¶ United States Department of Health and Human Services
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is an agency of the United States Federal Government.
¶ History
On June 24, 2020, HHS published the National Influenza Vaccine Modernization Strategy 2020-2030.[1]
On March 22, 2023, HHS released a report in partnership with the CARIN Alliance which “lays the foundation for how individuals can voluntarily digital identity proof themselves once and use that same digital credential with multiple data holders of their health information.”[2]
On November 14, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced he had chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the HHS Secretary in his incoming administration.[3]
¶ Organization
HHS has been a client of 720 Strategies,[4] and is a consultant member of the CARIN Alliance.[5]
¶ Subsidiaries
Agencies within HHS include:
- Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
¶ External links
Sharpe-Scott, K. (2020, June 24). HHS Releases the National Influenza Vaccine Modernization Strategy (NIVMS) 2020-2030. National Association of County and City Health Officials. http://archive.today/2023.03.01-171455/https://www.naccho.org/blog/articles/hhs-releases-the-national-influenza-vaccine-modernization-strategy-nivms-2020-2030 ↩︎
Niebel, K. (2023, March 22). CARIN Alliance and HHS Release Digital Identity Federation Report about their Test Proof of Concept. PR Newswire. https://web.archive.org/web/20230623170504/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carin-alliance-and-hhs-release-digital-identity-federation-report-about-their-test-proof-of-concept-301778756.html ↩︎
Collins, K., Holmes, K., & Pellish, A. (2024, November 14). Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services secretary. CNN. http://archive.today/2024.11.14-210312/https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/politics/robert-f-kennedy-donald-trump-hhs/index.html ↩︎
Our Clients. 720 Strategies. Retrieved July 13, 2019, from https://web.archive.org/web/20190713041710/https://www.720strategies.com/clients/ ↩︎
CARIN Board & Participants. CARIN Alliance. Retrieved September 27, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220927010216/https://www.carinalliance.com/our-membership/carin-board-participants/ ↩︎