The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services,and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters. The secretary is a member of the United States Cabinet. The office was formerly Secretary of Health,Education,and Welfare. In 1980,the Department of Health,Education,and Welfare was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services,and its education functions and Rehabilitation Services Administration were transferred to the new United States Department of Education. Patricia Roberts Harris headed the department before and after it was renamed.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health,safety,and well-being of America". Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 1979,it was called the Department of Health,Education,and Welfare (HEW).
Samuel Alphonsius Stritch was an American Cardinal prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1940 to 1958 and as pro-prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Propagation of the Faith from March 1958 until his death two months later. He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Pius XII in 1946.
Yvette Cooper is a British politician serving as Shadow Home Secretary since 2021,and previously from 2011 to 2015. She served in Gordon Brown's Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2008 to 2009 and Work and Pensions Secretary from 2009 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party,she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Normanton,Pontefract and Castleford,previously Pontefract and Castleford,since 1997.
The Columbia University School of Social Work is the graduate school of social work of Columbia University. It is the nation's oldest social work program,with roots extending back to 1898,when the New York Charity Organization Society's first summer course was announced in The New York Times and began awarding the Master of Science (MS) degree in 1940. With an enrollment of over 900,it is one of the largest social work schools in the United States. The combination of its age and size has led to the School becoming a repository for much of the reference literature in the social work field.
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) is a United States federal law passed by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The bill implemented major changes to U.S. social welfare policy,replacing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
Wilbur Joseph Cohen was an American social scientist and civil servant. He was one of the key architects in the creation and expansion of the American welfare state and was involved in the creation of both the New Deal and Great Society programs.
Martha Jane Beattie Kitchel is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate,representing the Caledonia senate district since January 2005.
Child protective services (CPS) is the name of a government agency in many states of the United States responsible for providing child protection,which includes responding to reports of child abuse or neglect. Some states use other names,often attempting to reflect more family-centered practices,such as department of children and family services (DCFS). CPS is also sometimes known by the name of department of social services,though these terms more often have a broader meaning.
Social programs in the United States are programs designed to ensure that the basic needs of the American population are met. Federal and state social programs include cash assistance,health insurance,food assistance,housing subsidies,energy and utilities subsidies,and education and childcare assistance. Similar benefits are sometimes provided by the private sector either through policy mandates or on a voluntary basis. Employer-sponsored health insurance is an example of this.
Estelle B. Richman is a former American government official,who served as the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare from 2003 to 2009. She currently works as the chair for the Center for Health Care Strategies.
Kurt Louis Daudt is an American politician and the Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He is a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 31A,which includes portions of Anoka,Isanti,and Sherburne counties in east-central Minnesota,north of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He lives on his family farm in Crown,Minnesota.
Foster care is the term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in an institution,group home,or private home of a state certified caregiver. The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency. The institution,group home or foster parent is provided compensation for expenses.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WisDHS) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for maintaining public health. It administers a wide range of services in the state and at state institutions,regulates hospitals and care providers,and supervises and consults with local public health agencies. Its responsibilities include public health;mental health and substance abuse;long-term support and care;services to people with disabilities,medical assistance,and children’s services;aging programs;physical and developmental disability services;blindness disability programs;operation of care and treatment facilities;quality assurance programs;nutrition supplementation programs;medical assistance;and health care for low-income families,elderly,and the disabled.
The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) is an agency of the Wisconsin state government responsible for providing services to assist children and families and to oversee county offices handling those services. This includes child protective services,adoption and foster care services,and juvenile justice services. It also manages the licensing and regulation of facilities involved in the foster care and day care systems,performs background investigations of child care providers,and investigates incidents of potential child abuse or neglect. It administers the Wisconsin Works (W-2) program,the child care subsidy program,child support enforcement and paternity establishment services,and programs related to the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) income support program.
Kimberly Ricketts is a New Jersey politician. She served as New Jersey's Commissioner of Families and Children under Governor Jon Corzine.
Emilie A. Amundson is an American educator and government administrator. She is the current secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families in the cabinet of Governor Tony Evers. She previously served as Evers' chief of staff when he was the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The Connecticut Juvenile Training School (CJTS) was a juvenile prison in Middletown,Connecticut that operated under the Connecticut Department of Children and Families from 2001 to 2018. Established in proximity to the Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH),CJTS held male inmates from age 12-17 with capacity for 240 inmates. In 2021,Connecticut governor Ned Lamont announced that he was considering reopening the prison to hold immigrant children.
The Kansas Department for Children and Families is a state agency in Kansas,responsible for the delivery of social services to those in need of them.
Womazetta Robinson-Jones is an American social services executive currently serving as the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) of the State of Rhode Island. Jones was appointed by Governor Gina N. Raimondo and confirmed by the Rhode Island Senate.
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