HHS Blog Posts

HHS Federal Plan to Tackle Rising Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections

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October 8, 2019

By: Adm. Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health

Posted In:

Public Health and Safety

Tagged:

STD

Improving Access to Child Care for Working Families

October 2, 2019

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

Posted In:

Programs for Families and Children | Public Health and Safety

Tagged:

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)

Posted In:

Emergency Preparedness and Response | Global Health

Tagged:

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 and Muhammad Ali Pate, Global Director, Health, Nutrition and Population and Director, Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF)

Posted In:

Global Health

Improving Access to Care in Sickle Cell Disease

September 23, 2019

By: Dr. Edward Ivy, Medical Officer, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration

Posted In:

Prevention and Wellness

Tagged:

sickle cell disease

Everyone Plays a Role in Improving Immunization Rates and Preventing Outbreaks

August is National Immunization Awareness Month

August 8, 2019

By: Adm. Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health

Posted In:

Prevention and Wellness | Public Health and Safety

Tagged:

immunization | National Immunization Awareness Month

Coming Together to Confront Sickle Cell Disease

June 19, 2019

By: Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and Adm. Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health

Posted In:

Prevention and Wellness | Research

Tagged:

sickle cell disease

NIH Adapts to the Changing Epidemiology of HIV Infection: A Renewed Focus on Reducing Chronic HIV-Related Co-Morbidities

May 31, 2019

By: Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Posted In:

Public Health and Safety | Research

Tagged:

HIV | epidemiology

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