United States Department of Health and Human Services information
Department of the US federal government
"Department of Health and Human Services" redirects here. For government departments by that name in other jurisdictions, see Department of Health and Human Services (disambiguation).
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Seal of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Flag of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Department headquarters
Department overview
Formed
April 11, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-04-11)
Preceding agencies
Federal Security Agency
United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Jurisdiction
Federal government of the United States
Headquarters
Hubert H. Humphrey Building Washington, D.C., U.S.
Employees
79,540 (2015)[1]
Annual budget
$1.631 trillion (2022)[2]
Department executives
Xavier Becerra, Secretary
Andrea Joan Palm, Deputy Secretary
Website
www.hhs.gov
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America".[3] Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).
HHS is administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who is appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The position is currently held by Xavier Becerra.
The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the uniformed service of the PHS, is led by the Surgeon General who is responsible for addressing matters concerning public health as authorized by the secretary or by the assistant secretary for Health in addition to his or her primary mission of administering the Commissioned Corps.
^Office of Budget (OB), Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR) (March 27, 2014). "2015 Budget in Brief". Archived from the original on May 2, 2015.
^"HHS FY 2022 Budget in Brief". June 24, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
^"About HHS". U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
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