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Title of Listing: | | HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) |
Category: | | Federal/National - Agencies |
Subcategory: | | US Department of Health and Human Services-HHS, All Listings |
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Web Site: | | http://www.os.dhhs.gov/ |
Email: | | hhsmail@os.dhhs.gov |
Abstract: | |
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. The HHS advises the President on health, welfare, and income security plans, policies, and programs of the Federal Government. The department includes more than 300 programs covering a wide spectrum of activities. Some highlights of these programs include: medical and social science research; preventing outbreak of infectious disease; assuring food and drug safety; and improving maternal and infant health.
A few of the operating Divisions of HHS include:
National Institutes of Health -- NIH is the world's premier medical research organization, supporting some 30,000 research projects nationwide in diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes, arthritis, heart ailments and AIDS.
Food and Drug Administration -- FDA assures the safety of foods and cosmetics, and the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals, biological products and medical devices.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Working with states and other partners, CDC provides a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent outbreak of diseases, and maintains national health statistics.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry -- Working with states and other federal agencies, ATSDR seeks to prevent exposure to hazardous substances from waste sites. ATSDR also has developed toxicological profiles of hazardous chemicals found at these sites.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research -- AHCPR supports cross-cutting research on health care systems, health care quality and cost issues, and effectiveness of medical treatments.
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Topics
Occupational Safety/Health/OSHA, Public/Environmental Health, Toxic Substances/TSCA
Additional Topics/Tags/Keywords
Health, Disease, Toxic Substances, Chemicals
Organization: | | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
Address: | | Hubert H Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue SW | Phone: | Description | Number |
City: | | Washington | | Primary | (202) 619-0257 |
State/Province/Territory: | | DC | 2. | | |
Zip/Postal Code: | | 20201 | 3. | | |
Country: | | United States | 4. | Fax: | |
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