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**Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs**
Jeffrey A. Nesbit
Email: Jeffrey A. Nesbit

**Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs**
Samira Burns
Email: Samira.Burns@hhs.gov

**Health Care Portfolio**

**Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for Health Care**
Sara Lonardo
Email: sara.lonardo@hhs.gov

**Agencies:** Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Health Reform, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

**Issues:** Health Care, Health Equity, Medicaid, Medicare, Affordable Care Act, Marketplace, Open Enrollment/ Special Enrollment Period, Maternal Health, Drug Pricing, Pricing Transparency, Telehealth, Health Technology, Provider Relief Fund

**Public Health Portfolio**

**Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for Public Health**
Heather Purcell
Email: heather.purcell@hhs.gov

**Agencies:** Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, ARPA-H

**Issues:** Biomedical Research, Public Health, Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices, Opioids, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases, Prevention, Tobacco, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Global Health, Risk Communication, COVID-19 response

**Public Education Campaign Portfolio**

**Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for Public Education**
May Malik
Email: maysoon.malik@hhs.gov

**Issues:**  We Can Do This, COVID-19 Public Education Campaign

**Human Services Portfolio**

**Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for Human Services**
Samira Burns
Email: Samira.Burns@hhs.gov

**Agencies:** Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Community Living , Departmental Appeals Board, Indian Health Service, Office for Civil Rights, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration

**Issues:** Child Care, Fatherhood, Head Start, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

**Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Division**

**Deputy Agency Chief FOIA Officer**
William Holzerland
Email: William.Holzerland@hhs.gov
FOIA questions or concerns: HHS.ACFO@hhs.gov

**Acting Executive Officer**

Lindsey “L.A.” Ross
Email: Lindsey.Ross@hhs.gov

**Digital Communications Division**

**Acting Chief Digital Officer**
Lindsey "L.A." Ross
Email: Lindsey.Ross@hhs.gov

**Broadcast Communications Division**

**Director**
Michael Wilker
Email: Michael.Wilker@hhs.gov

                    
  


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