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Department of Health and Human Services
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Secretary: 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, peculiarly for those who are least able to help themselves."[one] [ii]

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

Xavier Becerra is the secretary of wellness 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 eighteen, 2021. Click here to acquire more most his confirmation process.

History

The department was formed as the Chiffonier-level Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) in 1953 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1979 the Department of Education split from HEW, and the Department of Health and Human Services was formed. Below is a listing of events throughout the department'southward history:[1]

  • 1953: Salk polio vaccine licensed
  • 1964: Beginning Surgeon General'southward report on smoking and wellness
  • 1965: Medicare and Medicaid programs created
  • 1979: Department of Wellness and Human Services and Department of Education split up from (HEW)
  • 1984: National Organ Transplantation Act became law
  • 1990: Homo Genome Projection established
  • 1996: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became police
  • 1997: State Children's Health Insurance Plan (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

According to the Section of Wellness and Human Services' website:[2]

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

Leadership

The current secretary of health and homo services is Xavier Becerra. The secretary of health 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 secretary of health and human being services include:

  • Overseeing a budget and employees;
  • Directing department staff in carrying out the canonical programs and activities of the section;
  • Promoting general public understanding 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 Affliction Control (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).[4]

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See also

  • Alex Azar

External links

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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ ane.0 one.one Department of Wellness and Human Services, "Historical Highlights," accessed December 9, 2013
  2. ↑ 2.0 ii.1 HHS.gov, "Well-nigh," accessed November 18, 2013
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ four.0 4.ane HHS.gov, "Guide to Information Resources," accessed August 11, 2014

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