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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

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Mission

Enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.

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Where is this agency headed?

Strategic goals are updated every four years and represent the broad outcomes and impacts an agency aspires to achieve over the course of an Administration's term. To advance those goals, agencies define more specific, targeted Objectives to complete.

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Protect and Strengthen Equitable Access to High Quality and Affordable Healthcare

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Safeguard and Improve National and Global Health Conditions and Outcomes

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Strengthen Social Well-Being, Equity, and Economic Resilience

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Restore Trust and Accelerate Advancements in Science and Research for All

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Advance Strategic Management to Build Trust, Transparency, and Accountability