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a. A federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.
b. Actual services are provided by state, county, city and tribal governments, and public and private local agencies. assists these organizations through funding, policy direction, and information services.
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
i. Administers the major Federal programs that support: social services that promote the positive growth and development of children and youth and their families; protective services and shelter for children and youth in at-risk situations; and adoption for children with special needs. These programs provide financial assistance to States, community-based organizations, and academic institutions to provide services, carry out research and demonstration activities and undertake training, technical assistance, and information dissemination
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF)
a. The mission is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective system of home and community-based services that helps elderly individuals maintain their health and independence in their homes and communities
Administration on Aging (AoA)
Comparing treatment options for different health conditions
Agency for Healthcare research and Quality (AHRQ)
serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Mission is to collaborate to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health – through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
a. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ten Field offices reorganized in February 2007 moving from a geography-based structure to a Consortia structure based on the Agency's key lines of business: Medicare health plans, Medicare financial management, Medicare fee for service operations, Medicaid and children's health, survey & certification and quality improvement. The intent of the new structure is to improve performance through uniform issue management, consistent communication and leadership focused on achieving the Agency's strategic action plan. Over the past year, the Field has made progress in these areas and more.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation, and by regulating the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products.
is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods, and to reduce tobacco use to improve health.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
a. Improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable.
b. Comprising six bureaus and 13 offices, provides leadership and financial support to health care providers in every state and U.S. territory.
grantees provide health care to uninsured people, people living with HIV/AIDS, and pregnant women, mothers and children. They train health professionals and improve systems of care in rural communities.
Health Resource and Service Administration (HRSA)
a. Mission... to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level.
b. Goal... to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people.
c. Foundation... to uphold the Federal Government's obligation to promote healthy American Indian and Alaska Native people, communities, and cultures and to honor and protect the inherent sovereign rights of Tribes.
Indian Health Services (IHS)
a. The nation’s medical research agency—making important medical discoveries that improve health and save lives.
National Institute of Health (NIH)
conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
a. As Inspector General, Mr. Levinson is the senior official responsible for audits, evaluations, investigations, and law enforcement efforts, relating to HHS programs and operations. He manages an independent and objective nationwide organization of over 1500 professional staff members dedicated to promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in HHS programs and addressing fraud, waste, and abuse.
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
a. SAMHSA was established in 1992 and directed by Congress to target effectively substance abuse and mental health services to the people most in need and to translate research in these areas more effectively and more rapidly into the general health care system. Their mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)