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HHS Emergency Response Summary Report, Sept.13, 2001
"HHS [United States Department of Health and Human Services] Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today met with New York Gov. George Pataki and New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to discuss emergency response and needs. Secretary Thompson also viewed the site of the World Trade Center disaster, and he visited patients and doctors at St. Vincent Hospital and met with health officials including the New York City medical examiner."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2001-09-13
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HHS Initiates Immediate and Long-Term Steps to Address Emotional and Mental Health Consequences of Terrorist Air Attacks [September 13, 2001]
"HHS [United States Department of Health and Human Services] Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced steps the department is taking to respond to the immediate and long-term emotional and psychological impact of the loss of life and damage caused by terrorists in New York, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and throughout the nation. The Secretary, in New York today to tour health and emergency facilities, acted in response to concerns about mental health consequences expressed by local and state officials. HHS personnel have already begun to help coordinate crisis counseling programs for victims, their families, and the thousands of professional and volunteer rescue workers. Today's actions include immediate release of $1 million in funding for New York to support mental health services and strategic planning for comprehensive and long-term support."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2001-09-13
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Medical Surge Capacity and Capability: The Healthcare Coalition in Emergency Response and Recovery
"This handbook was developed to serve as a companion to 'Medical Surge Capacity and Capability [MSCC]: A Management System for Integrating Medical and Health Resources during Large-Scale Emergencies,' also known as the MSCC Handbook. Originally published in 2004 and revised in 2007, the MSCC Handbook proposed a management structure and processes for the medical and public health response to emergencies and disasters. Within this management construct, the 'Tier 2 Healthcare Coalition' was defined as a group of individual healthcare organizations in a specified geographic area that agree to work together to maximize surge capacity and capability during medical and public health emergencies by facilitating information sharing, mutual aid, and response coordination. The purpose of this handbook is to provide guidance to healthcare planners on how to develop, implement, and maintain cost-effective and response-oriented Healthcare Coalitions. It describes the common elements of an effective Healthcare Coalition that may be applied in any locale to operationally support individual healthcare organizations and the larger community response to emergencies or disasters. The Coalition is highlighted as an emergency response organization in order to distinguish this handbook from other efforts that are underway across the U.S. that primarily coordinate emergency preparedness."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Barbera, Joseph A.; Macintyre, Anthony G.
2009-05
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Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan: Part I of II
"Part I of the HHS Implementation Plan identifies eight cross-cutting issues that encompass many of the themes noted in the HHS [Health and Human Services] Strategic Plan and Guidance for State and Local Partners. These themes include infection control, laboratory diagnostics, surveillance, health care planning, and workforce support. Each chapter outlines actions and specific steps the Department will undertake to fulfill the directives of the HSC [Homeland Security Council] and accomplish pandemic preparedness. The eight cross-cutting issue chapters are: 1) International Activities 2) Domestic Surveillance 3) Public Health Interventions 4) Federal Medical Response 5) Vaccines 6) Antiviral Drugs 7) Communications 8) State, Local, and Tribal Preparedness. The action steps in these eight chapters are organized by the three pillars identified in the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: preparedness and communication; surveillance and detection; and response and containment. The implementation of the HHS action steps is contingent upon the availability of resources."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2006-11
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Report to Congress: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Spending [January 2009]
"This report is an update to the previous five reports to Congress that were provided in June and December of 2006 and 2007, and in June of 2008. This report covers all activities from December 2005 to January 15, 2009. The report covers the pandemic influenza funding provided in both the December 2005 emergency supplemental appropriations bill (PL 109-148) and the June 2006 emergency supplemental appropriations bill (PL 109-234).
