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December

December 31, 2002

• HHS Issues New Report Showing More American Children Received Health Insurance in Early 2002

December 27, 2002

• HHS -- Highlights of 2002

December 23, 2002

• HHS Names 13 to Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health and Society
• A National New Year's Message from the Departments of Agriculture, Education and Health and Human Services -- December 2002

December 19, 2002

• HHS Issues Guidance on Use of Private Agencies to Help Collect Child Support

December 18, 2002

• New Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care

December 17, 2002

• HHS to Expand Access to Care in Rural and Other Communities By Reviewing Waiver Requests Involving Foreign Doctors

December 16, 2002

• Bush Administration Will Seek New Legislation for Mandatory Pediatric Drug Testing
• HHS Approves New Hampshire Plan to Allow Families of Disabled Children to Direct Services
• HHS Approves Arizona's Request to Expand Medicaid to Working Individuals with a Disability
• 2002 Monitoring the Future Survey Shows Decrease in Use of Marijuana, Club Drugs, Cigarettes and Tobacco

December 13, 2002

• Comprehensive Information Provided on WWW.SMALLPOX.GOV

December 12, 2002

• HHS Proposes New Regulations For Fair Treatment Of Religious Grantee Organizations And Their Clients
• Secretary Thompson Welcomes New Effort To Provide Hospital Quality Of Care Information; HHS Will Conduct Pilot Tests of the New Voluntary Quality Measures and a New Standardized "Patient Experience" Survey

December 11, 2002

• Typhoon Pongsona Response on Guam

December 10, 2002

• HHS Establishes Health Agreement with Ethiopia to Strengthen Fight Against Infectious Diseases
• HHS, USDA Establish New Regulations for Use of Select Biological Agents
• HHS Announces $100 Million to Prevent and Treat Diabetes Among American Indians and Alaska Natives

December 9, 2002

• HHS Continues to Strengthen Health Care Safety Net by Awarding $13 Million to Create and Expand Health Centers

December 2, 2002

• HHS Approves Pennsylvania's Plan to Help More Disabled Adults Live at Home
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding World AIDS Day 2002

November

November 27, 2002

• HHS Approves Nevada Plan to Help More Disabled Adults Live at Home

November 26, 2002

• HHS To Help States Create High-Risk Pools to Increase Access to Health Coverage
• HHS Secretary Thompson Announces New Blood Donation Initiative

November 25, 2002

• HHS Selects 10 Communities for Urban Partnership Initiative
• HHS Moves Forward to Establish New System for Collecting Patient Safety Data

November 22, 2002

• HHS Announces Adoption Excellence Awards to 18 Individuals and Groups Working to Promote Adoption

November 21, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson on the Awarding of the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award
• HHS Moves to Focus Regulations on Improved Patient Care

November 20, 2002

• HHS Launches First National Diabetes Prevention Campaign
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Institute of Medicine Report: "Fostering Rapid Advances in Health Care"
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson on the Passage of the Homeland Security Bill

November 18, 2002

• HHS Issues Cancer Incidence Data by State for First Time

November 14, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding World Diabetes Day
• HHS Creates Unified HIV/AIDS and STD Advisory Committee to Strengthen Prevention and Treatment Efforts

November 13, 2002

• HHS Approves Kentucky Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer

November 12, 2002

• HHS Launches National Nursing Home Quality Initiative

November 7, 2002

• HHS Expands Information for American Indians and Alaska Natives on Consumer-Oriented Healthfinder� Web Site

November 4, 2002

• HHS Commissions Studies on Chronic Wasting Disease

November 1, 2002

• HHS Announces Creation of Medical Reserve Corps Unit
• HHS Awards $85 Million to Eliminate Health Disparities
• Welfare Caseloads Continue Downward Trend

October

October 31, 2002

• HHS Approves Texas Plan to Allow Elderly, Disabled to Direct Their Own Services

October 30, 2002

• HHS Taking Steps to Address Goals for Quality Improvement
• HHS Awards $26.7 Million to Improve Health Care in Rural America

October 29, 2002

• HHS Approves New Mexico Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer[En Espa�ol]

October 25, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson on the Death of Senator Paul Wellstone
• HHS Awards $8.8 Million to Prevent Club Drug and Inhalant Abuse
• HHS Awards University of Wisconsin $55.8 Million to Fight Asthma in Inner-City Children
• Census Bureau Report Shows Welfare Reform Helping Families

