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Keeping Americans Healthy Through Prevention

Keeping Americans Healthy Through Prevention

The Affordable Care Act helps make critical preventive services affordable and accessible for all Americans by requiring health plans to cover preventive services and by eliminating cost sharing. This will make it easier and more for affordable for you and your family to get important screenings like mammograms and colonoscopies, plus important immunizations. The First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, and Secretary Sebelius unveiled these new benefits at George Washington Hospital today. Learn more:

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National AIDS Strategy

Today the Obama Administration released the President's National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) and an accompanying implementation plan. The primary goals of the NHAS include: reducing HIV incidence; increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes; and reducing HIV-related health disparities.

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July 13, 2010
Secretary Sebelius Announces Final Rules To Support 'Meaningful Use' of Electronic Health Records

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced final rules to help improve Americans' health, increase safety and reduce health care costs through expanded use of electronic health records (EHR).

July 12, 2010
New York Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Agrees to Serve Patients Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Under an agreement announced today by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing will be provided equal access to a nursing and rehabilitation facility in New York State and will be provided interpretation services when necessary for effective communication.

July 10, 2010
Secretary Sebelius Visits Grand Isle Beach and New Orleans to Assess Health Impact of Gulf Oil Spill

Today Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited Grand Isle Beach and New Orleans, Louisiana as part the Department's ongoing efforts to to address the public health and mental health aspects of the Gulf oil spill.

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The Department of Health and Human Services is the principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans. It is comprised of the Office of the Secretary and 11 operating divisions.

OS - Office of the Secretary

ACF - Administration for Children & Families

AoA - Administration on Aging

AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

CDC - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

CMS - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

FDA - Food & Drug Administration

HRSA - Health Resources & Services Administration

IHS - Indian Health Service

NIH - National Institutes of Health

OIG- Office of Inspector General

SAMHSA - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

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