Region 7 Regional Health Administrator

Acting Region 7 Regional Health Administrator
CDR Kimberly Davids, PharmD, MPH, CPH
kimberly.davids@hhs.gov

Prior to joining the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), CDR Davids served as a Regional Medical Countermeasure Advisor for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) in Kansas City, MO. In this role, she provided technical assistance, leadership, and guidance to state and local health departments in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska on the development and implementation of medical countermeasure (MCM) programs to receive, store, distribute, and dispense critical medicines and supplies during a public health emergency.

CDR Davids began her career in Anchorage, Alaska and Lawrence, KS working with Alaska Native and American Indians as an outpatient clinical pharmacist. After receiving her MPH, CDR Davids transferred from Indian Health Service to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in Kansas City as the State Lead for Kansas and Nebraska National Health Service Corps which provides support for the recruitment and retention of primary care providers in Health Professional Shortage Areas. 

CDR Davids has served as an officer in the US Public Health Service for over 15 years. She received her Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and her Master of Public Health from the University of Kansas Medical Center. 

Senior Public Health Advisor
CDR Kimberly Davids, PharmD, MPH, CPH
kimberly.davids@hhs.gov 

Regional Minority Health Analyst
Corstella Johnson, MPH, CHES
corstella.johnson@hhs.gov

Regional Women’s Health Analyst
Simone Taylor, MS, RN
simone.taylor@hhs.gov

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