Xavier Becerra | HHS.gov

Apr 26, 2022 · Learn about Xavier Becerra, the 25th and first Latino Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Find out his top priorities, achievements, and background as a former congressman and attorney general of California.

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What does the Department of Health & Human Services do?

The Department of Health and Human Services’ mission statement is as broad as its huge, complex bureaucracy: “…to enhance the health and well-being of all American, by providing effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.” ...

What agencies does the Department of Health & Human Services oversee?

The Department of Health and Human Services oversees 11 agencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). ...

Who leads the Department of Health & Human Services?

The Department of Health & Human Services is led by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, a member of the United States Cabinet appointed by the President of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate. ...

What does the Secretary of Health & Human Services do?

The secretary strives to administer the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out approved programs and make the public aware of the objectives of the department. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) was reorganized into a Department of Education and a Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS). ...

Who is the new Secretary of Health & Human Services?

"I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)," he wrote. "For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health." ...

Who nominates the Secretary of HHS?

Nominations to the office of Secretary of HHS are referred to the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the United States Senate Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid, before confirmation is considered by the full United States Senate. ...