Employee Drug Testing Information for Department of Health and Human Services - HHS
- Department of Health and Human Services
- HHS
- United States Department of Health and Human Services
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Homepage: http://www.hhs.gov/
The Department of Health and Human Serves (HHS) is charged with protecting the health of Americans and providing essential services, especially those that affect low-income families. Its over 300 programs include:
- Health and social science research
- Preventing disease, including immunization services
- Assuring food and drug safety
- Medicare (health insurance for elderly and disabled Americans)
- Medicaid (health insurance for low-income people)
- Health information technology
- Financial assistance and services for low-income families
- Improving maternal and infant health
- Head Start (pre-school education and services)
- Faith-based and community initiatives
- Preventing child abuse and domestic violence
- Substance abuse treatment and prevention
- Services for older Americans, including home-delivered meals
- Comprehensive health services for Native Americans
- Medical preparedness for emergencies, including potential terrorism.
