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Department of Health and Homo 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 section was formed for "protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, particularly for those who are least able to help themselves."[1] [2]

The section oversees various 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 secretarial assistant of health and human services. On December 7, 2020, President Joe Biden (D) appear Becerra was his nominee for the position. The Senate confirmed Becerra on March 18, 2021. Click here to larn more most his confirmation process.

History

The department was formed as the Cabinet-level Department of Health, Teaching, and Welfare (HEW) in 1953 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1979 the Section of Educational activity divide from HEW, and the Department of Wellness and Human Services was formed. Beneath is a listing of events throughout the department's history:[ane]

  • 1953: Salk polio vaccine licensed
  • 1964: First Surgeon General'southward report on smoking and wellness
  • 1965: Medicare and Medicaid programs created
  • 1979: Department of Health and Homo Services and Department of Education carve up from (HEW)
  • 1984: National Organ Transplantation Act became police force
  • 1990: Human Genome Project established
  • 1996: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Deed (HIPAA) became police force
  • 1997: State Children's Health Insurance Programme (SCHIP) created
  • 1999: Anti-bioterrorism initiative launched
  • 2003: Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act enacted
  • 2010: Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law

Mission

According to the Department of Health and Human Services' website:[two]

" The mission of the Department of Health and Human being Services is to assistance provide the building blocks that Americans demand to live healthy, successful lives.[3] "

Leadership

The current secretarial assistant of health and man services is Xavier Becerra. The secretary of wellness and human services advises the president on "health, welfare, and income security plans, policies, and programs of the Federal Government."[4] The duties of the secretarial assistant of health and human being services include:

  • Overseeing a budget and employees;
  • Directing section staff in conveying out the canonical programs and activities of the section;
  • Promoting general public understanding of the department'south goals, programs, and objectives; and
  • Administering these functions through 12 operating agencies, including the Food and Drug Assistants (FDA), Center for Illness Control (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).[iv]

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See as well

  • Alex Azar

External links

  • Official Department of Health and Human Services website
  • Official Facebook page
  • Official Twitter page
  • Official Youtube channel

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Department of Health and Human Services, "Historical Highlights," accessed December 9, 2013
  2. ↑ 2.0 ii.i HHS.gov, "Nearly," accessed November 18, 2013
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.ane HHS.gov, "Guide to Information Resources," accessed Baronial 11, 2014

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