House Labor-HHS funding measure ‘falls far short,’ says APHA
Funding levels for public health hang in the balance as House appropriators last week set their first spending mark for next year.
APHA: 2017 Labor-HHS bill has positives but cuts vital funding
APHA called the fiscal year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services funding bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday a necessary step forward in the process, but bemoaned more cuts to federal public health agencies.
Q&A with Karen DeSalvo: Transforming and sustaining public health
In a conversation with Public Health Newswire, HHS Acting Assistant Secretary for Health Karen DeSalvo shared how health is not merely the goal, but an "enabler" of nationwide quality-of-life improvements.
The Nation’s Health: Q&A with HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell
As secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Sylvia Burwell has the health of the nation in her hands.
HHS: New resource for people with multiple chronic conditions
More than one in four Americans have multiple chronic conditions. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released material specifically for them — and the people who care for them.
May 7 news: DeSalvo nominated for HHS post, paid sick leave, chlamydia outbreak
Check out the latest in public health news for Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Wakefield named acting deputy secretary at HHS
Mary Wakefield, administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, has been named acting deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She becomes second in command at the agency.
11.4 million Americans sign up for health coverage through ACA Marketplace
The Affordable Care Act is working “a little better than anticipated,” as U.S. President Barack Obama announced this week, for 11.4 million reasons.
HHS’ Janet Wright: ‘Prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017’
Americans suffer 1.5 million heart attacks and strokes each year. It’s a staggering number, but one that our nation’s health leaders have turned into hope.
DeSalvo begins appointment as new HHS health IT coordinator
Today, Karen DeSalvo — a former APHA member — begins her term as national coordinator for health information technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
HHS’s Howard Koh explains Health Insurance Marketplace
To explain the Health Insurance Marketplace, APHA chatted with Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
States discuss future collaborations in Health Insurance Marketplace
Collaboration is a hallmark as states prepare for the Oct. 1 launch of the Health Insurance Marketplace. Photo courtesy HHS
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