HHS Blog Posts

World AIDS Day 2019 Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Community by Community

November 25, 2019

By: Deborah L. Birx, M.D., U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator & U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State and Adm. Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health, Commissioner of Food and Drugs (Acting)

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Global Health | Public Health and Safety

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World AIDS Day

Engaging States and Communities to Support Working Families

November 8, 2019

By: Eric D. Hargan, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

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Programs for Families and Children

Substance Misuse, Infectious Disease, and the Powerful Potential of Syringe Service Programs

November 6, 2019

By: Adm. Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health, Commissioner of Food and Drugs (Acting)

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Public Health and Safety

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SSP | Opioid | HIV

Improving Public Health through “Accelerating Clinical Innovation”

October 8, 2019

By: Eric D. Hargan, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

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Public Health and Safety | Research

HHS Federal Plan to Tackle Rising Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections

Illustration of a group of diverse adults

October 8, 2019

By: Adm. Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health, Commissioner of Food and Drugs (Acting)

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Public Health and Safety

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STD

Improving Access to Child Care for Working Families

October 2, 2019

By: Lynn Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

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Programs for Families and Children | Public Health and Safety

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child care

A Newly FDA-Licensed Vaccine for the Prevention of Smallpox and Monkeypox Marks a Major Milestone in Domestic and Global Health Security

September 24, 2019

By: Rick Bright, Ph. D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Director, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)

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Emergency Preparedness and Response | Global Health

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smallpox

Ignored No More: Reimagining Primary Health Care to Combat Sickle Cell Disease in Africa

September 23, 2019

By: Adm. Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health, Commissioner of Food and Drugs (Acting) and Muhammad Ali Pate, Global Director, Health, Nutrition and Population and Director, Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF)

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Global Health

Improving Access to Care in Sickle Cell Disease