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HHS E-Gov Content Inventory

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed this inventory of content as required by Section 207(f)(2) of the E-Government Act of 2002. This inventory is intended to be comprehensive, and to represent content from all agencies and staff offices of HHS.

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 to those who are least able to help themselves. The Department includes more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of activities. In the course of carrying out program missions, agencies and staff offices within HHS disseminate a wide variety of information to the public, ranging from research and statistical reports to authoritative health and medical information.

In preparing this inventory, HHS has reviewed information collected as part of the redesign process for HHS.Gov, including citizen comments via e-mail, a customer survey, focus groups, and usability tests; current Web site statistics indicating usage of existing content; and related information developed through the Information Quality Guidelines process (per Section 515 of Public Law 106-554, known as the Data Quality Act).

This document was posted December 17, 2004 and will be updated as required by the E-Government Act of 2002.

For more information about the content inventory and the E-Gov Act, please visit these links:

Categories of Information Disseminated by HHS

  • Column 1 lists the categories of information HHS disseminates.
  • Column 2 indicates the priority HHS assigns to publication of each category.
    • Priority 1: Urgent public health emergency and safety information.
    • Priority 2: Time-sensitive information.
    • Priority 3: Information of interest to a broad spectrum of audiences.
    • Priority 4: Other information.
  • Column 3 indicates the publication schedule for the category
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Category

Priority

Publication Target

  1. Urgent public health emergency and safety information disseminated on a real-time basis in order to protect the health of the public against urgent and emerging threats.

1

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. Press information, including press releases, fact sheets, speeches, events, and testimony.

2

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. Authoritative health, scientific and consumer information intended for consumers and the professional community.

3

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. Guidelines and standards related to public health, health care, research, social services, safety, etc.

4

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. General departmental information, such as mission and function statements, leadership biographies, visitor information, employment opportunities, staff directories, etc.

4

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. Science education materials and training modules for students at all levels and researchers.

3

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. Programmatic and administrative information, including descriptive narratives, statistical information, technical assistance materials, best practices, and reports.

4

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. Grant and contract policy and funding information related to all programmatic activities.

2

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. Public health surveillance and epidemiological data and analyses from public health surveillance systems and epidemiological activities.

3

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. Peer-reviewed scientific research.

3

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. Research resources such as data banks, gene collections, model organisms, cell registries, and reagent repositories.

4

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. Reports to Congress as required by statute.

4

As required by law

  1. Program evaluation studies undertaken to assess program activities and identify opportunities for improvement.

4

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. Regulatory information in support of regulatory development and decision-making.

2

As available, unless otherwise required by law

  1. Computer software intended to support individual decision-making, professional practice, and governmental activities at the state and local level.

4

As available, unless otherwise required by law

For examples of specific information products available from HHS agencies, please visit the HHS Information Quality Web site at http://aspe.hhs.gov/infoquality/.