Overview[1]#

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is an United States Executive Branch of the United States federal government whose head is a member of the United States Cabinet with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America".

Before the separate federal United States Department of Education was created in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).

Some United States Department of Health and Human Services other United States Federal Agency and Organizational Entity

• HHSOCR
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Data Privacy
• Fair Information Practices
• HEW
• HHS
• HHSOCR
• HIPAA Covered Entity
• HIPAA Privacy Rule
• Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• National Institutes of Health
• Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
• United States Cabinet Department
• United States Department of Education
• United States Department of Homeland Security
• United States Food and Drug Administration

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• [#1] - United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services - based on information obtained 2013-05-06-