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Get On The Path To A Healthier You! If You Quit Smoking Right Now: (Within 12 hours, Within 3 months, Within 9 months, After 1 year).

Be Tobacco Free

HHS has created a new resource to help you be tobacco free.

The new website, www.BeTobaccoFree.gov, brings together the best information HHS has on the health effects of tobacco, quitting smoking, and more.

Learn more at www.BeTobaccoFree.gov.

 

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Flu Season Is Here

The flu vaccine is your best defense against seasonal flu.

Everyone 6 months of age and older should get the flu vaccine. Where can I get the vaccine?

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The #ACA Is Moving Forward

The health care law includes new rules that
will make it illegal in 2014 for insurance companies to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions. Read the Blog.

Families buying their own coverage will also get access to basic essential benefits.

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Secretary's Key Initiatives

Take health care into your own hands, explore insurance coverage options and learn about how the Affordable Care Act impacts you. Find information for individuals, families, senior citizens, people with disabilities, young adults and employers.Take health care into your own hands, explore insurance coverage options and learn about how the Affordable Care Act impacts you. Find information for individuals, families, senior citizens, people with disabilities, young adults and employers.

Bullying can happen anywhere: face-to-face, by text messages, or on the web. Learn to recognize the warning signs of bullying and how to get help.Bullying can happen anywhere: face-to-face, by text messages, or on the web. Learn to recognize the warning signs of bullying and how to get help.

Find the best information that HHS has on the health effects of tobacco, on quitting smoking, and on helping others to avoid starting tobacco use altogether. Spread the word about being tobacco free.Find the best information that HHS has on the health effects of tobacco, on quitting smoking, and on helping others to avoid starting tobacco use altogether. Spread the word about being tobacco free.
 
Get alerts on life-saving food recalls and helpful tips for keeping food safe, from the trusted source for food safety information from the federal government.Get alerts on life-saving food recalls and helpful tips for keeping food safe, from the trusted source for food safety information from the federal government.
Find state-specific information about health insurance coverage for children under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).Find state-specific information about health insurance coverage for children under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Get everyday actions for preventing the flu; learn about the symptoms and treatment for those with the flu virus.  Find a place near you to get a flu shot; all ages should be vaccinated this year.Get everyday actions for preventing the flu; learn about the symptoms and treatment for those with the flu virus.  Find a place near you to get a flu shot; all ages should be vaccinated this year.
 
Join America's move to raise a healthier generation of kids. Learn the facts about raising healthier kids through physical activity and nutrition.Join America's move to raise a healthier generation of kids. Learn the facts about raising healthier kids through physical activity and nutrition.
Engage with HHS as it makes its operations more transparent to the public. Collaborate on data sets, tools and HHS initiatives to help us serve the public more effectively.Engage with HHS as it makes its operations more transparent to the public. Collaborate on data sets, tools and HHS initiatives to help us serve the public more effectively.
Learn how to spot Medicare fraud and report it when you witness it to help prevent fraud, waste and abuse. You can also learn how to protect yourself from fraud and identity theft.Learn how to spot Medicare fraud and report it when you witness it to help prevent fraud, waste and abuse. You can also learn how to protect yourself from fraud and identity theft.

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The Department of Health and Human Services is the principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans. It is comprised of the Office of the Secretary (18 Staff Divisions) and 11 Operating Divisions.

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December 7, 2012

Patients explain how technology improves their prescription medication use

December 3, 2012

People with Medicare save $5 billion on prescription drugs because of health care law

November 29, 2012

Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on World AIDS Day

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