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United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services, often abbreviated 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 G.I. Bill and Veterans' Administration into the Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Education. Both began operation on May 4, 1980.
Operating Divisions
* Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (OS)- currently led by Secretary Michael Leavitt
* Administration for Children and Families (ACF) - currently led by Assistant Secretary Wade Horn
* Administration on Aging (AOA)- currently led by Assistant Secretary Josephina Carbonell
* Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)- currently led by Administrator Carolyn Clancy
* Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)- currently led by Director Julie Gerberding
* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)- currently led by Director Julie Gerberding
* Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration) - currently led by Administrator Mark McClellan
* Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - currently led by Acting Commissioner Lester Crawford
* Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)- currently led by Acting Administrator Betty Duke
* Indian Health Service (IHS) - currently led by Director Charles Grim
* National Institutes of Health (NIH) - currently led by Director Elias Zerhouni
* Program Support Center (PSC) - currently led by Director Philip Van Landingham
* Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)- currently led by Administrator Charles Curie
It no longer includes the Social Security Administration, which was made independent in 1995.
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