Rachel Leland Levine (/ l ə ˈ v iː n / lə-VEEN; born October 28, 1957) [1] is an American pediatrician who served as the United States assistant secretary for health, the admiral in charge of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, from 2021 until 2025.

The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters.

The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, concerned with health matters. The Secretary reports to the President of the United States.

Secretaries of Health and Human Services. The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

Dec 28, 2021 · Xavier Becerra, Secretary, HHS. Secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), from 1953 to the present.

The history of public health in the United states studies the US history of public health roles of the medical and nursing professions; scientific research; municipal sanitation; the agencies of local, state and federal governments; and private philanthropy. It looks at pandemics and epidemics and relevant responses with special attention to age, gender and race.

Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Improving the Organization of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Advance the Health of Our Population; Schaeffer LD, Schultz AM, Salerno JA, editors. HHS in the 21st Century: Charting a New Course for a Healthier America. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2009.

The United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (also known as HEW) was a cabinet -level department of the United States government from 1953 until 1979. It was administered by the United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

In the 1960s and 1970s, health planning formed a major theme of American health policy. Planners aimed to improve health services and make them broadly available while using resources efficiently. This article provides a history, both intellectual and political, of the origins of planning, its rise, and—in the face of mounting problems—its decline.

This mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, HHS' programs and services are administered by the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions, Operating Divisions, and Regional Offices.