October 24, 2002

• HHS Approves Arkansas Plans to Help Disabled Adults at Home

October 23, 2002

• HHS Awards $4 Million to Improve Opportunities for Adoption

October 22, 2002

• Medicare Launches Annual National Beneficiary Education Campaign to Provide Answers to Questions About Medicare[En Español]
• HHS Secretary Thompson Announces $1.7 Million to Address Health Care Needs in Montana

October 21, 2002

• HHS Announces Minnesota Disaster Medical Assistance Team to Join the National Disaster Medical System
• HHS Moves to Speed the Availability of Generic Drugs
• Family Focus is Hallmark of New South African Grant

October 18, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Passage of the Health Care Safety Net Amendments
• HHS Welcomes Passage of Device User Fee Legislation
• HHS Announces Medicare Premium and Deductible Rates for 2003

October 17, 2002

• Success Story Continues for Welfare Work Participation Rates

October 15, 2002

• HHS, USDA Take Next Step In Obesity Fight, Secretaries Thompson And Veneman Meet With Leaders From Food Industry
• HHS Approved Oregon Request to Expand Health Insurance Coverage to 60,000 People
• CMS Named to Enforce HIPAA Transaction and Code Set Standards
• HHS Approves Texas Plan To Insure Women With Breast Or Cervical Cancer

October 11, 2002

• HHS to Provide $250,000 for Mental Health Services to Both Virginia and District of Columbia Following Sniper Attacks
• HHS Secretary Thompson Names Regina B. Schofield as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
• HHS Approves Minnesota Planto Expand Services to 18,000 Children

October 10, 2002

• HHS Announces New Partnership to Improve the Nation's Visual Health

October 9, 2002

• HHS Awards Five New Model Community Health Centers to Improve Women's Health

October 8, 2002

• HHS to Provide $250,000 for Mental Health Services to Maryland to Help Deal with Sniper Attacks
• Obesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show
• HHS Secretary Thompson Travels to Afghanistan to Formalize Health Partnership, Assess Needs
• HHS Establishes First Phase of Medical Training Program to Provide Health Care Assistance in Afghanistan

October 7, 2002

• HHS Names New Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs
• HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson Takes Message of Physical Activity Overseas

October 4, 2002

• Statement by Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Regarding "Step With It" Program to Encourage Physical Activity for Kids
• HHS Awards $100 Million in Bonuses to States for Reductions in Out-of-Wedlock Births
• HHS Continues Health Care Safety Net Expansion

October 3, 2002

• HHS Awards $2.5 Million to Promote Innovative State Approaches to Expand and Improve Health Care and Social Services
• HHS Announces Contracts for Developing a New Anthrax Vaccine
• HHS Awards $30 Million to Help Level Playing Field for Faith-Based and Community Institutions

October 2, 2002

• HHS Sends Medical Teams to Assist in Hurricane Lili Response
• HHS Awards $11.4 Million for Community Research into Effective Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• HHS Approves Expanded "Independent Choices" in Arkansas

October 1, 2002

• HHS Approves New York Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer
• HHS Awards $14 Million to Improve Care for Homeless Individuals
• HHS Makes It Easier for At-Risk Americans to Receive Flu and Pneumonia Vaccinations

September

September 30, 2002

• HHS Awards More Than $8.4 Mill ion in Grants to Address Nation's Nursing Shortage
• HHS Secretary Thompson Forges Partnership with America's Nurses to Enhance Public Health Preparedness
• Secretary Thompson Urges Congre ss to Pass President's Plan to Assist Uninsured

September 27, 2002

• HHS Approves Colorado Request to Expand Coverage to Uninsured Pregnant Women
• States May Provide SCHIP Coverage for Prenatal Care [En Espa[En Español]ol]
• HHS Awards $5.2 Million for Research to Increase Organ Donation Rates

September 26, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding House Passage of the Medical Malpractice Reform Bill
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Passage of the Energy and Commerce Committee "Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act"
• HHS Announces $7 Million for Innovative Projects to Support Family Caregivers

September 25, 2002

• U.S. Elected to P.A.H.O. Executive Committee
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding President Bush's Nomination of Dr. Mark McClellan as FDA Commissioner

September 24, 2002

• Secretary Thompson Mobilizes Communities Across America to Help Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
• HHS Fact Sheet--Protecting the Health of Minority Communities
• HHS Awards $17.5 Million in Bonuses to States for Increasing the Number of Adoptions of Foster Children

September 18, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Passage by the Ways and Means Committee of the Patient Safety Bill

September 17, 2002

• HHS Awards $140 Million to Health Care Organizations That Suffered Losses From September 11 Attacks
• HHS Awards $2.4 Million for Mental Health Services for Public Safety Workers Affected by 9/11 Attacks

September 13, 2002

• HHS Approves Maine Plan to Expand Health Insurance Coverage to 11,500 Residents
• HHS Awards Additional $6.3 Million to Help States and Cities Fight West Nile Virus

September 12, 2002

• HHS Approves Illinois Plan to Expand Health Insurance Coverage to Reach As Many As 300,000 Uninsured Residents
• HHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in Americans' Health Over Past 50 Years

September 5, 2002

• Annual Household Survey Finds Millions of Americans In Denial About Drug Abuse

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August

August 30, 2002

• HHS Awards Nearly $10 Million to Plan, Expand Community-Based HIV/AIDS Care

August 28, 2002

• HHS Awards Additional $6 Million to Help States and Cities Fight West Nile Virus

August 27, 2002

• HHS Expands Health Plan Option in Medicare+Choice

August 23, 2002

• HHS Approves New Mexico Request to Expand Health Insurance Coverage to 40,000 People
• HHS Names Members to Council on Public Health Preparedness

August 21, 2002

• HHS Providing Additional $4 Million to Help States Fight West Nile Virus
• HHS Awards $30 Million to 70 Health Centers to Improve Access to Health Care Services

August 20, 2002

• HHS Awards $25.6 Million to Train, Educate Providers Caring for People with HIV/AIDS

August 14, 2002

• HHS Approves Nevada Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer

August 12, 2002

• HHS Urges States to Continue to Expand Home and Community Based Care for Disabled Residents

August 9, 2002

• HHS Issues First Major Protections for Patient Privacy
• HHS Fact Sheet--Modifications to the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information--Final Rule

August 8, 2002

• HHS Provides Additional Funds Through CDC to Help States Combat West Nile Virus
• HHS Releases $100 Million in Emergency Energy Assistance to States Hit Hardest by Summer Heat
• HHS Announces $928,000 Grant to Improve Health Care Access in Dane County
• HHS Approves Plan to Rescue Inner-City Hospital as Outpatient Clinic

August 7, 2002

• HHS Awards $420,000 to Oglala College to Preserve Lakota Language, Strengthen Lakota Families

August 5, 2002

• HHS Awards $2.5 Million Contract to Improve Washington Hospital Center's Emergency Response Capability
• HHS Awards $11.4 Million Contract to Assess Health Status of Workers, Volunteers at World Trade Center Disaster Site

August 2, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding the President's Appointment of Charles Grim as Interim Director of the Indian Health Service

August 1, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Approval of Special Payments to Treat Sepsis
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding National Minority Donor Awareness Day

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July

July 31, 2002

• FDA Expert Named As First "Americas Fellow"
• Secretary Thompson Announces Creation of the HHS Office on Disability
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding the Failure of the Senate to Pass Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation
• Chronic Child Support Defaulters Arrested in Nationwide Sweep
• HHS Announces Initiative to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adult Immunization
• HHS Approves Expanding Pharmacy Benefits to Florida Elderly
• HHS Role in Child Support Enforcement

July 30, 2002

• HHS Approves Expanding Pharmacy Benefits to Maryland Seniors
• HHS Approves Expanding Pharmacy Benefits to South Carolina Seniors

July 26, 2002

• Richard M. Campanelli Named Director of HHS Office for Civil Rights
• Medicare Acts to Protect Coverage for Homebound Beneficiaries
• HHS Approves Colorado Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer
• HHS, NCSL Release Report on State Long-Term Care Policy
• HHS Takes New Steps to Promote Quality Health Care and Social Services in Rural America
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson On the Anniversary of the "Americans With Disabilities Act"

July 25, 2002

• Department of Health and Human Services and Indian Health Service Dedicate Newest Hospital for Navajo Nation

