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  3. Public Health Offices
  • Public Health Offices
  • Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE)
  • Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)
  • Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
  • Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP)
  • Office of Long COVID Research and Practice (OLC)
  • Office of Minority Health (OMH)
  • Office of Population Affairs (OPA)
  • Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
  • Office of the Surgeon General (OSG)
  • Office on Women's Health (OWH)

Public Health Offices

The following offices under the Assistant Secretary for Health are cornerstones for delivery of public health services.

The Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE)

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Protect disadvantaged communities and vulnerable populations experiencing a disproportionate share of climate impacts and health inequities.

Leadership:

John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H.

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)

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Leads prevention, nutrition and physical activity programs like Healthy People and the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition.

Leadership:

RADM Paul Reed, MD

Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)

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Supports, strengthens and provides leadership to the nation’s system for protecting volunteers in research conducted or supported by HHS.

Leadership:

Julie Kaneshiro

Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP)

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Provides leadership to reduce the burden of infectious diseases and encourage collaboration and innovation among federal agencies and stakeholders.

Leadership:

B. Kaye Hayes, MPA


The Office of Long COVID Research and Practice

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The Office of Long COVID Research and Practice works across the U.S. Government to coordinate the whole-of-government response to the longer-term impacts of COVID-19 including Long COVID and it’s associated conditions.

Leadership:

Deputy Director Allison O’Donnell, MPH


Office of Minority Health (OMH)

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Addresses health status and quality of life for minority populations in the United States.

Leadership:

RADM Felicia Collins, MD, MPH

Office of Population Affairs (OPA)

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Advises on issues related to family planning, population affairs and adolescent health.

Leadership:

Jessica Swafford Marcella, M.P.A.

Office of Research Integrity (ORI)

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Promotes integrity in research programs of the PHS, both intramural and extramural, and responds to allegations of research misconduct.

Leadership:

Sheila Garrity, JD, MPH, MBA

Office of the Surgeon General (OSG)

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Provides Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce their risk of illness and injury.

Leadership:

Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy

Office on Women's Health (OWH)

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Improves the health of American women by advancing a comprehensive women’s health agenda throughout HHS.

Leadership:

Dorothy Fink, MD

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Content last reviewed November 21, 2023
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