OASH News
December
Statement: U.S. Surgeon General Calls for COVID-19 Survivors to Donate Plasma
December 21, 2020
Guidance for National Guard Personnel Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines and Immunity under the PREP Act
December 18, 2020
HHS Continues COVID-19 Testing Support to States, Territories, and High-Risk Groups
December 17, 2020
HHS Releases First National Strategic Plan to Address Sexually Transmitted Infections
December 17, 2020
Winners of HHS Design-a-thon to Develop Innovative Digital Health Tools for COVID-19 At-Anywhere Diagnostic Tests Announced
December 16, 2020
November
HHS and DOD Award $11.6 Million Contract to Puritan Medical Products to Boost U.S. Production of Swabs for Cue Health COVID-19 Tests
November 23, 2020
HHS Provides $25 Million to Siemens Healthineers to Develop and Produce COVID-19 Antigen Diagnostic Tests
November 19, 2020
HHS Launches Pilot Program of Fast Molecular POC Test for COVID-19
November 19, 2020
HHS Seeks Public Input on Leveraging Novel Technologies for Chronic Disease Management for Aging Underserved Populations
November 17, 2020
October
389,000 BinaxNOW COVID-19 Tests Distributed Thus Far to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s)
October 31, 2020
HHS and DOD announce $12.7 million contract with InBios International to boost U.S. production of rapid COVID-19 tests
October 31, 2020
HHS and DOD Announce $119 Million Contract to Hologic to Better Meet the Demand of COVID-19 Testing
October 30, 2020
States Begin Detailing Specific Use of 150 Million BinaxNOW COVID-19 Tests Distributed by Trump Administration
October 25, 2020
Trump Administration Takes Action to Further Expand Access to Vaccines, COVID-19 Tests
October 21, 2020
Trump Administration Provides Saliva Test at Surge Testing Site in Waco, TX
October 16, 2020
HHS Awards Contract to Improve Maternal Health Data Collection and Drive Clinical Quality Improvement
October 15, 2020
HHS Issues Challenges to Find Best Practices in Maternal Health
October 15, 2020
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Presents Award to Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong
October 15, 2020
Statement from Assistant Secretary for Health ADM Brett P. Giror: Update on Implementation of Resolution WHA73.1 on the COVID-19 Response
October 5, 2020
August
HHS Extends Coverage For COVID-19 Screening Tests at Congregate Facilities during the Pandemic
August 31, 2020
Trump Administration Uses Defense Production Act to Aid Our Most Vulnerable
August 20, 2020
HHS Expands Access to Childhood Vaccines during COVID-19 Pandemic
August 19, 2020
Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Statement on FDA EUA for LumiraDx UK Ltd.'s - LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test
August 19, 2020
HHS Releases Healthy People 2030 with National Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Objectives for the Next Decade
August 18, 2020
Organ Donation and Transplantation: We're All Needed
August 17, 2020
HHS Invests in Diagnostic Labs to Expand COVID-19 Testing Capacity in the United States
August 13, 2020
Now is the time: Catch-up to Get Ahead on Childhood Immunizations
August 13, 2020
Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Statement on COVID-19 Point-of-Care Testing Effort in Miami
August 13, 2020
July
HHS Details Multiple COVID-19 Testing Statistics as National Test Volume Surges
July 31, 2020
HHS Announces National COVID-19 Testing Implementation Forum
July 21, 2020
Trump Administration Announces Initiative for More and Faster COVID-19 Testing in Nursing Homes
July 14, 2020
HHS Releases May and June COVID-19 State Testing Plans
July 10, 2020
HHS Launches 'Surge' COVID-19 Testing in Hotspot Jurisdictions in Florida, Louisiana and Texas
July 7, 2020
The Nation's Doctor to America: #COVIDStopsWithMe
July 2, 2020
June
HHS Extends COVID-19 Testing Public-Private Partnership
June 30, 2020
Trump Administration Re-Establishes Ready Reserve Corps as Part of the United States Public Health Service
June 30, 2020
Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Statement on Texas Community-Based Testing Sites 1.0 Extension
June 26, 2020
HHS Announces MENTAL Health Innovation Challenge
June 23, 2020
Albertsons Companies and Walmart Donate Their Dispensing Services to HHS to Support the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative
June 15, 2020
Request for Information-Long-Term Monitoring of Health Care System Resilience
June 5, 2020
HHS Announces New Laboratory Data Reporting Guidance for COVID-19 Testing
June 4, 2020
May
Statement by ADM Brett P. Giroir to WHO's 147th Executive Board
May 22, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on Senate Confirmation of Brett Giroir to WHO Executive Board
May 8, 2020
April
Health Providers: Join the Telehealth Revolution
April 22, 2020
When to Seek Emergency Care
April 17, 2020
Guidance for Application of the Human Subjects Protection Regulations to Actions Taken in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 10, 2020
HHS Statements on Authorizing Licensed Pharmacists to Order and Administer COVID-19 Tests
April 8, 2020
HHS Supports State, Territorial and Tribal Public Health Labs with COVID-19 Rapid Point-of-Care Test
April 6, 2020
March
Optimizing Ventilator Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 31, 2020
Secretary Azar Designates Admiral Giroir to Coordinate COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing Efforts
March 13, 2020
Empowering Research Participants with Information
March 4, 2020
U.S. Public Health Service Strike Team Helps Treat Patients Infected with COVID-19 in Japan
March 03, 2020
February
The Best Valentine's Day Gift: Saving a Heart
February 14, 2020
January
Achieving Better Health for Mothers and Babies: Taking Action, Saving Lives
January 29, 2020
Surgeon General Releases First Report Focused on Smoking Cessation in 30 Years
January 23, 2020
Millennium Health Donates Data to Help Fight the Drug Overdose Crisis
January 7, 2020
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389,000 BinaxNOW COVID-19 Tests Distributed Thus Far to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s)