Concern surrounding the threat of an influenza pandemic sparked by the existence of a novel influenza virus reemerged in August 2005 when animal outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1virus were reported in twelve countries around the world with 112 total human cases confirmed in four of those countries. Three and a half years later, the number of countries confirming animal outbreaks has expanded to 61, with 387 total human cases confirmed in fifteen of those countries. During the past twelve months, animal outbreaks due to the H5N1 influenza virus have continued in Asia and North Africa, where the virus is now endemic. Despite education efforts to minimize exposure to infected poultry, human cases continue to be associated with these outbreaks. The virus has also been identified in European countries, including Germany and the United Kingdom in 2008. In addition to the ongoing global concern raised by the spread and evolution of the H5N1 virus subtype, other novel influenza viruses have emerged. In the United Kingdom, a highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N7 virus infection appeared in domestic poultry."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2009-01
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Report to Congress: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Spending [December 2007]
"This report is an update to the previous reports to Congress that were provided in June and December 2006 and in June 2007. This report covers all activities from December 2005 to December 2007. The report covers the pandemic influenza funding provided in both the December 2005 emergency supplemental appropriations bill (PL 109-148) and the June 2006 emergency supplemental appropriations bill (PL 109-234). In August 2005, animal outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5Nl had been reported in twelve countries around the world with 112 total human cases confirmed in four of those countries. Just over two years later in December 2007, the number of countries confirming animal outbreaks has jumped to 61, with 346 total human cases confirmed in fourteen of those countries. While the majority of human cases to date can be attributed to exposure to infected poultry, and sustained human-to-human transmission has not been observed, the human infections have been severe. Overall, 62 percent of human cases have been fatal. History shows that the mortality rate of a human pandemic virus is not likely to be this high. However, even a two percent case-fatality rate, as was seen in the 1918 pandemic, would constitute a public health catastrophe. Once a pandemic begins, time will be a critical factor in our ability to accomplish the necessary production and delivery of vaccines and other medical countermeasures required to mitigate the pandemic."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2007-12
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Report to Congress: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Spending [June 2007]
"This report is an update to the previous reports to Congress that were provided in June and December 2006. This report covers all activities from December 2005 to June 2007. The report covers both the December 2005 emergency supplemental (PL 109-148) and the June 2006 emergency supplemental (PL 109-234). In August 2005, animal outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 had been reported in twelve countries around the world with 112 total human cases confirmed in four of those countries. […]. Overall, 61 percent of human cases have been fatal. Once a pandemic begins, time will be a critical factor in our ability to accomplish the necessary production and delivery of vaccines and other medical countermeasures required to mitigate the pandemic. On November 1, 2005, the President requested a total of $7.1 billion in emergency funding for pandemic influenza preparedness activities, of which $6.7 billion was for implementation of the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan. This funding was requested in FY 2006 to fund a three-year preparedness effort to ensure the Nation could effectively respond in the event of a pandemic. In December 2005, Congress appropriated $3.3 billion in emergency funding for HHS in a FY 2006 supplemental, for the first year of the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan. In June 2006, Congress appropriated $2.3 billion for HHS in emergency funding in a second FY 2006 supplemental for the second year of the HHS Plan. In addition, HHS has requested $870 million in the FY 2008 President's Budget in one-time funding to continue these efforts."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2007-11
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Medical Countermeasures.gov [website]
"MedicalCountermeasures.gov facilitates communication between federal government agencies and public stakeholders to enhance the Nation's public health emergency preparedness. Both naturally occurring and manmade threats can cause catastrophic harm, ranging from loss of lives to economic repercussions, and they may threaten both animal and public health. To meet these challenges, federal agencies are encouraging communication with stakeholders in industry and the research and development community. Objectives of Medicalcountermeasures.gov: 1) To facilitate communication and improves transparency related to public health emergency medical countermeasures by engaging stakeholders in industry and the research and development community. 2) To provide external stakeholders with a single point of entry to the U.S. government to discuss products that treat, identify, or prevent harm from a threat. Stakeholders with medical countermeasures in the development pipeline will be routed to the most appropriate department within the federal government for consideration. 3) To facilitate the flow of information between the government and stakeholders in the research and development community by providing up-to-date information on government initiatives and events."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
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Role of First Responders in Child Maltreatment Cases: Disaster and Nondisaster Situations
"This manual, The Role of First Responders in Child Maltreatment Cases: Disaster and Nondisaster Situations, is for those professionals who have the primary responsibility for the initial on-scene response to situations in which child abuse or neglect may have occurred, even when the initial call may be for another situation, such as domestic violence or a drug offense. In most jurisdictions, emergency medical technicians, child protective services caseworkers, and law enforcement officers generally are considered the first responders for child maltreatment cases. This manual is designed to be a practical guide to help those in the field and includes step-by-step guidelines for investigating possible child maltreatment. The manual also provides information for first responders when responding to cases of possible child maltreatment in disaster situations, including how first responders and their agencies can prepare for disaster situations."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Cage, Richard; Salus, Marsha K.
