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The following offices under the Assistant Secretary for Health are cornerstones for delivery of public health services.

The Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE)

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Protect disadvantaged communities and vulnerable populations experiencing a disproportionate share of climate impacts and health inequities.

Leadership:

John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H.

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)

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Leads prevention, nutrition and physical activity programs like Healthy People and the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition.

Leadership:

RADM Paul Reed, MD

Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)

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Supports, strengthens and provides leadership to the nation’s system for protecting volunteers in research conducted or supported by HHS.

Leadership:

Julie Kaneshiro

Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP)

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Provides leadership to reduce the burden of infectious diseases and encourage collaboration and innovation among federal agencies and stakeholders.

Leadership:

B. Kaye Hayes, MPA

The Office of Long COVID Research and Practice

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The Office of Long COVID Research and Practice works across the U.S. Government to coordinate the whole-of-government response to the longer-term impacts of COVID-19 including Long COVID and it’s associated conditions.

Leadership:

Director Ian Simon, PhD

Office of Minority Health (OMH)

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Addresses health status and quality of life for minority populations in the United States.

Leadership:

RADM Felicia Collins, MD, MPH

Office of Population Affairs (OPA)

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Advises on issues related to family planning, population affairs and adolescent health.

Leadership:

Jessica Swafford Marcella, M.P.A.

Office of Research Integrity (ORI)

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Promotes integrity in research programs of the PHS, both intramural and extramural, and responds to allegations of research misconduct.

Leadership:

Sheila Garrity, JD, MPH, MBA

Office of the Surgeon General (OSG)

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Provides Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce their risk of illness and injury.

Leadership:

Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy

Office on Women's Health (OWH)

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Improves the health of American women by advancing a comprehensive women’s health agenda throughout HHS.

Leadership:

Dorothy Fink, MD

                    
  


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