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Department of Health and Human Services
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Secretarial assistant: Xavier Becerra
Year created: 1979
Official website: HHS.gov

The Department of Health and Human Services is a United states executive department established in 1979. The department was formed for "protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to assist themselves."[1] [2]

The department oversees diverse agencies including, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Affliction Control and Prevention (CDC).

Xavier Becerra is the secretary of health and homo services. On Dec 7, 2020, President Joe Biden (D) announced Becerra was his nominee for the position. The Senate confirmed Becerra on March xviii, 2021. Click here to learn more than about his confirmation procedure.

History

The section was formed every bit the Chiffonier-level Section of Health, Pedagogy, and Welfare (HEW) in 1953 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1979 the Section of Education separate from HEW, and the Department of Wellness and Homo Services was formed. Below is a list of events throughout the department's history:[1]

  • 1953: Salk polio vaccine licensed
  • 1964: Get-go Surgeon Full general's report on smoking and wellness
  • 1965: Medicare and Medicaid programs created
  • 1979: Section of Health and Man Services and Department of Education separate from (HEW)
  • 1984: National Organ Transplantation Act became law
  • 1990: Human Genome Projection established
  • 1996: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became constabulary
  • 1997: Country Children'southward Health Insurance Programme (SCHIP) created
  • 1999: Anti-bioterrorism initiative launched
  • 2003: Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act enacted
  • 2010: Affordable Care Human action (ACA) became law

Mission

Co-ordinate to the Department of Health and Human being Services' website:[2]

" The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services is to assistance provide the edifice blocks that Americans need to live good for you, successful lives.[iii] "

Leadership

The current secretary of health and human services is Xavier Becerra. The secretarial assistant of health and human services advises the president on "wellness, welfare, and income security plans, policies, and programs of the Federal Government."[four] The duties of the secretary of health and human services include:

  • Overseeing a budget and employees;
  • Directing section staff in conveying out the approved programs and activities of the department;
  • Promoting full general public agreement of the department's goals, programs, and objectives; and
  • Administering these functions through 12 operating agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Heart for Disease Command (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).[4]

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External links

  • Official Department of Wellness and Human Services website
  • Official Facebook folio
  • Official Twitter folio
  • Official Youtube channel

Footnotes

  1. ↑ ane.0 1.1 Department of Health and Man Services, "Historical Highlights," accessed December 9, 2013
  2. ↑ ii.0 2.1 HHS.gov, "Almost," accessed November 18, 2013
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ iv.0 four.1 HHS.gov, "Guide to Information Resources," accessed Baronial 11, 2014

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