Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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federal government position public health leadership role

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is a senior federal health policy and leadership role that supports the Assistant Secretary for Health in overseeing national public health initiatives and programs.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare of the United States	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal government position ⓘ public health leadership role ⓘ
appointmentType	federal appointed position ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ Food and Drug Administration ⓘ Health Resources and Services Administration ⓘ National Institutes of Health ⓘ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employer	United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
field	health administration ⓘ health policy ⓘ public health ⓘ
focus	integration of science and policy in public health decisions ⓘ strategic leadership for public health initiatives ⓘ
goal	improvement of population health in the United States ⓘ reduction of health disparities ⓘ strengthening of the U.S. public health system ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
level	senior executive ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
organizationType	civilian federal position ⓘ
parentAgency	United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
partOf	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health ⓘ United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
policyArea	chronic disease prevention ⓘ disease prevention and health promotion ⓘ health equity and minority health ⓘ infectious disease control ⓘ national public health policy ⓘ public health preparedness and response ⓘ
reportsTo	Assistant Secretary for Health ⓘ
responsibleFor	advising senior HHS leadership on public health issues ⓘ coordination of cross‑agency public health efforts ⓘ development of federal public health policies ⓘ implementation of national health promotion strategies ⓘ oversight support for federal disease prevention initiatives ⓘ supporting coordination of emergency public health preparedness policies ⓘ supporting the Assistant Secretary for Health in overseeing national public health initiatives ⓘ supporting the Assistant Secretary for Health in overseeing national public health programs ⓘ
scope	national ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
worksWith	federal public health agencies ⓘ non‑governmental public health partners ⓘ state and local public health authorities ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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C. Everett Koop → positionHeld → Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ

James Farmer → positionHeld → Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare of the United States