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The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) is an operating agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the managing personnel body for the United States Public Health Service. The office is under the direction of the assistant secretary for health, who serves as the senior advisor on public health and science issues to the department secretary. The office serves as the focal point for leadership and coordination across the department in public health and science, provides direction to program offices within OASH, and provides advice and counsel on public health and science issues to the secretary.

Prior to 2010, the office was known as the Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS).

Organization

As of 2018, OASH oversees 12 core public health offices, 10 regional health offices, and 10 presidential and secretarial advisory committees. The core offices are:

• National Vaccine Program Office
• Office of Adolescent Health
• Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy
• Office for Human Research Protections
• Office of Minority Health
• Office of Population Affairs
• Office of Research Integrity
• Office of the Surgeon General
• Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
• Office on Women's Health
• President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition

References

1. "Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH)". 2010-09-22. Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
2. "Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)". HHS.gov. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2018-10-17.

External links

• Official website

v t e United States Department of Health and Human Services
Headquarters: Hubert H. Humphrey Building Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services Andrea Palm, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretariat staff offices	Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services Office of the Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Public Health Service	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Office of the Surgeon General Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry National Center for Injury Prevention and Control National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Food and Drug Administration Health Resources and Services Administration Indian Health Service National Institutes of Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality
Human services agencies	Administration for Children and Families (Administration for Native Americans, Office of Refugee Resettlement) Administration for Community Living Administration on Aging Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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