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| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | California |
| Headquarters | 1600 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95814 38°34′26″N 121°29′53″W / 38.57384°N 121.49800°W |
| Employees | 33,000 |
| Annual budget | US$ 88.2 billion (2011) |
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| Website | chhs.ca.gov |
The California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) is the state agency tasked with administration and oversight of "state and federal programs for health care, social services, public assistance and rehabilitation" in the U.S. state of California. The agency is headed by the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, with headquarters in Sacramento.[1] Many of the laws in the California Health and Safety Codes are enforced by it.
On March 6, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Mark Ghaly to be Secretary of CHHS.[2] The California State Senate unanimously confirmed Ghaly on June 17, 2019.[3] Ghaly previously served as the director of health and social impact for Los Angeles County, deputy director of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and medical director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Southeast Health Center. Ghaly earned his doctorate of medicine degree from Harvard Medical School and a master of public health degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[2]
CHHS was created from a reorganization of other California agencies, including the California Health and Welfare Agency which included the California Department of Health Services.
- ^ Contact Us Archived 2009-11-19 at the Wayback Machine. California Health and Human Services Agency. Retrieved on November 19, 2009.
- ^ a b "Governor Newsom Appoints Pediatrician and Renowned Public Health Expert to Lead Health and Human Services Agency". California Governor. 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ California Legislature, Senate Daily Journal, June 17, 2019, pg. 1604