United States Department of Health and Human Services

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federal executive department government agency

The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a federal executive department responsible for protecting the health of Americans and providing essential human services, particularly for those least able to help themselves.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal executive department → government agency →
abbreviation	HHS →
budgetType	federal budget allocation →
cabinetLevel	yes →
conducts	biomedical research through NIH → public health surveillance through CDC →
country	United States →
employerOf	United States Secretary of Health and Human Services →
focusesOn	disease prevention → health promotion → healthcare access → support for children and older adults → support for low-income families →
formed	1980 →
hasPart	Administration for Children and Families → Administration for Community Living → Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services → Food and Drug Administration → Health Resources and Services Administration → Indian Health Service → National Institutes of Health → Office for Civil Rights → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response → Office of the Inspector General → Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States →
mission	to enhance the health and well-being of Americans → to foster advances in medicine, public health, and social services → to provide effective health and human services →
overseesProgram	Affordable Care Act implementation aspects → Children's Health Insurance Program → Head Start program → Medicaid → Medicare → Temporary Assistance for Needy Families →
parentOrganization	Government of the United States →
position	United States Secretary of Health and Human Services →
predecessor	United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare →
regulates	biologics and medical devices through FDA → food and drug safety through FDA →
responsibleFor	essential human services in the United States → public health in the United States → services for vulnerable populations in the United States →
typeOfJurisdiction	health policy → social services policy →

Referenced by (167)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Administration for Children and Families → Administration for Community Living ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry → Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Center for Information Technology ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Center for Tobacco Products ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → Health Resources and Services Administration ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Indian Health Service ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → NEI ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Cancer Institute director ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute of General Medical Sciences ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute of Mental Health ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute on Aging ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute on Drug Abuse ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institutes of Health ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Office of Rare Diseases Research ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response →	parentOrganization
Administration for Children and Families ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Center for Drug Evaluation and Research ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Center for Tobacco Products ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Center for Veterinary Medicine ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → DCCPS ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services research enterprise") → Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Division of Cancer Prevention ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Fogarty International Center ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Health Resources and Services Administration ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Program ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → NEI ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Eye Institute ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Human Genome Research Institute ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institute of Nursing Research ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institutes of Health ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response → Office of the Surgeon General ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → United States Public Health Service ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	partOf
Defense Production Act of 1950 ("Department of Health and Human Services") → Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → Medicare ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Medicare Part B ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Medicare Part D ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Cancer Act of 1971 ("U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → National Defense Education Act ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → National Eye Institute Act ("U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → Public Health Service Act ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Title IV of the Social Security Act → Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	administeredBy
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality → Center for Global Health ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services → Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Food and Drug Administration → Head Start program ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → NIA ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Institutes of Health ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Office for Civil Rights (HHS) → Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration →	parentAgency
Center for Global Health Studies ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → DCB ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Division of Cardiovascular Sciences ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Division of Extramural Research ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → NIH Clinical Center ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	affiliation
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Deputy Surgeon General of the United States → Luther L. Terry ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → Surgeon General of the United States → U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Wilbur J. Cohen ("U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	employer
Office of National Drug Control Policy ("Department of Health and Human Services") → Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Puerto Rico Department of Health →	coordinatesWith
National HIV/AIDS Strategy of the United States ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → Title II Role of Public Programs ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Trafficking Victims Protection Act ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	implementedBy
Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States ("U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Office of the Surgeon General ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	advises
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Office of National AIDS Policy ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator ("Department of Health and Human Services") →	worksWith
Center for Scientific Review ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	affiliatedWith
Bureau for Global Health (USAID) ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → Florida Department of Health ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	collaboratesWith
St. Elizabeths Hospital (administrative oversight) ("U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → St. Elizabeths Hospital (administrative oversight) ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	governingBody
Public Law 89-97 ("Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → Social Security Amendments of 1965 ("Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	implementedByAgency
Fogarty International Center ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Human Genome Research Institute →	jurisdiction
Center for Scientific Review ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") → National Cancer Institute ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	overseenBy
ED ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → United States Department of Education ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	precededBy
Department of Education Organization Act ("Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 →	relatedTo
Federal Security Agency ("Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → Federal Security Agency ("Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW)") →	replacedBy
Department of Education Organization Act ("Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") → Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 ("Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	transferredFunctionsFrom
United States Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") →	abbreviation
Title V Health Care Workforce ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	administeredThrough
NIDA Drug Supply Program ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	associatedWith
National Cancer Institute Act of 1937 →	associatedWithDepartment
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	canBeDeployedBy
executive branch of the United States ("Department of Health and Human Services") →	contains
Eisenhower administration ("Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	created
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	createdDepartment
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services ("Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	departmentFormedFrom
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	enforcedBy
1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act ("Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	enforcementAgency
Center for Global Health ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	governedBy
Division of Clinical Innovation ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	hasParentAgency
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services →	heads
Cabinet of the United States →	includesOffice
Global Health Security programs ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	operatedBy
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee ("Department of Health and Human Services") →	oversees
HELP Committee ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	overseesAgency
Small Business Innovation Research program ("Department of Health and Human Services") →	participatingAgency
Let's Move! ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	partner
United States Department of Health and Human Services ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	predecessor
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	publisherParentAgency
Universal Health Services ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	regulatoryAuthority
Mr. Secretary →	relatedOffice
Federal Security Agency ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	reorganizedInto
Department of Education Organization Act ("Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	separatedFrom
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 ("Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	someProgramsTransferredTo
Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	sponsor
Federal Security Agency →	successorAgency
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	successorDepartment
Federal Security Agency ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	supersededBy
National Cancer Advisory Board ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	supervisingAgency
Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	suspendedBy
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	transferredFunctionsTo
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	transferredPersonnelTo
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	transferredPropertyTo
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 ("United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	transferredRecordsTo
Seal of the United States Public Health Service ("U.S. Department of Health and Human Services") →	usedBy