United States Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Health and Human Services
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Department overview
Formed	April 11, 1953 May 4, 1980
Preceding agency	United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Washington, D.C.
Employees	67,000 (2004)
Annual budget	Discretionary: $67.2 billion (2006) Mandatory: $573.5 billion (2006)
Agency executives	Tom Price, Secretary Colleen Barros, Deputy Secretary (acting)
Child agency	HHS agencies
Website
www.hhs.gov

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America".