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The '''[[Department of Health and Human Services]]''' ('''HHS''') is a [[Cabinet of the United States|cabinet-level]] [[United States federal executive departments|executive branch]] department of the U.S. [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]] created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". Before the separate federal [[United States Department of Education|Department of Education]] was created in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). | The '''[[Department of Health and Human Services]]''' ('''HHS''') is a [[Cabinet of the United States|cabinet-level]] [[United States federal executive departments|executive branch]] department of the U.S. [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]] created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". Before the separate federal [[United States Department of Education|Department of Education]] was created in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). | ||
HHS is administered by the [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|secretary of health and human services]], who is appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the [[United States Senate]] | HHS is administered by the [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|secretary of health and human services]], who is appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the [[United States Senate]]. | ||
The [[Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]], the [[Uniformed services of the United States|uniformed service]] of the PHS, is led by the [[Surgeon General of the United States|surgeon general]] who is responsible for addressing matters concerning public health as authorized by the secretary or by the assistant secretary for health in addition to his or her primary mission of administering the Commissioned Corps. | The [[Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]], the [[Uniformed services of the United States|uniformed service]] of the PHS, is led by the [[Surgeon General of the United States|surgeon general]] who is responsible for addressing matters concerning public health as authorized by the secretary or by the assistant secretary for health in addition to his or her primary mission of administering the Commissioned Corps. | ||