2005 News Photos

12/24/05 — Taking advantage of the holidays to talk with his family about the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, Secretary Leavitt worked with his mother-in-law, Cleo Smith of Logan, Utah, to sign-up for her plan at www.medicare.gov. The new coverage goes into effect Jan. 1st.

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11/21/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt speaks at the roll-out ceremony of AHLTA the largest, most significant electronic health record system of its kind with the potential to serve more than nine million servicemembers, retirees and their families worldwide at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda MD. HHS photo by Chris Smith.

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11/16/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt and DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff meet with British Home Secretary Charles Clark about avian influenza at the Home Office in London. U.S. Embassy Photo by Richard Lewis.

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11/01/05 — President George W. Bush and Secretary Michael O. Leavitt addressed the Nation at the National Institutes of Health on the Administration's National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response. HHS Photo by Chris Smith.

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10/27/05 — In an address before the National Press Club, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt discusses the Administration's steps to accelerate pandemic preparedness efforts. HHS photo by Chris Smith

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10/10/05 — 10/14/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt is greeted at the Lao airport, his third stop on a 10-day tour of Southeast Asian countries impacted by avian flu. More news photos from the Secretary's trip to South East Asia..... More >>

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10/5/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt discusses the ways health information technology is improving the quality of care for patients during a demonstration today with doctors and patients at George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates in Washington, DC. HHS photo by Chris Smith.

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9/11/05 — Secretary Leavitt talks with HHS participants of the America Supports You Freedom Walk on September 11, 2005. Participants walked to commemorate the victims of September 11 and to show support for American servicemen and women. HHS photo by Danielle Yaggi.

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9/09/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt discusses Hurricane Katrina relief efforts with top Department officials at a Friday morning meeting. HHS photo by Chris Smith.

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9/04/05 - 9/10/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, Surgeon General Richard Carmona, and CDC Director Julie Gerberding talk with medical personnel on the Louisiana State University (LSU) Campus in Baton Rouge. Photo by Jim Zietz, LSU Office of Public Affairs.
More news photos from the Secretary's trip to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina.... More >>

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9/04/05 — Secretary Mike Leavitt and Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona talk to a patient at the 250-bed facility the Department is helping to run on the Louisiana State University campus at Baton Rouge. Photo by Jim Zietz, LSU office of public affairs.

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9/01/05 — Secretary Mike Leavitt leads the department's relief effort in the HHS emergency operations center. HHS photo by Chris Smith.

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8/31/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt signs a public health emergency declaration to help expedite assistance to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. HHS photo by Chris Smith.

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8/29/05 — Secretary Mike Leavitt and Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao watch a traditional Korean dancer perform at the Korean Central Presbyterian Church in Vienna, VA. The Secretaries where there to raise awareness about the new Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage plan. HHS photo by Chris Smith.

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7/28/05 — A senior asks Sec. Mike Leavitt about the new Medicare prescription drug benefit during a visit to John Wesley United Methodist Church in Baltimore, Md. HHS Photo by Chris Smith.

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7/20/05 — Secretary Mike Leavitt testifies before the Senate Budget Committee about ways the Department is encouraging greater adoption of health information technology. HHS photo by Chris Smith

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6/30/05 — Secretary Leavitt speaking to seniors on the prescription drug plan in Charlotte, NC. HHS photo by Eric Jewett.

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6/29/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt meets with Dr. Vladimir Chipashvili, Georgia Minister of Labor, Health & Social Affairs. HHS photo by Chris Smith.

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6/21/05 — Secretary Mike Leavitt speaks to a gathering of senior citizens about the prescription drug plan at the Gulfport Senior Center in Gulfport, FL. HHS Photo by Allyson Bell.

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6/16/05 — President Bush and Secretary Leavitt Kicked-off the Medicare Covers America Tour. HHS photo by Chris Smith.

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6/11/05 — Secretary Leavitt and Ukraine First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko meet patients at the Children's Hospital Number 1.

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6/08/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt meets with Mykhailo Reznik the Ambassador of Ukraine. HHS photo by Chris Smith.

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5/16/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt speaks to the annual World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.

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5/11/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt issued a new report today citing investment in information technology (IT) as an essential, high priority for the American health care system and the U.S. economy. HHS photo by Chris Smith

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5/02/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, with Juliette Rizzo, Ms. Wheelchair America 2005, celebrates May as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month by hosting the HealthierUS Fitness Festival on the National Mall. HHS Photo by Chris Smith.

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5/02/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, with U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona and Lynn Swann, Chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, celebrates May as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month by hosting the HealthierUS Fitness Festival on the National Mall. HHS Photo by Chris Smith.

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3/24/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt watches through a window as a CDC scientist works in the influenza laboratory. HHS Photo by Greg Knobloch.

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3/24/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt gets a rooftop tour of CDC's future headquarters and the Director's Emergency Operations Center from CDC's Chief Operating Officer Bill Gimson. HHS Photo by Greg Knobloch.

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3/24/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt is joined by Dr. Jim Pirkle, Deputy Director of Science in CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health, for a tour of a toxicology laboratory. HHS Photo by Greg Knobloch.

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3/24/05 — Acting HHS Regional Director Amanda Robinson introduces Secretary Mike Leavitt before he speaks to the entire Region IV staff at the Atlanta Sam Nunn Federal Center during his first visit to a regional office. HHS Photo by Deric Gilliard.

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3/24/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt shares his departmental vision with HHS employees from the Region IV Atlanta staff at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center during his first visit to a regional office. Pictured left to right on the front row are: Acting Regional Health Administrator Clara Cobb, OGC Chief Counsel Bruce Granger, Acting Regional Director Amanda Robinson, CMS Administrator Rose Crum Johnson, and FDA Regional Director Gary Dykstra. HHS Photo by Deric Gilliard.

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02/07/05 — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt answers questions at the HHS FY 2006 Budget roll out. HHS Photo by Chris Smith.

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01/12/05 — HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson and Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced the release of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, the federal government's science-based advice to promote health and reduce risk of chronic diseases through nutrition and physical activity. HHS Photo by Chris Smith.

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