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-The '''United States 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".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hhs.gov/about/ |title=About HHS |publisher=U.S. Department of Health & Human Services |access-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113071606/http://www.hhs.gov/about |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hhs.gov/about/ |title=About HHS |publisher=U.S. Department of Health & Human Services |access-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113071606/http://www.hhs.gov/about |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> 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]]. The position is currently held by [[Xavier Becerra]].
+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|assistant secretary for health]] in addition to his or her primary mission of administering the Commissioned Corps.