2010
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HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Stakeholders Workshop 2008 & BARDA Industry Day Report
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE) Stakeholders Workshop 2008 (PHEMCE Stakeholders Workshop) and BARDA Industry Day was held on September 24−26, 2008, to bring together public and private stakeholders to discuss critical issues surrounding medical countermeasure development and procurement, and to share visions for ensuring adequate public health emergency preparedness. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at HHS, hosted the meeting. BARDA supports the PHEMCE's efforts to increase civilian medical countermeasure preparedness by coordinating the definition and prioritization of medical countermeasure needs and by coordinating and executing advanced research and development of critical medical countermeasures against weapons of mass destruction or other public health threats. The expertise, resources, and commitments of numerous stakeholders, both within and outside the Federal Government, are critical to this mission."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2008-09-26
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Report to Congress: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Spending [December 2006]
"This report is an update to the report to Congress on the first six months of activity that was provided on June 15, 2006. This report covers all activities from December 2005 to December 2006. The report covers both the December 2005 emergency supplemental (PL 109-148) and the June 2006 emergency supplemental (PL 109-234). In August 2005, animal outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 had been reported in twelve countries around the world with 112 total human cases confirmed in four of those countries. Just over a year later, in December 2006, the number of countries confirming animal outbreaks has jumped to 53, with 258 total human cases confirmed in ten of those countries. Once a pandemic begins, time will be a critical factor in our ability to accomplish the necessary production and delivery of vaccines and other medical countermeasures required to mitigate the pandemic. On November 1, 2005, the President requested a total of $7.1 billion in emergency funding for pandemic influenza preparedness activities, of which $6.7 billion was for implementation of the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan. This funding was requested in FY 2006 to fund a three-year preparedness effort to ensure that the Nation could effectively respond in the event of a pandemic. In December 2005, Congress appropriated $3.3 billion in emergency funding in a FY 2006 supplemental for HHS, for the first year of the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan, and in June 2006, Congress appropriated $2.3 billion for the second year of the HHS Plan in emergency funding in a second FY 2006 supplemental."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2006-12
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Report to Congress: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Spending [June 2006]
"The current pandemic influenza threat stems from outbreaks of avian influenza in Asia and
Europe. The ability of the H5NI virus to infect a wide range of hosts, including birds and humans, is of great concern to the public health and medical community. Although the virus has not yet shown an ability to transmit efficiently between humans, it has the potential to acquire this capability. Once a pandemic begins, time will be a critical factor in our ability to accomplish the necessary production and delivery of vaccines and other medical countermeasures required to mitigate the pandemic. To prepare for the 'possibility of a pandemic, the President requested a total of $7.1 billion to fund a three-year strategy to enhance the Nation's pandemic influenza preparedness, of which $6.7 billion was designated for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS is responsible for the public health and medical response for a pandemic of human influenza. On November 2,2005, HHS released the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan, which defines the HHS strategy for preparedness and response to this threat and provides a detailed framework for the operational plans being developed by HHS agencies and State, local, and tribal health authorities."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2006-06
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Report on 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Safety Risk Assessment
This report discusses the H1N1 vaccine. From the text: "The National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) established the H1N1 Vaccine Safety Risk Assessment Working Group (H1N1 VSRAWG) with the charge to conduct independent, rapid reviews of available safety monitoring data for the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccines. Since the Working Group was created, it has met twelve times to review available data from the federal vaccine safety monitoring systems listed in Table 1. Based on the review and discussion of H1N1 safety data available as of its meeting on May 3, 2010, the Working Group has provided the following assessment for NVAC's consideration on June 2, 2010."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2010-06
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Human Trafficking Fact Sheet
"Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery. Victims of human trafficking are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion, for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor. Victims are young children, teenagers, men and women. After drug dealing, human trafficking is tied with the illegal arms industry as the second largest criminal industry in the world today, and it is the fastest growing. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) defines 'Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons' as: 1) Sex Trafficking: the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act, in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person forced to perform such an act is under the age of 18 years; or 2) Labor Trafficking: the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage or slavery."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2004
