> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # United States Department of Health and Human Services - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/united-states-department-of-health-and-human-services/ - Published: 2026-03-13T19:12:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-03-13T19:12:53.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, #toc, Government, United States, Politics, Military, Healthcare The **United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)** is an agency of the [United States Federal Government](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Federal-Government). ## History On June 24, 2020, HHS published the National Influenza Vaccine Modernization Strategy 2020-2030.[\[1\]](#fn1) On March 22, 2023, HHS released a report in partnership with the [CARIN Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/CARIN-Alliance) which “lays the foundation for how individuals can voluntarily digital identity proof themselves once and use that same digital credential with multiple data holders of their health information.”[\[2\]](#fn2) On November 14, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced he had chosen [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Robert-F-Kennedy-Jr) as the HHS Secretary in his incoming administration.[\[3\]](#fn3) Kennedy was confirmed to this position by the United States Senate on February 13, 2025.[\[4\]](#fn4) ## Organization HHS has been a client of [720 Strategies](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/720-Strategies),[\[5\]](#fn5) and is a consultant member of the CARIN Alliance.[\[6\]](#fn6) ### Personnel | Name | Position | Notes | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Robert-F-Kennedy-Jr) | Secretary[\[4:1\]](#fn4) | [Children's Health Defense](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Childrens-Health-Defense) (CHD) | ### Subsidiaries Agencies within HHS include: - Administration for Children and Families (ACF) - Administration for Community Living (ACL) - [Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Administration-for-Strategic-Preparedness-and-Response) (ASPR) - [Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Agency-for-Healthcare-Research-and-Quality) (AHRQ) - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) - [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Centers-for-Disease-Control-and-Prevention) (CDC) - [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Centers-for-Medicare-Medicaid-Services) (CMS) - [Food and Drug Administration](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Food-and-Drug-Administration) (FDA) - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Indian Health Service (IHS) - [National Institutes of Health](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/National-Institutes-of-Health) (NIH) - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) - Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) ## External links - [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=united%5Fstates%5Fdepartment%5Fof%5Fhealth%5Fand%5Fhuman%5Fservices) - [InfluenceWatch](https://www.influencewatch.org/government-agency/department-of-health-and-human-services/) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%5FStates%5FDepartment%5Fof%5FHealth%5Fand%5FHuman%5FServices) - [Wikispooks](https://wikispooks.com/wiki/US/Department/Health%5Fand%5FHuman%5FServices) --- 1. Sharpe-Scott, K. (2020, June 24). *HHS Releases the National Influenza Vaccine Modernization Strategy (NIVMS) 2020-2030.* National Association of County and City Health Officials. [↩︎](#fnref1) 2. Niebel, K. (2023, March 22). *CARIN Alliance and HHS Release Digital Identity Federation Report about their Test Proof of Concept.* PR Newswire. [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. Collins, K., Holmes, K., & Pellish, A. (2024, November 14). *Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services secretary.* CNN. [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. Foran, C., Rimmer, M., & Barrett, T. (2025, February 13). *Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary.* CNN. [↩︎](#fnref4) [↩︎](#fnref4:1) 5. *Our Clients.* 720 Strategies. Retrieved July 13, 2019, from [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. *CARIN Board & Participants.* CARIN Alliance. Retrieved September 27, 2022, from [↩︎](#fnref6) ## Open Records Disclosures [Records re: COVID-19 Community Corps Vaccine Propaganda Program2021-00933-FOIA-PHS![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a2/fe/a2fe3cea-8d77-4702-87d4-ff1fd8934d08/content/images/icon/White-Rose-Logo-Symbol--favicon--101.ico)White Rose IntelligenceLiam Sturgess![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a2/fe/a2fe3cea-8d77-4702-87d4-ff1fd8934d08/content/images/thumbnail/2021-00933-FOIA-PHS--feature-.jpg)](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/united-states-department-of-health-and-human-services-2021-00933-foia-phs/)