HHS Broadcast News Service

The Department of Health and Human Services is continually working to provide the news media and members of the public quick and easy access to events and information affecting the health and well being of all Americans. With the click of a mouse, you can tap into the latest news and information from current and former HHS officials.

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11/2/2005

Secretary Leavitt says the United States should produce avian flu vaccine in America.

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt (MP3 File = 203 KB; text)

Secretary Leavitt says the current H5N1 avian flu strain might not create a pandemic, but that preparation for a pandemic is still needed.

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt (MP3 File = 203 KB; text)

11/1/2005

Saying that if we wait for a bird flu pandemic to appear before acting, it may be too late, President Bush called on Congress to implement a $7.1 billion, three-point plan to prepare the nation for the eventuality of a pandemic.

President Bush (MP3 File 1 = 574 KB, text; MP3 File 2 = 223 KB, text )

Speaking at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, President Bush laid out the need for a comprehensive strategy to prevent, and if necessary, deal with a pandemic of the avian flu.

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt (MP3 File = 376 KB; text)

08/31/2005

Secretary Mike Leavitt declared a public health emergency in response to Hurricane Katrina
- HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt (WAV File 1 = 383 KB, text; WAV File 2 = 258 KB, text; WAV File 3 = 361 KB, text)

05/02/2005

The chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Lynn Swann, says Americans should take time in May, which is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, to be more active -- so they can get the benefits of a healthier lifestyle.
- PCPFS Chairman Lynn Swann (WAV File 1 = 2MB)
Secretary Mike Leavitt says the department can help guide Americans toward healthier lives.

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt (WAV File 1 = 789KB)

Secretary Mike Leavitt, noting that Harlem Globetrotters basketball stars took part in today's Fitness Festival on the National Mall, says Americans can be more active even if they can't all be Globetrotters -- and the government's Steps To a Healthier US initiative can help.

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt (WAV File 1 = 2MB)

02/15/2005

Secretary Mike Leavitt's Remarks About the Need for a New Drug Safety Oversight Board
- HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt (WAV File 1 = 4.94MB, WAV File 2 = 994KB, WAV File 3 = 1.88MB)

02/07/2005

Secretary Mike Leavitt's Remarks on the President's 2006 Budget for HHS.
- HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt (WAV File 1 = 2.45MB, WAV File 2 = 1.79MB, WAV File 3 = 1.77MB, WAV File 4 = 3.32MB)

02/01/2005

Secretary Mike Leavitt spoke about the need to make changes in Medicaid.
- HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt (WAV File 1 = 2.01MB, WAV File 2 = 1.5MB, WAV File 3 = 1.35MB, WAV File 4 = 1.91MB)

01/12/2005

Release of Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson (WAV File 1 = 2.87MB, WAV File 2 = 1.55MB, WAV File 3 = 1.52MB, WAV File 4 = 1.42MB)
- USDA Secretary Ann M. Veneman (WAV File 1 = 3.49MB, WAV File 2 = 2.35MB, WAV File 3 = 2.03MB)

Last revised: August 28, 2006

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