Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Health and Human Services
Gesundheitsministerium

Siegel des Gesundheitsministerium

Eingerichtet: 17. Oktober 1979
Minister Kathleen Sebelius
Stellvertreter vakant
Haushalt: 640,7 Mrd. (2004) $
Angestellte: 67.000 (2004)

Das Gesundheitsministerium der Vereinigten Staaten (englisch United States Department of Health and Human Services) ist Teil der Bundesregierung der Vereinigten Staaten und die oberste Behörde für den Schutz der Gesundheit aller Amerikaner und die Bereitstellung lebenswichtiger menschlicher Dienstleistungen, besonders für diejenigen, welche am wenigsten in der Lage sind, sich selbst zu helfen. Zu den wichtigsten Bereichen gehört der U.S. Public Health Service, der dem Surgeon General of the United States untersteht und eine militärische Organisationsform hat.

Es wurde durch den Department of Education Organization Act geschaffen und nahm am 4. Mai 1980 zusammen mit dem ebenfalls neu gegründeten Bildungsministerium die Arbeit auf. Die Aufgaben des Ministeriums waren bis zur Verabschiedung des Bundesgesetzes 1979 im Gesundheits-, Bildungs- und Wohlfahrtsministerium eingegliedert. Das Ministerium wird vom Gesundheitsminister der Vereinigten Staaten geführt.

Das Gesundheitsministerium hat unter den US-Ministerien das größte Budget noch vor dem Verteidigungsministerium, liegt aber bei der Anzahl der Mitarbeiter nur im Mittelfeld.

Unterstellte Behörden

Liste der US-Gesundheitsminister

Nr. Bild Name Amtszeit unter US-Präsident
1
Patricia Roberts Harris 3. August 1979–20. Januar 1981 Jimmy Carter
2
Richard Schultz Schweiker 22. Januar 1981–3. Februar 1983 Ronald Reagan
3
Margaret Mary Heckler 9. März 1983–13. Dezember 1985 Ronald Reagan
4
Otis Ray Bowen 13. Dezember 1985–20. Januar 1989 Ronald Reagan
5
Louis Wade Sullivan 1. März 1989–20. Januar 1993 George Bush
6
Donna Edna Shalala 22. Januar 1993–20. Januar 2001 Bill Clinton
7
Tommy George Thompson 2. Februar 2001–26. Januar 2005 George W. Bush
8
Michael Okerlund Leavitt 26. Januar 2005–19. Januar 2009 George W. Bush
9
Kathleen Sebelius 28. April 2009– Barack Obama

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