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Department of Health and Human Services
Recent studies pertaining to the Department of Health and Human Services, undertaken by the National Academy of Public Administration |
January,2008 |
New Tools for Implementing “Most Efficient organization” (MEO) in the Federal Government February, 2006 | November, 2005 |
Risk Management at NIH March, 2006
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The Department includes more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of activities. Some highlights include:
- Health and social science research
- Preventing disease, including immunization services
- Assuring food and drug safety
- Medicare (health insurance for elderly and disabled Americans) and Medicaid (health insurance for low-income people)
- Health information technology
- Financial assistance and services for low-income families
- Improving maternal and infant health
- Head Start (pre-school education and services)
- Faith-based and community initiatives
- Preventing child abuse and domestic violence
- Substance abuse treatment and prevention
- Services for older Americans, including home-delivered meals
- Comprehensive health services for Native Americans
- Medical preparedness for emergencies, including potential terrorism.
HHS administers more grant dollars than all other federal agencies combined. HHS' Medicare program is the nation's largest health insurer, handling more than 1 billion claims per year. Medicare and Medicaid together provide health care insurance for one in four Americans. In addition to the services they deliver, the HHS programs provide for equitable treatment of beneficiaries nationwide, and they enable the collection of national health and other data.
 Implementing the Recovery Act: Resources http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content%2Fagency-recovery-plan&agency_id=009 http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/
Department/Agency Specific Prune Job Profiles:
Department of Health and Human Services, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services, Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Department of Health and Human Services, Director, National Institutes of Health
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