About HHS

• Where to Go for Assistance/Information
• Our Work
• Our Staff
• Locations
• Administrative Information
• Financial Information

• Policy Information
• Legal Information
• HHS-Related Publications/Reports
• Office of the Secretary
• Agencies in HHS
• Agencies Not in HHS

 Where to Go for Assistance/Information

• HHS Information Resources Directory
• Guide to Information Resources
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About HHS

 Our Work

• What We Do
• Historical Highlights & HHS/HEW Secretaries
• Secretary Mike Leavitt's Priorities
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 Our Staff

• Biography of the Secretary (En Español)
• HHS Leadership Biographies
• Employee Directory (Health and Human Services)
• Employment
• Training Opportunities
• Organization Chart
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 Locations

• Map and Directions to HHS Headquarters
• HHS Headquarters
• Regional Offices
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 Administrative Information

• President’s Management Agenda (PMA)
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 Financial Information

• FY 2007 HHS Agency Financial Report
• HHS Budget Documents and Information
• Unified Financial Management System

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 Policy Information

• Medical Privacy
• National Vaccine Program Policy
• Poverty Guidelines (HHS, ASPE)
• Science Policy Issues (National Institutes of Health)
• Significant Guidance Documents
• Surgeon General's Public Health Priorities
• Welfare Reform (Administrtion for Children and Families)
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 Legal Information

• Freedom of Information Act
• Know Your Rights
• List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) (HHS Office of the Inspector General)
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 HHS-Related Publications/Reports

• HHS Strategic Plan - FY 2007-2012
• HHS Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives- FY 2007-2012
• 2007 Improper Payments Information Act Report
• 2006 Federal Human Capital Survey Results
• E-Gov Content Inventory
• Subscribe to Press News Releases
• Evaluation and Inspections Reports
• Fact Sheets
• Fraud Prevention, Detection & Reporting
• HHS Annual Performance Plans and Report
• HHS Performance and Accountability Reports
• News Photos
• Press Releases
• Speeches

Office of the Secretary

• Immediate Office of the Secretary (IOS)
• Office of the Deputy Secretary (DS)
• Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (ASAM)
• Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology (ASRT)
• Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)
• Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
• Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
• Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)
• Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
• Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA)
• Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA)
• Office of the Secretary's Regional Directors
• Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
• Office of Inspector General (OIG)
• Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA)
• Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
• Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS)
• Office on Disability (OD)
• Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI)
• Surgeon General

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Agencies in HHS

• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
• Administration on Aging (AoA)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• Indian Health Service (IHS)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

 Agencies Not in HHS

Social Security Administration (The Social Security Administration became an independent agency in 1995. It is no longer part of HHS.)