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United States Department of Health and Human Services



{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin-left:0.5em;" |+ Dept. of Health and Human Services |- |style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"| |- |Established:||1953 |- |Activated:||May 4, 1980 |- |United States Secretary of Health and Human Services:||Michael O. Leavitt |- |Deputy Secretary:||[vacant] |- |Budget:||Discretionary: $67.2 billion (2006)
Mandatory: $573.5 billion (2006) |- |Employees:||67,000 (2004) |} The United States Department of Health and Human Services, often abbreviated HHS, is a United States Cabinet department of the United States government of the United States with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. The department was created when President of the United States of America Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act (PL 96-88) into law on October 17, 1979. It split the United States 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. It is administered by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, who is appointed by the President of the United States. The current Secretary is Michael O. Leavitt. The United States Public Health Service, led by the Surgeon General of the United States, is the uniformed service of this agency. == Operating Divisions == * Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (OS)-currently lead by Secretary Michael Leavitt * Administration for Children and Families (ACF) -currently lead by Assistant Secretary Wade Horn * Administration on Aging (AOA)- current lead by Assistant Secretary Josephina Carbonell * Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)- currently lead by Administrator Carolyn Clancy * Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)-currently lead by Director Julie Gerberding * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)- currently lead by Director Julie Gerberding * Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration) -currently lead by Administrator Mark McClellan * Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - currently lead by Acting Commissioner Lester Crawford * Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)- currently lead by Acting Administrator Betty Duke * Indian Health Service (IHS) -currently lead by Director Charles Grim * National Institutes of Health (NIH) -currently lead by Director Elias Zerhouni * Program Support Center (PSC) -currently lead by Director Philip Van Landingham * Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-currently lead by Administrator Charles Curie It no longer includes the Social Security Administration, which was made independent in 1995. == 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 Services 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 (United States) 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 - Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act PL 91-695 * 1970 - Community Mental Health Service Act PL 91-211 * 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 (Smoking ban on flights) PL 100-202 * 1988 - Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act PL 100-360 * 1989 - Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (Smoking ban on flights) PL 101-164 == External links == * [http://www.hhs.gov/ United States Department of Health and Human Services Official Website] United States Executive Departments United States Department of Health and Human Services

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