OASH News

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November

HHS and DOD Award $11.6 Million Contract to Puritan Medical Products to Boost U.S. Production of Swabs for Cue Health COVID-19 Tests
November 23, 2020

HHS Provides $25 Million to Siemens Healthineers to Develop and Produce COVID-19 Antigen Diagnostic Tests
November 19, 2020

HHS Launches Pilot Program of Fast Molecular POC Test for COVID-19
November 19, 2020

HHS Seeks Public Input on Leveraging Novel Technologies for Chronic Disease Management for Aging Underserved Populations
November 17, 2020

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October

389,000 BinaxNOW COVID-19 Tests Distributed Thus Far to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s)
October 31, 2020

HHS and DOD announce $12.7 million contract with InBios International to boost U.S. production of rapid COVID-19 tests
October 31, 2020

HHS and DOD Announce $119 Million Contract to Hologic to Better Meet the Demand of COVID-19 Testing
October 30, 2020

States Begin Detailing Specific Use of 150 Million BinaxNOW COVID-19 Tests Distributed by Trump Administration
October 25, 2020

Trump Administration Takes Action to Further Expand Access to Vaccines, COVID-19 Tests
October 21, 2020

Trump Administration Provides Saliva Test at Surge Testing Site in Waco, TX
October 16, 2020

HHS Awards Contract to Improve Maternal Health Data Collection and Drive Clinical Quality Improvement
October 15, 2020

HHS Issues Challenges to Find Best Practices in Maternal Health
October 15, 2020

HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Presents Award to Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong
October 15, 2020

Statement from Assistant Secretary for Health ADM Brett P. Giror: Update on Implementation of Resolution WHA73.1 on the COVID-19 Response
October 5, 2020

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August

HHS Extends Coverage For COVID-19 Screening Tests at Congregate Facilities during the Pandemic
August 31, 2020

Trump Administration Uses Defense Production Act to Aid Our Most Vulnerable
August 20, 2020

HHS Expands Access to Childhood Vaccines during COVID-19 Pandemic
August 19, 2020

Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Statement on FDA EUA for LumiraDx UK Ltd.'s - LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test
August 19, 2020

HHS Releases Healthy People 2030 with National Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Objectives for the Next Decade
August 18, 2020

Organ Donation and Transplantation: We're All Needed
August 17, 2020

HHS Invests in Diagnostic Labs to Expand COVID-19 Testing Capacity in the United States
August 13, 2020

Now is the time: Catch-up to Get Ahead on Childhood Immunizations
August 13, 2020

Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Statement on COVID-19 Point-of-Care Testing Effort in Miami
August 13, 2020

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July

HHS Details Multiple COVID-19 Testing Statistics as National Test Volume Surges
July 31, 2020

HHS and DOD Invest $7.6M in Hologic to Expand Production of Custom Sample Collection and Processing Consumables for COVID-19 Tests
July 26, 2020

HHS Announces National COVID-19 Testing Implementation Forum
July 21, 2020

Trump Administration Announces Initiative for More and Faster COVID-19 Testing in Nursing Homes
July 14, 2020

HHS Releases May and June COVID-19 State Testing Plans
July 10, 2020

HHS Launches 'Surge' COVID-19 Testing in Hotspot Jurisdictions in Florida, Louisiana and Texas
July 7, 2020

Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Statement on FDA EUA Approval of the BD Veritor Portable, Rapid Point-of-Care Antigen Test to Detect SARS-CoV-2
July 6, 2020

The Nation's Doctor to America: #COVIDStopsWithMe
July 2, 2020

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June

HHS Extends COVID-19 Testing Public-Private Partnership
June 30, 2020

Trump Administration Re-Establishes Ready Reserve Corps as Part of the United States Public Health Service
June 30, 2020

Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Statement on Texas Community-Based Testing Sites 1.0 Extension
June 26, 2020

HHS Announces MENTAL Health Innovation Challenge
June 23, 2020

HHS Announces Partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine to Fight COVID-19 in Racial and Ethnic Minority and Vulnerable Communities
June 23, 2020

Albertsons Companies and Walmart Donate Their Dispensing Services to HHS to Support the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative
June 15, 2020

Request for Information-Long-Term Monitoring of Health Care System Resilience
June 5, 2020

HHS Announces New Laboratory Data Reporting Guidance for COVID-19 Testing
June 4, 2020

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May

Statement by ADM Brett P. Giroir to WHO's 147th Executive Board
May 22, 2020

Secretary Azar Statement on Senate Confirmation of Brett Giroir to WHO Executive Board
May 8, 2020

COVID-19 Funding Available to Minority, Rural and Socially Vulnerable Communities for Linkages to Services, Information and Education
May 1, 2020

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April

Health Providers: Join the Telehealth Revolution
April 22, 2020

When to Seek Emergency Care
April 17, 2020

Guidance for Application of the Human Subjects Protection Regulations to Actions Taken in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 10, 2020

HHS Statements on Authorizing Licensed Pharmacists to Order and Administer COVID-19 Tests
April 8, 2020

HHS Supports State, Territorial and Tribal Public Health Labs with COVID-19 Rapid Point-of-Care Test
April 6, 2020

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March

Optimizing Ventilator Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 31, 2020

Secretary Azar Designates Admiral Giroir to Coordinate COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing Efforts
March 13, 2020

Empowering Research Participants with Information
March 4, 2020

U.S. Public Health Service Strike Team Helps Treat Patients Infected with COVID-19 in Japan
March 03, 2020

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February

The Best Valentine's Day Gift: Saving a Heart
February 14, 2020

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January

Achieving Better Health for Mothers and Babies: Taking Action, Saving Lives
January 29, 2020

Surgeon General Releases First Report Focused on Smoking Cessation in 30 Years
January 23, 2020

Millennium Health Donates Data to Help Fight the Drug Overdose Crisis
January 7, 2020