Secretary Mike Leavitt: Activities | June 23, 2008: Secretary Leavitt Travels To México And Central America To Advance Product-Safety Efforts; Multinational Summit on Product Safety, Visit to Regional Health-Care Training Center in Panamá and Review of U.S.S. Boxer Mission in El Salvador also planned More>> |
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 | May 12, 2008: Secretary Leavitt visits Beijing and Shanghai China to discuss the safety of consumer products and efforts to alleviate the HIV/AIDs epidemic and mitigate potential pandemic influenza. |
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 | April 14 - April 18, 2008: Secretary Leavitt's Visit to Southeast Asia During a recent trip, Secretary Leavitt visited Indonesia, Singapore, and Viet Nam. The trip focus was on improving the safety of imports, and reviewing cooperative efforts to reduce the spread of disease. Read more>> |
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HHS photo by Chris Smith | February 25, 2008: While Chair of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, Secretary Leavitt visits the Christ House primary health care center in Washington D.C. Secretary Leavitt’s term as Chair came to a close in March of 2008. During his year as Chair, Secretary Leavitt reinvigorated the Regional Interagency Councils on Homelessness in the ten Regions across the country, reestablished, Find more information on the Homeless website. |
| | February 1, 2008: Secretary Leavitt recognized 14 communities as the country’s first Chartered Value Exchanges (CVE) or their work to implement cutting-edge, collaborative methods to transform health care at the local level. Learn more about connecting technology and quality health care. |
|  | January 7 - 11, 2008: Secretary Leavitt travels to India where he and the Commissioner of the HHS Food and Drug Administration, the Honorable Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., paid a series of visits to senior Indian Government officials to emphasize the theme of product safety and championed the eradication of polio. Blog entries on India Global Health Stories |
| December 11, 2007: Secretary Leavitt travels to the People's Republic of China and signs a Memoranda of Agreement between the U.S. and China on the Safety of Food, Feed, Drugs and Medical Devices
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| October 22, 2007: Secretary Leavitt gets his annual flu shot. You can find a Flu Clinic in your area by searching the Flu Clinic Locator  |
 | July - September: Secretary Leavitt and other Cabinet officials are traveling the nation on a fact-finding mission to visit import safety facilities and meet with industry and local leaders. Import Safety Outreach Activities |
 | August 17-29, 2007 - Secretary Leavitt traveled to four African nations to observe U.S. government programs that are delivering life-saving health care and sustenance to underserved communities. Secretary Leavitt met with top host-country government officials during the 10-day mission and visited multiple sites that are providing health care and basic social services in each country. |
July 31, 2007: Ask the White House: Secretary Leavitt discusses affordable health insurance plans and efforts to improve the safety of imported products More>>
July 26, 2007: Secretary Leavitt met with Special Olympics athletes and law enforcement officials participating in the Global Law Enforcement Torch Run. The Flame of Hope torch will be used to light the ceremonial cauldron at the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China. More>>
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July 20, 2007: Ask the White House: Secretary Leavitt discusses current health care issues and affordable health insurance plans More>>
 | May 22, 2007– HHS Secretary Leavitt participated in the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue’s opening session in Washington, DC. This meeting of top officials from each country occurs biannually. At the session, the Secretary discussed the importance of working together on food safety and health care reform.
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May 21, 2007: In advance of the U.S.–China Strategic Economic Dialogue this week in Washington, DC, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt emphasized the importance of working together with the Chinese on food safety and health care reform issues at a speech to senior Chinese and U.S. government officials attending the US-China Health Care Forum. More>>
May 15, 2007: Secretary Mike Leavitt highlighted the Department’s global health efforts during his address to the 60th World Health Assembly in Geneva Switzerland, the annual gathering of the world’s health ministers. A notable portion of his remarks was the emphasis placed on global cooperation to prepare for an influenza pandemic. More>>
“We continue to call on countries everywhere to share influenza samples openly and rapidly, without pre-conditions. No nation can go it alone… All nations have a responsibility — and all benefit – developed and developing nations alike. We must all participate fully in the Global Influenza Surveillance Network and we must all work together toward universal implementation of the International Health Regulations.”
