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Department of Health and Human Services
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Noun1.Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
FDA, Food and Drug Administration - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
PHS, United States Public Health Service - an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health
National Institutes of Health, NIH - an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government


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The US recognizes that a novel virus such as H1N1 is a burden borne by all nations, and all of us have a responsibility to help support one another in the face of this challenge," a statement from the DHHS quoted Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as saying at a meeting of health ministers in Mexico, where she announced the US move to help fight the A(H1N1) pandemic.
It's good to know, however, that the DHHS has switched to a "first-in, firstout" FOI processing procedure.
In his official blog on August 7, DHHS Secretary Michael Leavitt denied that his intent was to define contraceptives as abortion.
 
 
 
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