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HRSA
is the nation's access agency – improving health
and saving lives by making sure the right services are
available in the right places at the right time.
The
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),
an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving
access to health care services for people who are uninsured,
isolated or medically vulnerable.
Comprising
six bureaus, 13 offices and one center, HRSA provides leadership
and financial support to health care providers in every
state and U.S. territory. HRSA grantees provide health
care to uninsured people, people living with HIV/AIDS,
and pregnant women, mothers and children. They train
health professionals and improve systems of care in
rural communities.
HRSA
oversees organ, tissue and blood cell (bone marrow and cord blood) donation and vaccine injury compensation programs, and maintains
databases that protect against health care malpractice
and health care waste, fraud and abuse.
Since
1943 the agencies that were HRSA precursors have worked
to improve the health of needy people. HRSA was created
in 1982, when the Health Resources Administration and
the Health Services Administration were merged.
Vision
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
envisions optimal health for all, supported by a health
care system that assures access to comprehensive, culturally
competent, quality care.
Mission
HRSA provides national leadership, program resources
and services needed to improve access to culturally
competent, quality health care.
Goals
As the Nation’s access agency, HRSA focuses on
uninsured, underserved, and special needs populations
in its goals and program activities:
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GOAL
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Improve
Access to Health Care. |
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GOAL
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Improve
Health Outcomes. |
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GOAL
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Improve
the Quality of Health Care. |
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GOAL
4: |
Eliminate
Health Disparities. |
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GOAL
5: |
Improve
the Public Health and Health Care Systems. |
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GOAL
6: |
Enhance
the Ability of the Health Care System to Respond
to Public Health Emergencies. |
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GOAL
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Achieve
Excellence in Management Practices |
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HRSA FACTS
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Administrator
Elizabeth M. Duke, PhD
Headquarters
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Staff
1,600 employees
Budget
Authority
$6.85 billion in FY 2008
HRSA
distributes approximately 90 percent of its funding in grants to U.S.
States and territories, public and private health care providers, health
professions training programs and other organizations.
Department
HRSA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Mailing
Address
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
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