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Moving Forward the President's Vision of Interoperable EHRs -- Relevance to Public Health
This presentation was made at the 6th National Conference on Digital Government Research on May 16, 2005. It was presented by Helga E. Rippen at a panel entitled: 'Cyberinfrastructure for Public Health'.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Rippen, Helga E.
2005-05-16
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Operational Risk Communication and Community Engagement Plan: Responding to Local Mosquito-Borne Transmission of Zika Virus
"This plan template is provided as part of the Zika Community Action Response Toolkit (Z-CART) for state, local, and tribal, public health staff to adapt to their needs in the context of local mosquito-borne transmission of Zika virus infections. It contains updated Zika-specific content and is intended as a resource for supporting Zika response plans."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2016-07
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Report of the Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel
"On July 2, 2010, President Obama signed Executive Order 13546 'Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins,' which created and tasked the Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel (FESAP) to address policy issues relevant to the security of biological select agents and toxins (BSAT). [...] In general, the FESAP concludes that the U.S. Government has developed a robust set of rules, regulations, and practices to inform safe, secure and responsible work and research with infectious agents and toxins that produce illness, death, and economic impact to the United States and cause global concerns. However, there are several improvements that may further mitigate the inherent risks in such work. A summary of the FESAP's recommended actions to address the FESAP's September 2014 charge follows."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2014-12
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Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel: Summary of Findings and Recommendations of the Federal Security Advisory Panel on the Biennial Review of the Select Agents and Toxins List
"The mission of the Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel (FESAP) is to make technical and substantive recommendations concerning the appropriate safeguards and security standards for persons possessing, using, or transferring biological select agents and toxins (BSAT). The recommendations shall be commensurate with the risk that such agents or toxins pose to public health and safety, to animal and plant health, and to animal and plant products, including the risk of their use in domestic or international terrorism. On July 2, 2010, President Obama signed Executive Order 13546 'Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins,' which created the FESAP and tasked it with addressing policy issues relevant to the security of BSAT. On January 19, 2016, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) (81 FR 2805) and Agriculture (USDA) (81 FR 2762) published Federal Register Notices of proposed rulemaking regarding the select agents and toxins regulations. The Notices announced that HHS and USDA are considering amending the BSAT list by removing several biological agents. […] The FESAP was charged to provide policy and technical input for the biennial review of the BSAT list. The Biological Select Agents and Toxins Interagency Policy Committee (BSAT IPC) provided technical criteria and policy factors to inform the FESAP's deliberations."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2016-07
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Resource Guide to Trauma-Informed Human Services
"This guide provides human services leaders at the local, State, Tribal, and Territorial levels with information and resources on recent advances in our understanding of trauma, toxic stress, and executive functioning. It especially highlights what these advances mean for program design and service delivery. The guide helps professionals learn about trauma-informed care and helps those currently engaged in trauma-informed work to improve their practice. These resources provide an overview of key concepts related to trauma and a guide to resources from a range of HHS [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] federal agencies and respected sources outside government. These materials are both a 'front door' to the topic of trauma and a 'road map' to relevant resources."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
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Medicaid Benefits Available for the Prevention, Detection and Response to the Zika Virus
"The purpose of this CMCS [Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services] Informational Bulletin is to inform Medicaid agencies and interested stakeholders about how Medicaid services and authorities can help states and territories prevent, detect, and respond to the Zika virus, including efforts to prevent the transmission and address health risks to beneficiaries from the Zika virus. We encourage states to use the flexibilities outlined below."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2016-06-01
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Disaster Behavioral Health: Resources at Your Fingertips
"When disasters strike, the ripple effects can be significant. Survivors may be injured or displaced, or may have loved ones in similar situations. The emotional, physical, and financial tolls can be jarring, and no one in the community is immune. Disaster behavioral health (DBH) includes the provision of mental health, substance abuse, and stress management services to disaster survivors and responders. Incorporating DBH into all phases of emergency management can ensure resident and responder preparedness, an effective, compassionate response effort, and a more resilient community moving forward. This document provides information on and links to select DBH programs and resources. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list, but a selection of programs and resources that can be of immediate use to emergency healthcare providers, emergency management stakeholders, and other professionals and survivors affected by naturally-occurring or human-caused incidents."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2017-03-24
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Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM): Dictionary of Radiation Terms
This dictionary offers an alphabetical list of terms related to radiation emergencies.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
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Continuing Progress on the Opioid Epidemic: The Role of the Affordable Care Act
"The United States is experiencing an unprecedented epidemic of opioid use disorder and overdose. In 2015, more than 33,000 Americans died of an overdose involving a prescription or illicit opioid, and more than 2 million individuals had an opioid use disorder. In partnership with state and local governments, healthcare professionals, and other key stakeholders, HHS [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] launched its Opioid Initiative in March 2015 and has taken significant steps to: 1) improve opioid prescribing practices; 2) increase the use of naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses; and 3) expand access to and the provision of medication-assisted treatment with methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone - in combination with appropriate psychosocial services. The Department has also continued to prioritize reducing stigma and advancing prevention, treatment, and parity for people needing care for mental health and substance use disorders."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2017-01-11
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U.S. National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan for 2017-2020
"Viral hepatitis poses a serious threat to the health of millions of Americans from all walks of life. The release of the first Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis in 2011 marked the beginning of a coordinated national response to viral hepatitis in the United States. In the five years since that time, federal and nonfederal stakeholder efforts have evolved and advanced in response to the growing threat of viral hepatitis to the health of Americans. Despite this progress, viral hepatitis remains a serious threat to the health of Americans. The number of new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections has increased rapidly, prior progress in reducing new hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections has stalled, and hepatitis-related deaths have increased. We are missing key opportunities to prevent transmission, diagnose and treat infections, prevent serious disease, and - in many cases - cure people. [...] We have the knowledge and tools to save lives and win the fight against viral hepatitis. This National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan for 2017-2020 (Action Plan) uses this knowledge and these tools to prevent new infections, improve the lives of people living with viral hepatitis, and chart a course toward elimination of these public health threats. We can do so by aligning goals and sharing strategies among key partners, engaging stakeholders across all sectors, leveraging important advances, confronting challenges, and prioritizing our efforts to reach the populations most impacted."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2017-01
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Pandemic Influenza Plan: 2017 Update
"In 2005, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan to prevent, control, and mitigate the effects of influenza viruses that pose high risk to humans. Influenza viruses, of which there are many types, can cause rapid, widespread disease and death. Pandemic influenza outbreaks in the 20th Century alone left tens of millions of people dead in their wake and cost hundreds of billions of dollars in lost lives, wages, productivity and economic devastation. Influenza viruses with pandemic potential require the rapid development, production and availability of medical countermeasures (MCMs) such as vaccines, diagnostics and antiviral drugs to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, as well as additional preparedness and response efforts beyond medical countermeasures. HHS has made substantial progress in pandemic influenza preparedness since the 2005 Plan was released. In the current document, HHS reviews that progress, highlighting both the successes and remaining gaps in our preparedness and response activities for pandemic influenza. Most significantly, HHS efforts in pandemic influenza preparedness now are closely aligned with seasonal influenza activities, harnessing expanded surveillance, laboratory, vaccine, and antiviral drug resistance monitoring capacity. These activities are linked to efforts to communicate protective measures to the public and to help the health care system manage the demands of seasonal and potential pandemic influenza. Research across all these areas, and increased global capacity to diagnose and type the influenza viruses encountered outside the United States, contribute to domestic preparedness against pandemic influenza."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2017?
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Community Response to Viral Hepatitis: Contributions Toward Achieving the Goals of the Viral Hepatitis Action Plan
"Millions of Americans from all walks of life are at-risk for or living with viral hepatitis. An estimated 3.5 million people are living with hepatitis C (HCV), the most-common type of viral hepatitis. An estimated 850,000 people are living with hepatitis B virus(HBV). Viral hepatitis is a silent and deadly disease. Hepatitis B and C often have no symptoms. So, many people do not know that they have the virus. Meanwhile, the virus is damaging their liver and they remain at risk for transmitting the virus to others. We are losing ground in the battle against viral hepatitis. Hepatitis C kills more Americans than all 60 other reportable infectious diseases. New cases of hepatitis have increased because of the opioid epidemic that is gripping communities across the United States. New hepatitis C infections increased more than 250% between 2010 and 2014. After decades of declines in hepatitis B cases, progress on hepatitis B prevention has stalled and in some areas new cases have increased."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2016-08
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Health Information Resources for CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives)
"This class provides an overview of the concepts of CBRNE [Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives], and the types of health-related information that support planning, response, and recovery in CBRNE incidents. This self-paced course includes a review of related tools and resources from the National Library of Medicine."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2017-02-08
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Progress Report
"Senior staff at the Department have worked with the President, Congress, and White House Office of Health Reform Director Nancy-Ann DeParle during the first 100 days of the new Administration to begin laying the groundwork for enacting comprehensive health reform this year, and to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which includes essential policies to prevent a surge in the number of uninsured Americans and makes positive investments now that will yield health and economic dividends later. Secretary Sebelius is committed to advancing the health of the nation. She shares the President's belief that health reform cannot wait another year, and she will work to continue effective and timely implementation of the health-related provisions of the Recovery Act. In addition, she will embrace the tremendous responsibilities of running the Department of Health and Human Services by working to ensure its divisions, agencies, and programs--ranging from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institutes of Health to the Administration on Children and Families, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and Head Start--can meet the challenges they face. She will work to rededicate the Department and its agencies to their core mission of promoting health and providing essential services, and by ensuring that science drives important policy decisions."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2009-04-29
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NCTR: Strategic Plan 2009 - 2013
This strategic plan from the National Center for Toxicological Research [NCTR] describes the goals of the NCTR for the years 2009-2013. "Goal 1: Advance scientific approaches and tools to promote personalized nutrition and medicine for the public. Goal 2: Develop science-based best-practice standards, guidance, and tools to incorporate toxicological advancements that improve the regulatory process. Goal 3: Conduct research and develop strategic technologies to protect the food supply. Goal 4: Conduct bioinformatics research and development in support of FDA's [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] regulatory mission. Goal 5: Strengthen and improve scientific and human capital management and expand training and outreach to retain and train scientific experts critical to address FDA's scientific needs."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2009-03-16
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Terrorism and the Food Supply
"To provide information about the challenges involved in protecting the nation's food supply from deliberate contamination. What this section includes: 1) Description of threats involving intentional contamination of food products 2) Discussion of risks from foodborne illnesses 3) Review of new systems for information sharing and reporting, and for inspections that will improve the safety of imported and domestic foods."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2005-09
