DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services by

DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services by https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a government agency whose purpose is to enhance and defend the well-being of Americans. en-us 2019-09-07 15:40:37 UTC 2025-03-17 02:16:43 UTC hello@padlet.com 1) Mission: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is a United States executive department which was established in 1979. It's mission is to protect the health of all Americans and provide essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019) fsperdut https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u/wish/381323270 2019-09-08 16:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u/wish/381323270 References: Congress just passed its 2019 HHS spending bill. Here's what made the cut (2018, September 27). Retrieved from https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2018/09/27/spending U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved from https://ballotpedia.org/U.S._Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2019, September 4). Trump Administration Announces $1.8 Billion in Funding to States to Continue Combating Opioid Crisis. Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2019/09/04/trump-administration-announces-1-8-billion-funding-states-combating-opioid.html What is US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)? - Definition from WhatIs.com. Retrieved from https://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/definition/Health-and-Human-ServicesHHS fsperdut https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u/wish/381324032 ]]> 2019-09-08 16:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u/wish/381324032 2) Responsibilities: The DHHS oversees the administration of several programs associated with the health, welfare and health information (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). These programs are administered by 11 operating divisions: fsperdut https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u/wish/381325623 2019-09-08 16:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u/wish/381325623 3) Leadership and Organizational Chart: The current secretary of health and human services is Alex Azar. The secretary of health and human services advises the president on health, welfare, and income security plans, policies, and programs of the Federal Government (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). fsperdut https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u/wish/381327859 2019-09-08 16:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u/wish/381327859 4) DHHS 2019 Budget: The budget for DHHS in FY 2019 includes $90.5 billion which will fund several different initiatives such as Alzheimer’s disease research ($2.3 billion), the Violence Against Women Act and community block grants which are used to assist state and local governments recover from major natural disasters such as hurricanes (represents $725 million) (Congress just passed its 2019 HHS spending bill, 2018). fsperdut https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u/wish/381332804 2019-09-08 17:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u/wish/381332804 5) Current News: Trump Administration Announces $1.8 Billion in Funding to States to Continue Combating Opioid Crisis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced more than $900 million in new funding for a three-year cooperative agreement with states, territories, and localities to advance the understanding of the opioid overdose epidemic and to scale-up prevention and response activities (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019).As part of HHS’s strategy to combat the opioid crisis, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is committed to preventing opioid misuse, overdose, and death and is disseminating resources, messages, and funding. This funding from CDC will help state and local governments track overdose data as closely to real-time as possible and support them in work to prevent overdoses and save lives (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). fsperdut https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u/wish/381336944 2019-09-08 18:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fsperdut/b93zuocxns3u/wish/381336944