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Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health

  • Written by Angela Mattie, Professor of Management & Medical Sciences, Schools of Business & Medicine, Quinnipiac University
imageDeclaring a state of public health emergency − and mobilizing resources to address it − is a power of the HHS secretary.Frank Franklin II/AP Photo

The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being.

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