July 24, 2002

• HHS Calls for National Malpractice Legislation to Protect Access to and Quality of Health Care
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson On Passage of the Nurse Reinvestment Act

July 23, 2002

• Statememt by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Senate Confirmation of Dr. Richard Carmona as Surgeon General
• HHS, National Adoption Center Launch Internet Adoption Service
• HHS Launches New Bilingual Effort to Expand Health Insurance Coverage for Hispanic Children

July 19, 2002

• Secretary Thompson Names Evertz Assistant on HIV/AIDS
• HHS to Offer Grants to Assist Local Communities in Developing Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps

July 18, 2002

• HHS Awards Nearly $19 Million to 149 Health Centers to Expand and Improve Services

July 17, 2002

• HHS Launches New Campaign to Encourage Physical Activity and Healthy Behaviors for Kids
• HHS Fact Sheet--"VERB: IT'S WHAT YOU DO"
• HHS Fact Sheet--"VERB: IT'S WHAT YOU DO"-- Multicultural Outreach

July 15, 2002

• HHS Awards $10 Million to Expand Alzheimer's Disease Demonstrations
• HHS Launches Emerging Leaders Program to Attract Talented Young People to Public Service
• HHS Report Shows More American Children With Health Insurance

July 12, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding the America's Children Report 2002

July 11, 2002

• HHS Issues Report on Medical Innovation and Seniors

July 10, 2002

• HHS Awards $55.8 Million to 131 Health Centers to Expand Medical Capacity at Existing Sites
• HHS Provides New Aid to Cities for Disaster Preparedness

July 3, 2002

• Secretary Thompson Leads U.S. Delegation to the XIV International AIDS Conference
• Julie L. Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H., Named CDC Director and ATSDR Administrator
• HHS Awards $4.5 Million for Senior Medicare Patrol Projects

July 2, 2002

• William Stamper Named HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Facilities
• HHS Approves Minnesota Plan To Insure Women With Breast or Cervical Cancer
• HHS Awards Grants Nationwide To Support Abstinence Education, Services To Teens
• HHS Awards $200 Million in Bonus Payments to States for Leadership in "Welfare to Work"

July 1, 2002

• HHS Approves Expanding Pharmacy Benefits to Wisconsin Elderly

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June

June 28, 2002

• Secretary Thompson Announces Expanded Coordination of HIV/AIDS Programs in China
• Thompson Names Hauer to New Assistant Secretary Post
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding House Approval of Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation

June 27, 2002

• HHS Report Shows Teens Making More Responsible Decisions
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding Vouchers
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding National HIV Testing Day

June 26, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Senate Committee Welfare Reform Action

June 24, 2002

• Secretary doing well after undergoing knee surgery
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding D.A. Henderson's Awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

June 21, 2002

• Secretary Thompson Announces New Director of CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• HHS Report Promotes Benefits of Physical Activity for Older Americans
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Director of Indian Health Service and Assistant Surgeon General Michael H. Trujillo, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
• HHS Approves Wyoming's Request to Expand Medicaid to Working Individuals with a Disability

June 20, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding the ACIP Recommendation on Use of the Smallpox Vaccine
• HHS Approves Washington State's Request to Extend Medicaid to Working Individuals with a Disability
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding New Members of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
• HHS Report Highlights Benefits of Physical Activity for Disease Prevention

June 19, 2002

• HHS Urges Congress to Act This Year on Medicare Plan
• $11.4 Million Awarded for National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative

June 18, 2002

• PDUFA Reauthorization Good for American Patients

June 15, 2002

• HHS Announces "Urban Partnership" Initiative to Help More Families Achieve Economic Independence
• HHS Approves Wisconsin Plan to Extend Family Planning Services

June 14, 2002

• HHS Announces Plans to Study Ephedra; Steps Up Enforcement of Illegal Ephedrine Marketing

June 13, 2002

• HHS Career Executives Named to Leadership Positions
• HHS Issues New Medicaid Managed Care Regulation to Guarantee Strong Patient Protections
• Melissa Rose Chapman Named HHS Chief Information Officer

