The Office of Public Health and
Science (OPHS) provides leadership to the nation on public health
and science, and communicates on these subjects to the American
people. OPHS is led by the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH),
whose chief interest is promoting, protecting, and improving the
nation's health. This role encompasses responsibilities as
senior advisor to the Secretary for public health and science and
director of program offices housing a variety of essential public
health activities. The offices in OPHS are: the Immediate Office of
the ASH; the Office of the Surgeon General; the Office of HIV/AIDS
Policy; the Office of Population Affairs (OPA); the Office of
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP); the
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; the Office
of Minority Health (OMH); the Office on Women's Health (OWH);
the Office for Human Research Protections; the Office of Global
Health Affairs (OGHA); the Office of Research Integrity; and the
Office of Military Liaison and Veterans Affairs. In addition, the
Director of the National Vaccine Program Office and the Regional
Health Administrators report to the ASH.