The California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) is the state agency tasked with administration and oversight of "state and federal programs for health care, social services, public assistance and rehabilitation" in the U.S. state of

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. The agency is headed by the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, with headquarters in

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. Many of the laws in the

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s are enforced by it. On March 6, 2019, Governor

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nominated Mark Ghaly, MD, MPH to be Secretary of CHHS. The

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unanimously confirmed Ghaly on June 17, 2019. Ghaly previously served as the director of health and social impact for Los Angeles County, deputy director of the

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, and medical director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Southeast Health Center. Ghaly earned his doctorate of medicine degree from

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and a master of public health degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. CHHS was created from a reorganization of other California agencies, including the California Health and Welfare Agency which included the California Department of Health Services.

Organization

The agency is divided into various departments and boards: * California Department of Aging *

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* California Emergency Medical Services Authority *

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* California Department of Rehabilitation *

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* California Department of State Hospitals ** CONREP *

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(CalOHII) *

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- originally created in 2000, it conducts consumer education, provides quality of care scorecards, and reports on consumer questions and complaints *

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History

Originally named to the Health and Welfare Department was ineffective and later changed to the California Health and Human Services Agency and is still uneffective but more taxes were created to make this name change possible. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently appointed his friend Mr. Ghaly to head this department which is a significant pauy increase and role responsibilities are undetermined.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:California Health And Human Services Agency Health and Human Services Agency State departments of health of the United States Medical and health organizations based in California