June 10, 2002

• HHS Moves to Free Home Health Nurses to Focus on Patient Care

June 6, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding President Bush's Proposed Department of Homeland Security
• HHS Approves State Bioterrorism Plans So Building Can Begin
• HHS Fact Sheet--Bioterrorism Preparedness Grants
• HHS Fact Sheet--17 Critical Benchmarks for Bioterrorism Preparedness Planning
• HHS Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls to New Record Low in 2001

June 5, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding the Tri-Partisan House-Senate Patient Safety Bills
• HHS Announces Availability of Funds to Assist Faith-Based and Community Organizations
  [En Espa�ol]
• HHS Fact Sheet--The Compassion Capital Fund and the Faith- and Community-Based Initiative

June 4, 2002

• HHS Awards $30 Million to Address Emerging Nurse Shortage

June 3, 2002

• HHS Study Shows Poverty, Welfare Dependence Drop
• Study Shows Positive Results from Early Head Start Program

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May

May 31, 2002

• HHS Approves TennCare II Medicaid Waiver
• HHS Issues New Statistical Look at Women's Health

May 30, 2002

• HHS Remembers World Trade Center Victims, Recovery Workers

May 21, 2002

• No Increase in National Welfare Caseload, HHS Reports
• HHS Launches Effort to Support Ombudsmen's Efforts to Use Nursing Home Quality Data to Assist Families

May 16, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding House Passage of TANF Reauthorization Bill
• HHS Awards $16.1 Million to 28 Health Centers to Improve Access to Health Care Services
• HHS Ensures Opportunity for Tribes to Assume Indian Health Service Programs

May 15, 2002

• Secretary Thompson Announces U.S. Appointment to World Health Organization Executive Board

May 14, 2002

• Secretary Thompson Signs Agreement With Canada on Indigenous Health During 55^th World Health Assembly

May 13, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding National Women's Health Week, May 12-18, 2002

May 10, 2002

• Secretary Thompson Announces New Appointments at HHS
• HHS Issues Guidelines for Safeguarding Building Ventilation Systems from Terrorist Attacks

May 9, 2002

• New Freedom Initiative Progress Report Released
• HHS Approves Ohio Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer

May 8, 2002

• HHS Awards $10.5 Million for Training, Research to Address Health Concerns Related to World Trade Center Attacks

May 7, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding World Asthma Day, May 7, 2002
• Reducing Payment Errors and Stopping Fraud in Medicare

May 6, 2002

• Fred Schuster Named HHS Regional Representative for Kansas City Region
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Nursing Week, May 6-12
• HHS Secretary Urges Families to Walk Together on Mother's Day

May 3, 2002

• Thompson Names Director of Preparedness Office
• Secretary Thompson Urges Students to "Save Their Skin"

May 2, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding U.S. Senate Committee Approving Elias A. Zerhouni to Be Director of the National Institutes of Health
• HHS Launches Campaign to "Take Time To Care About Diabetes"
  [En Espa�ol]

May 1, 2002

• HHS Urges Community Partnerships to Improve Physical Activity
• HHS Fact Sheet -- HHS Promotes Health Through Physical Activity
• FDA Proposes First Requirement for Electronic Submissions
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Older Americans Month

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April

April 30, 2002

• HHS Issues Final Rules to Assist Compensation of Nuclear Workers for Job-Related Cancers

April 29, 2002

• HHS Approves Pennsylvania's Request to Expand Medicaid to Working Individuals with a Disability

April 26, 2002

• Promoting Responsible Fatherhood

April 25, 2002

• Secretary Calls on Health Care Professionals to Give Time
• HHS to Recruit 40 New Public Health Service Officers to Serve Needy Communities
• HHS Awards New Native American Grants for Tribal Elders and Caregivers
• Public/Private Partnership Expands to Boost Promotion of Healthy Eating to Reduce the Risk of Disease

April 24, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Committee Action on Abstinence Program Provisions
• HHS Releases Quality Data About Individual Nursing Homes

April 23, 2002

• HHS to Extend $1 Billion in Medicare Payments to Nursing Homes
• Interim Report Says Abstinence Programs Are "Changing the Local Landscape" in Teen Pregnancy Prevention

April 22, 2002

• HHS Announces 7 Percent Increase in Organ Donors in 2001
• HHS Fact Sheet--"Gift of Life" Donation Initiative

