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"Mission Statement is to enhance the health and well-being of Americans, by providing health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, social services, and public health."

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The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all 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.

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The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all 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.

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There are 11 agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services. The 11 agencies include SAMHSA, NIH, ACF, ACL, AHRQ, IHS, FDA, ATSDR, CDC, HRSA, CMS.

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Agency 1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Agency 1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Responsible for programs dealing with addictive and mental disorders, providing national helplines, behavioral health treatment locators and suicide lifeline prevention programs.

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Support for Serious Mental Illness | Real Stories

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Agency 2. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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Agency 2. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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Responsible for behavioral and biomedical researches in promoting knowledge collection and sharing. The NIH invests $41.7 billion in medical research for Americans. This agency leads biomedical research for COVID-19 and studies the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine.

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Agency 3. Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

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Agency 3. Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

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Promotes economic security by building children, families, and individuals a healthy, safe, and resilient foundation. ACF promotes awareness of adopting children and older youth and runaway prevention of youth as well as human trafficking. ACF recently awarded $8.8 million to nineteen organizations for human trafficking survivors.

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Agency 4. Administration for Community Living (ACL)

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Agency 4. Administration for Community Living (ACL)

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It's function is to support the older adults and disability community to live where they want, live with who they want, and be an active participant in their community.

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Agency 5. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

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Agency 5. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

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Ensures high quality, safe, accessible, and affordable health care. Research is extensively conducted.

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Promoting Research and  Practice Improvement: Arlene S. Bierman, M.D.

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Agency 8. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

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Agency 8. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

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Protects communities from harmful health effects related to exposure to Natural and Man-made hazardous substances.

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Agency 9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Agency 9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Working 24/7 for United States to protect against health security and safety threats, while combating diseases.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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CDC: Protecting Americans through Global Health

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Agency 11. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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Agency 11. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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Oversees Medicare, Medicaid, and Health Insurance Marketplace. Over 60 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare.

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Agency 7. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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Agency 7. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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In charge of regulating food, drugs, medical devices, radiation emitting products, vaccines, blood, biologic, animal and veterinary cosmetics, and tobacco products. FDA regulates approved drugs and research generic drugs for affordability.

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In the United States, 9 out of 10 prescriptions filled are for generic drugs. Increasing the availability of generic drugs helps to create competition in the marketplace, which then helps to make treatment more affordable and increases access to healthcare for more patients. Learn more about the FDA Drug Competition Action Plan.

The FDA's Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) within the Center for Drug Evaluation in Research ensures high-quality, affordable generic drugs are available to the American public by following a rigorous review process that includes:

Managing the regulatory process to facilitate drug approvals,

Establishing science initiatives to research generic drugs,

Publishing data and reports on generic drug development and review, and

Offering educational materials and information.

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In the United States, 9 out of 10 prescriptions filled are for generic drugs. Increasing the availability of generic drugs helps to create competition in the marketplace, which then helps to make treatment more affordable and increases access to healthcare for more patients. Learn more about the FDA Drug Competition Action Plan.

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Health services for American Indians and Native Alaskans. IHS provides health services to 2.6 million American Indians and Alaskan Natives.

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Indian Health Service | Indian Health Service (IHS)

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The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized Tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian Tribes.

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Agency 10. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

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Agency 10. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

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Provide health care to people who live in remote regions, medically stricken, or low economic means. For example, HIV/AIDS, pregnant women, or anyone without means of accessing quality healthcare.

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Official web site of the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration

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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), provides health care to people who are geographically isolated, and/or economically or medically vulnerable. This includes people living with HIV/AIDS, pregnant women, mothers and their families, and those otherwise unable to access high quality health care.

HRSA supports the training of health professionals, the distribution of providers to areas where they are needed most, and improvements in health care delivery.

In addition, HRSA oversees organ, bone marrow, and cord blood donation. It compensates individuals harmed by vaccination, and maintains databases that flag providers with a record of health care malpractice, waste, fraud, and abuse for federal, state and local use.

We award nearly 90% of our budget through grants and cooperative agreements to approximately 3,000 awardees, including community-based organizations, colleges and universities, hospitals, private entities, and state, local, and tribal governments.

We manage our programs through our five bureaus and eleven offices.
On this page: Bureaus | Offices
Bureaus
Bureau of Health Workforce
The Bureau of Health Workforce administers programs that are designed to strengthen the health workforce and connect skilled professionals to rural, urban, and tribal underserved communities nationwide.
Bureau of Primary Health Care
The Bureau of Primary Health Care oversees the Health Center Program, a national network of health centers that provide comprehensive primary health care services to more than 27 million people nationwide, regardless of a patients' ability to pay, charging for services on a sliding fee scale.
Healthcare Systems Bureau
The Healthcare Systems Bureau encompasses a diverse set of programs focused on protecting the public health and improving the health of individuals, including:

Solid organ, bone marrow, and cord blood transplantation;

Poison control center services;

Countermeasure and vaccine injury compensation;

Hansen's Disease direct patient care, provider education, and research;

The Medical Claims Review Panel; and

The 340B Drug Pricing Program

The HIV/AIDS Bureau administers the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, which provides a comprehensive system of care for people living with HIV. The Program works with cities, states, and local community-based organizations to provide HIV care and treatment services to more than half a million people each year.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau administers programs, supports research, and invests in workforce training to ensure the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families across their lives. In partnership with states and communities, the Bureau supports health care and public health services for an estimated 55 million people nationwide.

Offices
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy provides policy analysis to the Office of Secretary and supports a number of rural health programs, including rural health networks, black lung clinics, telehealth, and veterans rural health access programs.
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications oversees communications to and from the public, including media, social media, speeches, presentations, and web content; and also handles clearances of agency publications and reports.
Office of Civil Rights, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Office of Civil Rights, Diversity, and Inclusion promotes compliance with federal civil rights laws in order to create an inclusive work environment and prevent discrimination in HRSA's programs and services.

In order to support HRSA employees, OCRDI processes Equal Employment Opportunity complaints, coordinates reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, offers mediation and conflict prevention services, and works to ensure that all employees have an equal opportunity to contribute to HRSA's mission. OCRDI also proactively engages with HRSA funding recipients to provide consultation, technical assistance, and training services designed to assist recipients in meeting their civil rights obligations.
Office of Federal Assistance Management
The Office of Federal Assistance Management oversees HRSA's grant programs--ensuring their financial integrity and helping grantees perform in an efficient and effective manner.
Office of Global Health
The Office of Global Health is HRSA's point of contact with the HHS Office of Global Affairs to improve the health of Americans through global action.
Office of Health Equity
The Office of Health Equity works across the agency to reduce health disparities and improve health equity through HRSA programs and policies.
Office of Legislation
The Office of Legislation serves as the Administrator's primary staff and principal source of advice on legislative affairs, which includes preparation of testimony to Congressional Committees, developing legislative proposals, and facilitating communication between the Administrator and HHS leadership on legislative matters.
Office of Operations
The Office of Operations provides an array of essential agency-wide centralized financial, acquisitions, IT, budget, management, human resource, and administrative services to HRSA's bureaus and offices.
Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation
The Office of Planning, Analysis and Evaluation serves as an agency source for policy analysis, performance data, organizational planning, external agency engagements, research, and evaluation.
Office of Regional Operations
The Office of Regional Operations provides regional, state and community training and technical assistance through HRSA's ten regional offices.
Office of Women's Health
The Office of Women's Health works within and outside of HHS to improve the health, wellness, and safety of women.

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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), provides health care to people who are geographically isolated, and/or economically or medically vulnerable.