You are viewing a Web site, archived on 06:52:44 Nov 12, 2004. It is now a Federal record managed by the National Archives and Records Administration.
External links, forms, and search boxes may not function within this collection.
Note that this document was downloaded, and not saved because it was a duplicate of a previously captured version
(21:18:08 Oct 14, 2004). HTTP headers presented here are from the original capture.
Acronym list...: DHHS Phone..........: 202-619-0257 Postal address.: 200 Independence Ave. S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201 Web site.......: http://www.hhs.gov/ Keywords.......: health;welfare;grants;medicare;medicaid
Mission
The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.