Actions to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance, Overdose Prevention, and More

Read News Releases Published by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services [American flag] An official email from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services [Header Logo]( Latest U.S. Department of Health & Human Services News Releases [Text reading “Actions to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance.” An illustration of oversize microbes floating in the air and a woman running. ]( Actions to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance Antimicrobial resistance happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to resist the drugs designed to kill them. Germs that are not killed continue to spread and cause infection. Antimicrobial resistance has been found in every U.S. state and country. Find out how you can help. [Learn more →]( HHS News Releases Week of April 28th, 2024 [Secretary Becerra Statement on the Proposed Menthol Cigarette Rule]( April 26, 2024 This rule has garnered historic attention, and the public comment period has yielded immense feedback, including feedback from various elements of the civil rights and criminal justice movement. [Read the full release →]( [HHS Announces Phase 1 Winners in Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge]( April 26, 2024 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded 12 winners in the first phase of the $1 million Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge. [Read the full release →]( [HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections and Advance Civil Rights in Health Care]( April 26, 2024 On Friday, April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) advancing protections against discrimination in health care. [Read the full release →]( [Biden-Harris Administration Partners with States and Releases Data Recommendations to Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce]( April 25, 2024 As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Care Workers Recognition Month activities and in support of President Biden's Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers, the HHS announced today that 20 states have been selected to participate in two separate technical assistance programs that together will help participating states better recruit, train, and retain direct care workers, who provide home and community-based services (HCBS) for older adults and people with disabilities. [Read the full release →]( [WHIAANHPI and SmithsonianAPA Unveil Joint Theme for 2024 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: ‘Bridging Histories, Shaping Our Future’]( April 24, 2024 On April 24, 2024, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center were proud to present their joint 2024 theme for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Heritage Month: “Bridging Histories, Shaping Our Future.” [Read the full release →]( [Biden-Harris Administration Releases National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and First-Ever Federal Action Plan]( April 23, 2024 On April 23, 2024, the Biden Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (National Strategy) and accompanying Federal Action Plan. [Read the full release →]( [Biden-Harris Administration Announces $700 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding, Partnership with Bureau of Reclamation at White House Clean Water Summit]( April 23, 2024 In a significant stride towards ensuring essential water and sanitation infrastructure throughout Indian Country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Indian Health Service (IHS) announced $700 million in funding allocation from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and a newly signed memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) at the first-ever White House Clean Water Summit on April 23, 2024. [Read the full release →]( [HHS Finalizes Rule to Strengthen Services and Protections for Unaccompanied Children in Its Care]( April 23, 2024 On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) displayed its Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule, which sets clear standards and protections and enhances the legal framework governing the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s (ORR) Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program. [Read the full release →]( [Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase Access to Quality Care, and Support to Families and Care Workers]( April 22, 2024 On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), issued three final rules to fulfill President Biden’s commitment to support family caregivers, boost compensation and job quality for care workers, expand and improve care options, and improve the safety and quality of care in federally-funded nursing homes. [Read the full release →]( [HHS Celebrates Earth Day 2024 with Fact Sheet of Accomplishments]( April 22, 2024 Increasingly, climate change and environmental hazards threaten the health of people in the United States and around the world. HHS and the entire Biden-Harris Administration have mobilized to address these challenges in the most vulnerable communities, to build resilience in healthcare systems and to accelerate decarbonization of the healthcare sector. [Read the full fact sheet →]( [HHS Marks Earth Day with Programming to Reduce Sector-Wide Emissions and Tools to Address Extreme Heat]( April 22, 2024 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) marked Earth Day by introducing new programming to help the health sector reduce its significant carbon footprint and increase utilization of the historic opportunities for investments in resilience and sustainability created by the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). [Read the full release →]( [The Biden-Harris Administration Issues New Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Under HIPAA]( April 22, 2024 On April 22, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a Final Rule, entitled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy. [Read the full release →]( [ONC Releases Common Agreement Version 2.0, Paving the Way for TEFCA Exchange via FHIR]( April 22, 2024 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and its Recognized Coordinating Entity® (RCE™), The Sequoia Project, Inc., announced on April 22, 2024, that Common Agreement Version 2.0 (CA v2.0) has been released. [Read the full release →]( [See More News Releases]( [Abstract image with text reading “Overdose Prevention.” ]( Overdose Prevention Drug overdose deaths can be prevented. In more than 3 out of 5 overdose deaths, there was at least one potential opportunity to link the individual to care before the fatal overdose or to implement lifesaving actions when the fatal overdose occurred. See how the CDC is working to prevent overdoses and other harms related to substance use, and how you can implement some of their strategies. [Learn more →]( [Footer Logo]( U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 Toll Free Call Center: [1-877-696-6775](tel:18776966775) Website: [HHS.gov]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [View in browser]( [Forward this email]( [Unsubscribe or manage your email preferences](