 | Response to the Virginia Tech Tragedy: At President Bush’s directive, Secretary Leavitt is leading the federal effort to make recommendations about the lessons that can be learned from the Virginia Tech Tragedy. Secretary Leavitt is speaking with educators, mental health experts and local leaders across the nation to help determine where and how the federal government can help avoid such tragedies in the future. He has already met with leaders in Minnesota, West Virginia, Utah, Colorado, Tennessee, Florida, and Texas. |
“The pain of this tragedy is felt throughout this nation and our hearts and prayers go out to the victims’ families, friends and the entire Virginia Tech community. While our review will not answer all the questions or solve all the problems, we hope to frame up a series of issues as part of a thoughtful, national dialogue and determine where the federal government can play a role in helping states and communities avoid such tragedies in the future.”
March 26, 2007: Secretary Mike Leavitt and Costa Rican Health Minister Maria Luisa Avila sign a letter of intent during a visit to the Pavas Community Clinic in San Jose. Secretary Leavitt is meeting with top officials of five countries this week to further the President's initiative to help improve the health infrastructure of Central America.
March 5, 2007: Secretary Leavitt named Chair of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH). HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced his vision for helping Americans who are homeless through improving their access to health insurance and health services and by encouraging continued collaboration among other committed federal agencies. More>>
Jan. 29, 2007: 'DETROIT 3' SIGN ON. In a featured appearance at the Detroit Economic Club, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt welcomes the Detroit Big Three automakers as they commit to the goals of quality, value and public reporting in their health care plans. Joining Secretary Leavitt, from left, are Tom LaSorda, president and CEO of the Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG; Rick Waggoner, chairman and CEO of General Motors; Secretary Leavitt; and Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co. More than 200 health care purchasers -- including employers, unions and state governments -- have committed so far to the four "cornerstone" goals identified by Secretary Leavitt for improving health care while lowering health costs. By committing to the goals, the automakers and more than 30 other employers who 'signed on' in Detroit this week are pledging to bring about public reporting for their employees about the quality and cost of health services. This helps the employees make the best health care choices for their needs while keeping costs in view.
Secretary Leavitt meets with villagers in Yujian Village, Sichuan. December 11, 2006: Secretary Leavitt makes his first official trip to the People’s Republic of China to speak with people across China and to meet with Chinese Health and Economic leaders. "And as I meet with your government leaders in Beijing later this week, my visit here has made me want to do all I can to increase the cooperation between our nations. Because in the great human family, we are all brothers and sisters. I look forward to working together as nations to improve how we all live."
November 21, 2006: Secretary Leavitt presents the Presidential Award for Management Excellence to ACF's Grants Center for Excellence and HHS leadership. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) received the Presidential Award for Management Excellence after consolidating the electronic grants system, thus saving millions of dollars. This is the first year HHS has received such an honor.
August 24, 2006: Secretary Leavitt's vision for Health Care Transparency. More>> "Consumers need to know – and they deserve to know – the value of their health care. I believe that bringing transparency to quality and cost information will reform health care in America."
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![HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt presents the Presidential Award for Management Excellence. Pictured are (from left): Counselor to the Secretary for Human Services Policy Richard Campanelli, HHS Deputy Secretary Alex Azar, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Wade F. Horn, Office of Public Health and Science’s Brad Hendrick, ACF’s David Jenkins, ACF’s Diana King, Secretary Leavitt, ACF’s Deborah Ferrenz, Director of the Office of Information Services Michael Curtis, HHS Chief Information Officer Charlie Havokost, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration Curt Coy and Deputy Chief of Staff Kerry Weems. [Credit Chris Smith]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917060236im_/http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/images/acfawardphoto.jpg)
