U.S Dep. Health & Human Services

When and why?The Department of Health was created on April 11, 1953. The cabinet was later named Deparment of Health and Human Services in 1979. The purpose of creating this cabinet was to manage and provide health care.

Agencies Under HHS-Administration for Children and Families(ACF)-Administration for Community Living(ACL)-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)-Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-Indian Health Service (IHS)-National Institutes of Health (NIH)-Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Mission Statement"The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of Americans by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services."- HHS.gov

Why is this Important?The Deparment of Health and Human Services is highly important because our health is important, it's what keeps us alive. Without it, we wouldn't be suplied with affordable health care.

U.S. Deparment of Health & Human Services

Alaska Deparment of Health and Social Services is the state level of the HHS that closely deals with the same issues. Vallery Davidson is the equvilent to Sylvia except being at the state level.

Mary K. WakefieldDuputy Secretary

Andrea PalmSenior Counselor to the secretary (No COS)

Sylvia Matthews BurwellSecretary

Vallery DavidsonCommissioner