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The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was renamed the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) on October 17, 1979, [5] when its education functions were transferred to the newly created United States Department of Education under the Department of Education Organization Act. [6]
In 1980, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services, and its education functions and Rehabilitation Services Administration were transferred to the new United States Department of Education. [2] Patricia Roberts Harris headed the department before and after it was renamed. [3]
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is headed by the assistant secretary of health and human services for children and families. [1] It has a $49 billion budget for 60 programs that target children, youth and families. [2]
In 1973, HSMHA was abolished and split into four parts: the Center for Disease Control and National Institute of Mental Health were spun off within PHS, and the remaining functions were split between the newly established Health Services Administration and Health Resources Administration. [16] A few of HRSA's programs have origins outside PHS ...
Under the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act of 2006 (PAHPA) (Pub. L. 109–417 (text)), HHS is the lead agency for the National Response Framework (NRF) for Emergency Support Function 8 (ESF-8). The Secretary of HHS delegates to ASPR the leadership role for all health and medical services support functions in a health emergency or ...
Daniel R. Levinson was the longest-serving HHS Inspector General from 2004 to 2019. The OIG consists of the following components: Office of Audit Services (OAS). OAS conducts audits that assess HHS programs and operations and examine the performance of HHS programs and grantees. In FY 2020, OIG produced 178 audits.
Today, the commissioned corps is under the United States Public Health Service (PHS), a major agency now of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), established by Congress in 1979 and 1980. It was previously established in 1953 as the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), and it is still led by the surgeon ...
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, caffeine products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines ...