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The Department of Health & Human Services is led by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, a member of the United States Cabinet appointed by the President of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate. The secretary is assisted in managing the department by the Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, who is also appointed by the president. The secretary and deputy secretary are additional assisted by seven assistant secretaries, who serve as top departmental directors. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was renamed the Department of Health & Human Services in 1979, when its education features have been transferred to the newly created United States Department of Education underneath the Department of Education Organization Act. HHS was left in command of the Social Security Administration, companies constituting the Public Health Service, and Family Support Administration. Coronavirus Illness 2019 Dual use of cig...