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The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.
   The department was created when President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act (PL 96-88) into law on October 17, 1979. It split the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, (HEW), which included the Social Security Administration, agencies constituting the Public Health Service, Family Support Administration, and the Office of Education into the Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Education. Both began operation on May 4, 1980. (In 1995, the Social Security Administration was removed from the Department of Health and Human Services, and established as an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States Government).
   It is administered by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, currently Michael O. Leavitt, who is appointed by the President of the United States. The United States Public Health Service (PHS) is the main division of the HHS and is led by the Assistant Secretary for Health. The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the uniformed service of the PHS, is lead by the Surgeon General who is responsible for addressing matters concerning public health as authorized by the Secretary or by the Assistant Secretary of Health in addition to his primary mission of administering the Commissioned Corps.
   In 2002, the department released Healthy People 2010, a national strategic initiative for improving the health of Americans.

Operating divisions and agencies

Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (OS) - currently led by Secretary Michael Leavitt ť * Office of the Deputy Sercretary of Health and Human Services (ODS) - currently led Deputy Secretary by Tevi Troy

   :* Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) - currently lead by Assistant Secretary, Admiral Joxel García, USPHS ť ::* Public Health Service (PHS) - under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

   :::* Administration for Children and Families (ACF) - currently led by Acting Assistant Secretary Daniel Schneider ť :::* Administration on Aging (AOA)- currently led by Assistant Secretary Josefina Carbonell

   :::* Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)- currently led by Director Carolyn Clancy ť :::* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - currently led by Director Julie Gerberding

   ::::* Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) - currently led by Director Howard Frumkin ť :::* Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - currently led by Acting Administrator Kerry Weems

   :::* Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - currently led by Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach ť :::* Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - currently led by Administrator Betty Duke

   :::* Indian Health Service (IHS) - currently led by Acting Director, Robert G. McSwain ť :::* National Institutes of Health (NIH) - currently led by Director Elias Zerhouni

   :::* Program Support Center (PSC) - currently led by Director Philip Van Landingham ť :::* Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)- currently led by Administrator Charles Curie

   :::* Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) - currently led by Acting Surgeon General, Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, USPHS

Former operating divisions and agencies

Social Security Administration, made independent in 1995.

Health Care Financing Administration

Budget

The Department of Health and Human Services' budget includes more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of activities. Some highlights include:

Health and social science research

Preventing disease, including immunization services

Assuring food and drug safety

Medicare (health insurance for elderly and disabled Americans) and Medicaid (health insurance for low-income people)

Health information technology

Financial assistance and services for low-income families

Improving maternal and infant health

Head Start (pre-school education and services)

Faith-based and community initiatives

Preventing child abuse and domestic violence

Substance abuse treatment and prevention

Services for older Americans, including home-delivered meals

Comprehensive health services for Native Americans

Medical preparedness for emergencies, including potential terrorism.

Related legislation

1946 - Hospital Survey and Construction Act (Hill-Burton Act) PL 79-725

1949 - Hospital Construction Act PL 81-380

1950 - Public Health Services Act Amendments PL 81-692

1955 - Poliomyelitis Vaccination Assistance Act PL 84-377

1956 - Health Research Facilities Act PL 84-835

1960 - Social Security Amendments (Kerr-Mill aid) PL 86-778

1961 - Community Health Services and Facilities Act PL 87-395

1962 - Public Health Service Act PL 87-838

1962 - Vaccination Assistance PL 87-868

1963 - Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act/Community Mental Health Centers Act PL 88-164

1964 - Nurse Training Act PL 88-581

1965 - Community Health Services and Facilities Act PL 89-109

1965 - Medicare PL 89-97

1965 - Mental Health Centers Act Amendments PL 89-105

1965 - Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments PL 89-239

1966 - Comprehensive Health Planning and Service Act PL 89-749

1970 - Community Mental Health Service Act PL 91-211

1970 - Family Planning Services and Population Research Act PL 91-572

1970 - Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act PL 91-695

1971 - National Cancer Act PL 92-218

1974 - Research on Aging Act PL 93-296

1974 - National Health Planning and Resources Development Act PL 93-641

1979 - Department of Education Organization Act (Created HHS) PL 96-88

1987 - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act PL 100-202

1988 - Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act PL 100-360

1989 - Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act PL 101-164

1996 - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ActFurther Information

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