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Latest U.S. Department of Health & Human Services News Releases

National Tour to Strengthen Mental Health   Did you know? Secretary Becerra will be visiting sites across the U.S. as part of a transformational push to strengthen the nation’s mental health. Visit HHS.gov/hhstour »

 

HHS News Releases Week of March 6, 2022

In New Hampshire, Secretary Becerra Highlighted the Importance of Family Planning and Mental Health Funding March 4, 2022   Today, March 4, 2022, in Manchester, New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra toured a community health center for youth and families and led two roundtable discussions emphasizing the Biden-Harris Administration’s support for family planning programs and mental health services. Read full news release

 

Readout of Secretary Becerra’s Virtual COVID-19 Dialogue with Ministers of Health March 4, 2022   At the beginning of the third year of the global response to COVID-19, a pandemic that has upended lives and impacted nearly all aspects of societies around the world, there is a need to redouble efforts to mitigate the ongoing acute impacts of this disease, while also shifting the vision toward sustained disease control. Read full news release

Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Reaffirming HHS Support and Protection for LGBTQI+ Children and Youth March 2, 2022   Today, on the heels of a discriminatory gubernatorial order in Texas, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement reaffirming HHS’s commitment to supporting and protecting transgender youth and their parents, caretakers and families. Read full news release

 

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Congratulates Robert Valdez as New AHRQ Director March 2, 2022   Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra released a statement announcing the appointment of Robert "Bob" Valdez, Ph.D., MHSA, as Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Read full news release

Secretary Becerra Kicks Off National Tour to Strengthen Mental Health March 2, 2022   Following President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address on Tuesday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra kicked off the National Tour to Strengthen Mental Health in an effort to hear directly from Americans across the country about the behavioral health challenges they're facing and engage with local elected officials and leaders to strengthen the mental health and crisis care system in our communities. Read full news release

 

Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on President Biden’s State of the Union Address March 1, 2022   Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement after President Biden’s State of the Union address. Read full news release

Readout of HHS Secretary Becerra’s Roundtable with SEIU Healthcare to Celebrate Black History Month February 28, 2022   On Monday, February 28, 2022, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra participated in a roundtable discussion with members of SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana Missouri and Kansas. Read full news release

 

New Report Demonstrates Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Physical Health February 28, 2022   Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and the Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral Rachel Levine, issued the following statements in response to a new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report showing climate change's current and future impacts on physical and mental health. Read full news release

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Local COVID-19 Guidance   CDC’s new COVID-19 Community Level tool classifies every county in the US into low, medium, or high, with recommended prevention measures for each level. Check your area's level »

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