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[American Flag] An official email from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services [HHS 360 Logo]( Latest U.S. Department of Health & Human Services News Releases [Maternal Mental Health Hotline]( Confidential Maternal Mental Health Hotline The Maternal Mental Health Hotline is here to help, 24/7. Pregnant and new moms who are experiencing mental health challenges can call or text [1-833-9-HELP4MOMS (1-833-943-5746)](tel:+18339435746). [Learn more »]( HHS News Releases Week of May 15, 2022 [Remarks by HHS Secretary Becerra at the Global COVID-19 Summit]( May 12, 2022 On Thursday, May 12, 2022, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra delivered remarks at the second Global COVID-19 Summit, co-hosted by the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal. [Read full news release]( [Remarks by HHS Secretary Becerra at Second Public Meeting of President Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders]( May 12, 2022 On Thursday, May 12, 2022, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra hosted the first in-person meeting of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. [Read full news release]( [Statement from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the One Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19]( May 12, 2022 Today, we mark a heartbreaking moment in this pandemic: one million American lives have been lost to COVID-19. [Read full news release]( [NIH Licenses COVID-19 Research Tools and Early-Stage Technologies to WHO Program]( May 12, 2022 Today at the second Global COVID-19 Summit, President Biden announced that the Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), has licensed 11 COVID-19 research tools and early-stage vaccine and diagnostic candidates to the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) through the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP). [Read full news release]( [HHS Announces $5 Million in Funding to Advance Equity in Cancer Screening at Health Centers]( May 11, 2022 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the availability of $5 million for community health centers, funded by HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration, to increase equitable access to life-saving cancer screenings. [Read full news release]( [In Oregon and Washington, Secretary Becerra Highlights the Importance of Investing in Mental Health]( May 10, 2022 WASHINGTON – Last week, during the first week of Mental Health Awareness Month, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra traveled to the Pacific Northwest to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s effort to tackle the nation’s mental health crisis. [Read full news release]( [HHS Announces $16.3 Million to Expand Telehealth Care in the Title X Family Planning Program]( May 10, 2022 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $16.3 million in grant funding to support 31 grantees to enhance and expand the telehealth infrastructure and capacity of Title X family planning clinics in 26 states, one U.S. territory, and one freely associated state. [Read full news release]( [Indian Health Service funding provides resources to address Alzheimer’s disease]( May 9, 2022 The Indian Health Service is announcing $5 million to target resources directly to tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, and IHS direct service facilities to address Alzheimer’s disease within tribal communities. [Read full news release]( [See More News Releases]( [Small Business National Virtual Conference]( Small Business National Virtual Conference The HHS OSDBU Access to Success Small Business National Virtual Conference May 18-20, 2022 is open for any small business looking to grow and expand by working directly with HHS. [Register today »]( U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775 Website: [HHS.gov]( Follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [View in browser]( [Forward this email]( [Unsubscribe or manage your email preferences](