April 19, 2002

• HHS Launches New Pediatric Drug Safety Initiative
• Secretary Thompson Travels to Guyana to Sign Pan-Caribbean Partnership Agreement to Fight HIV/AIDS
• HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Signs Department Labor-Management Cooperation Agreement

April 18, 2002

• HHS, ABC Radio Networks Launch Campaign to Encourage Doctor Visits
• Foodborne Illnesses Post Dramatic Six-Year Decline
• HHS Approves Louisiana Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer

April 17, 2002

• HHS Approves Wisconsin Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer

April 16, 2002

• Head Start: Promoting Early Childhood Development

April 12, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding National Infant Immunization Week

April 11, 2002

• HHS Child Care Programs

April 10, 2002

• HHS Awards $923 Million to Ensure Medical Care, Support Services and Prescription Drugs for People with HIV/AIDS

April 9, 2002

• HHS Secretary Unveils Organ Donation Documentary

April 7, 2002

• HHS Report Shows 7 In 10 Adults Are Not Active Regularly

April 4, 2002

• Secretary Thompson Commits CDC Money to Fight AIDS in South Africa

April 3, 2002

• Secretary Thompson Signs Agreement with Mozambique
• HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging Josefina Carbonell to Lead U.S. Delegation to Second World Assembly on Ageing in Madrid, Spain
  [En Espa�ol]

April 1, 2002

• HHS Approves Demonstration Projects in Minnesota, Georgia to Expand Safety-Net Patients' Access to Prescription Drugs
• HHS Makes $140 Million in Emergency Funds Available to Health Care Organizations That Suffered Losses from Sept. 11 Attacks

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March

March 29, 2002

• Secretary Thompson to Make First Official Visit to Africa to Strengthen International Partnerships in the Fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
• Secretary Thompson Names CDC Management Team
• HHS May Acquire More Than 75 Million Doses of Smallpox Vaccine

March 28, 2002

• NIAID Study Results Support Diluting Smallpox Vaccine Stockpile to Stretch Supply
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Receiving Albany Medical Center Award
• HHS to Allow Feeding Assistants for Nursing Home Residents

March 27, 2002

• HHS, ADA Warn Americans of "Pre-Diabetes," Encourage People to Take Healthy Steps to Reduce Risks

March 26, 2002

• Medicare Trustees Call for Program Changes to Address Long-Term Deficit
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson on the President's Intention to Nominate Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., to be Director of the National Institutes of Health
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson on the President's Intention to Nominate Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, to be the Surgeon General

March 25, 2002

• Administration Announces Steps to Promote Community Living for People with Disabilities
• HHS Fact Sheet--Delivering on the Promise - Report of Federal Agencies' Actions to Eliminate Barriers and Promote Community Integration

March 22, 2002

• Secretary Thompson Names Carolyn Clancy, M.D., As Acting Director of AHRQ
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding World TB Day

March 21, 2002

• HHS Proposes Changes That Protect Privacy, Access to Care
• HHS Fact Sheet--Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information -- Proposed Rule Modification

March 20, 2002

• Statement by HHS Deputy Secretary Claude A. Allen Regarding Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on Health Care Disparities
• HHS Awards Grants Totaling $28.9 Million to Improve Health Care in Rural America

March 13, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Reauthorization of Prescription Drug User Fee Act
• HHS Urges Colorectal Cancer Screening to Save Lives
  [ En Espa�ol]

March 11, 2002

• Secretary Thompson Thanks "9/11" Rescue Workers

March 10, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G.Thompson Regarding John M. Eisenberg, M.D.

March 8, 2002

• HHS Approves D.C. Request to Extend Medicaid Coverage

March 6, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding TANF Reauthorization Work Requirements
• Elizabeth M. Duke Named Administrator of HRSA

March 5, 2002

• President's TANF Proposal Good for Families

March 4, 2002

• HHS Awards $597 Million to Help People with HIV/AIDS in Major Urban Areas

March 1, 2002

• Former South Carolina Governor to Head Rural Health Committee
• HHS Names New Members to Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
• Secretary Thompson Hails 30th Anniversary of the Older Americans Act Nutrition Program

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February

February 28, 2002

• HHS to Award Record $89.4 Million in Scholarships, Loan Repayments to Doctors, Clinicians, Students Who Take Jobs in Rural, Underserved Areas

