HHS
CDC's parent agency
HHS is the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, the federal agency overseeing public health, medical research, and social services programs.
It administers Medicare, Medicaid, the FDA, CDC, and NIH.
HHS issued new guidelines on vaccine distribution.
The agency is led by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, a cabinet-level position.
Distinct unit within organization
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- federal governmentCentralized national ruling body
- executive branchGovernment's implementing arm
bureaucracy · administration · oversight · regulation · appropriations · civil service · interagency · Washington
Federal senior health program
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
- hospitalsInstitutions treating the sick
- clinicsOutpatient treatment facilities
- physiciansMedical doctors collectively
insurance · coverage · Affordable Care Act · premiums · enrollment · marketplace · providers · public health
Public aid programs
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
- SNAPFederal nutrition assistance
- TANFFederal cash assistance program
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
benefits · subsidies · child welfare · foster care · adoption · child support · Head Start · nutrition assistance
Awarded funds for purposes
- block grantsFlexible federal-to-state funding
- community health centersNonprofit local medical facilities
- substance abuseHarmful habitual intoxicant use
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
family planning · elder care · disability services · emergency preparedness · health education · counseling · clinical services
department
Distinct unit within organization
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- federal governmentCentralized national ruling body
executive branch · bureaucracy · administration · oversight · regulation · appropriations · civil service · interagency · Washington · headquarters
Medicare
Federal senior health program
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
- hospitalsInstitutions treating the sick
- clinicsOutpatient treatment facilities
physicians · insurance · coverage · Affordable Care Act · premiums · enrollment · marketplace · providers · public health · CDC
social services
Public aid programs
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
- SNAPFederal nutrition assistance
- TANFFederal cash assistance program
low-income · benefits · subsidies · child welfare · foster care · adoption · child support · Head Start · nutrition assistance · housing assistance
grants
Awarded funds for purposes
- block grantsFlexible federal-to-state funding
- community health centersNonprofit local medical facilities
- substance abuseHarmful habitual intoxicant use
mental health · family planning · elder care · disability services · emergency preparedness · health education · counseling · clinical services
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
- executive branchexecutive branch, Oval Office, executive power, executive orders, cabinet secretary
- federal governmentexecutive branch, judicial branch, legislative branch, agencies, bureaus
- Cabinet PostsSecretary of State, Energy Secretary, Transportation Secretary, Finance Minister, Foreign Secretary
- federal agenciesFBI, CIA, EPA, IRS, CDC
- Government AcronymsCIA, FBI, EPA, IRS, DOJ
U.S. military administration
DOD · Pentagon · Department of Homeland Security · DHS · Defense Department
U.S. military administration
DOD · Pentagon · military · armed forces · Department of Homeland Security