Transcript DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AN OVERVIEW
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
THE ROOTS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GO BACK TO THE EARLIEST DAYS OF THE NATION
1798
THE FIRST MARINE HOSPITAL, A FORERUNNER OF TODAY’S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, WAS ESTABLISHED TO CARE FOR SEAFARERS.
1862
PRESIDENT LINCOLN APPOINTED A CHEMIST, CHARLES M. WETHERILL, TO SERVE IN THE NEW DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY, FORERUNNER TO THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
1887
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OPENED A ONE-ROOM LABORATORY ON STATEN ISLAND FOR RESEARCH ON DISEASE, THEREBY PLANTING THE SEED THAT WAS TO GROW INTO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
1906
CONGRESS PASSED THE FIRST FOOD AND DRUG ACT, AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNMENT TO MONITOR THE PURITY OF FOODS AND THE SAFETY OF MEDICINES, NOW A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HHS’S FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
1912
PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT’S FIRST WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE URGED CREATION OF A CHILDREN’S BUREAU TO COMBAT EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.
1935
CONGRESS PASSED THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
1939
RELATED FEDERAL ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELDS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, SOCIAL INSURANCE AND HUMAN SERVICES WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER UNDER THE NEW FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY.
1946
THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED, FORERUNNER OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
1955
LICENSING OF SALK POLIO VACCINE.
1961
FIRST WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING.
1962
PASSAGE OF THE MIGRANT HEALTH ACT, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR CLINICS SERVING AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.
1964
RELEASE OF THE FIRST SURGEON GENERAL’S REPORT ON SMOKING AND HEALTH.
1965
THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS WERE CREATED, MAKING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AVAILABLE TO MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
1965
THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT CREATED THE NUTRITIONAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS RUN BY HHS’ ADMINISTRATION ON AGING.
1966
INTERNATIONAL SMALLPOX ERADICATION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. LED BY THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, THE WORLDWIDE ERADICATION OF SMALLPOX WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN 1977.
1970
CREATION OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.
1971
NATIONAL CANCER ACT SIGNED INTO LAW.
1975
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
1977
CREATION OF THE HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION TO MANAGE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SEPARATELY FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
1980
FEDERAL FUNDING PROVIDED TO STATES FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE.
1981
IDENTIFICATION OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME, AIDS, IN 1984, THE HIV VIRUS WAS IDENTIFIED BY PHS AND FRENCH SCIENTISTS, IN 1985, A BLOOD TEST TO DETECT HIV WAS LICENSED.
1984
NATIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION SIGNED INTO LAW.
1988
CREATION OF THE JOBS PROGRAM AND FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR CHILD CARE WAS INITIATED.
THE MCKINNEY ACT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW, PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TO THE HOMELESS.
1989
CREATION OF THE AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH.
1990
HUMAN GENOME PROJECT ESTABLISHED.
THE NUTRITION LABELING AND EDUCATION ACT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW.
THE RYAN WHITE COMPREHENSIVE AIDS RESOURCE EMERGENCY ACT BEGAN IN 1990 TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE WITH AIDS.
1995
THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION BECAME AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY.
1996
REGULATIONS WERE PUBLISHED PROVIDING FOR FDA REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PREVENT USE OF TOBACCO BY MINORS.
1996
HIPPA LEGISLATION WAS PASSED. (HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT)
2004
MEDICARE MODERNIZATION ACT WAS PASSED.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
FACTS AND INFORMATION
HHS BUDGET IN FY 2010 (proposed)
$879 BILLION
HHS EMPLOYEES
68,000
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IS THE UNITED STATE’S 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.
THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES MORE THAN 300 PROGRAMS COVERING A WIDE SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITIES
MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
PREVENTING OUTBREAK OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
ASSURING FOOD AND DRUG SAFETY
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
IMPROVING MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH
HEAD START
PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
SERVICES FOR OLDER AMERICANS
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERY FOR AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKAN NATIVES
HHS IS THE LARGEST GRANT-MAKING AGENCY IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PROVIDING SOME 60,000 GRANTS PER YEAR. HHS’S MEDICARE PROGRAM IS THE NATION’S LARGEST INSUROR, HANDING MORE THAN ONE BILLION CLAIMS PER YEAR.
• MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OPERATING DIVISIONS
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH …WORLD’S PREMIER MEDICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, SUPPORTING SOME 38,000 RESEARCH PROJECTS…
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ASSURES THE SAFETY OF FOOD AND COSMETICS, AND THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF PHARMACEUTICALS, BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS AND MEDICAL DEVICES WHICH REPRESENT 25% OF ALL U.S. CONSUMER SPENDING.
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION…THE LEAD FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THROUGH MONITORING OF DISEASE TRENDS, INVESTIGATION OF OUTBREAKS, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ILLNESS AND INJURY CONTROL AND PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS.
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY . SEEKS TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES.
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE STATIONS. PROVIDES INDIANS AND ALASKAN NATIVES.
…HAS 49 HOSPITALS, 247 HEALTH CENTERS, 4 SCHOOLS HEALTH CENTERS AND 348 HEALTH SERVICES TO 1.5 AMERICAN
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES . CREATED IN 2004 UNDER THE MEDICARE MODERNIZATION ACT (MMA)
CMS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MEDICARE, MEDICAID, STATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SCHIP), HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPPA), AND CLINICAL IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENT.
ALL AGENCIES
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDEN AND FAMILIES ADMINISTRATION FOR AGING AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCE AND DISEASE REGISTRY
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER (PSC) SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
STRATEGIC PLAN FY 2010-2015
Goal 1: Transform Health Care
Objective A: Make coverage more secure for those who have insurance, and extend affordable coverage to the uninsured
Objective B: Improve healthcare quality and patient safety
Objective C: Emphasize primary and preventive care linked with community prevention services
Objective D: Reduce the growth of healthcare costs while promoting high-value, effective care
Objective E: Ensure access to quality, culturally competent care for vulnerable populations
Objective F: Promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology
Goal 2: Advance Scientific Knowledge and Innovation Goal 3: Advance the Health, Safety, and Well-Being of the American People Goal 4: Increase Efficiency, Transparency, and Accountability of HHS Programs
Goal 5: Strengthen the Nation’s Health and Human Service Infrastructure and Workforce
End of lecture for August 31 st, 2011
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