February 26, 2002

• HHS Consumer Health Information on the Internet
• HHS Programs and Initiatives to Combat Homelessness

February 25, 2002

• Lester M. Crawford, Jr. Named FDA Deputy Commissioner

February 22, 2002

• Bush Administration Promotes Careers in Nursing

February 21, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding the Resignation of CDC Director, Jeffrey P. Koplan, M.D., M.P.H.
• Improper Medicare Payments Rate Declines Again in 2001
• HHS Affirms Value of Mammography for Detecting Breast Cancer
  [ En Espa�ol]

February 19, 2002

• HHS, American Diabetes Association Renew Campaign to Help People with Diabetes Know Their Cardiovascular Risks

February 18, 2002

• HHS Sends DMORT Specialists to Georgia

February 15, 2002

• HHS Approves Kansas Plan to Protect Health Coverage for Working Disabled
• HHS Approves Pennsylvania Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer

February 14, 2002

• States Continue to Meet Welfare Reform's Work Participation Rules

February 13, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding National Donor Day: February 14, 2002
• HHS Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives Expands Online Resources

February 12, 2002

• Women Are Having More Children, New Report Shows

February 9, 2002

• HHS Approves Utah Medicaid Waiver to Extend Health Services

February 8, 2002

• HHS Approves Oregon Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer

February 7, 2002

• HHS Approves Nevada Plan to Provide Health Coverage to Children Whose Parents Lose Their Jobs
• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• HHS Awards $128 Million in Grants to Help Family Caregivers

February 6, 2002

• Diet and Exercise Delay Diabetes and Normalize Blood Glucose
• SCHIP Covers 4.6 Million Children in 2001

February 5, 2002

• HHS Announces New Funding for Academic Centers for Public Health Preparedness
• HHS Bioterrorism Preparedness Funding Proposal Includes $518 Million for Hospitals, Up 284 Percent
• President's 2003 Budget Increases Funding for Women's Health
• HHS Creates Council to Review, Respond to Private Sector Innovation

February 4, 2002

• Remarks by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding the Presentation of the President's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• HHS Budget for HIV/AIDS Increase 8 Percent
• Health Insurance Coverage Improves for American Children

February 1, 2002

• HHS to Propose New Initiative to Build Healthy Communities
• HHS to Propose Increased Funding to Narrow Drug Treatment Gap
• HHS to Propose New Funding and Focus on Patient Safety

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January

January 31, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding the Approval of License Supplements for Anthrax Vaccine
• HHS Announces $1.1 Billion in Funding to States for Bioterrorism Prepardness
• President's Budget Increases Abstinence Program Funding
• HHS to Allow States to Provide SCHIP Coverage for Prenatal Care

January 30, 2002

• President's Budget Expands Access to Health Care

January 28, 2002

• Constantinos Miskis Named HHS Regional Representative for Atlanta Region
• HHS Approves Illinois Plan to Expand Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage to Low-Income Seniors
• President's Budget Will Include Additional $200 Million Commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

January 26, 2002

• President Fulfills Commitment to Doubling NIH Funding

January 25, 2002

• HHS to Propose Increased Funding for Cancer Screening
• Federal Funds for Public Health Infrastructure Begins to Flow to States
• HHS Fact Sheet -- Bioterror Funding Provides Blueprint to Build a Strong New Public Health Infrastructure

January 24, 2002

• HHS Approves Plan to Expand Coverage to 300,000 Uninsured Californians Under New Waiver Initiative
  [En Espa�ol]
• HHS Report Finds Health Improves for Most Racial, Ethnic Groups But Disparities Remain in Some Areas
  [ En Espa�ol]

January 22, 2002

• President's Budget to Strengthen National Health Service Corps, Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program

January 18, 2002

• President's Budget to Include Education Aid for Foster Children

January 17, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001
• HHS Takes Steps to Further Limit Medicaid Loophole
• Corey Hoze Named HHS Regional Representative for Chicago Region

January 15, 2002

• Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding Surgeon General David Satcher

January 11, 2002

• Windy M. Hill Named Head Start Associate Commissioner

January 9, 2002

• HHS Approves Delaware Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer

January 8, 2002

• Joe Nu�ez Joins HHS as Regional Representative for Denver Region

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