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The mission of the '''US Department of Health and Human Services''' (HHS) is to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans. HHS Secretary, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, is "committed to the mission of ensuring that every American has access to the building blocks of healthy and productive lives."<ref>http://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/secretary/sylvia-mathews-burwell/index.html</ref> HHS has 11 operating divisions, including eight agencies in the [[United States]] Public Health Service and three human services agencies. Some of these include the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC), the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the [[Food and Drug administration]] (FDA), and the [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH). It is, also, home of the [[Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee]] ([[CFSAC]]) (pronounced "sif-sac") which falls under the administrative and management support of the HHS Office on Women's Health and is lead by Nancy C. Lee, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health β Womenβs Health.<ref>http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/</ref> The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee is chaired by Dr. [[Susan Levine]]. ==Notable people== *[[Karen DeSalvo]] ==Learn more== *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services Wikipedia - United States Department of Health and Human Services] *2016, [http://occupyme.net/2016/08/16/ahrq-evidence-review-changes-its-conclusions/ AHRQ Evidence Review Changes Its Conclusions] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/08/05/desalvo-progress/ Activists Meet With US Assistant Secretary of Health DeSalvo] == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:US government agencies]]
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