The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.

A multi-part video series featuring HHS employees’ stories of their journey, passion, and experiences working for the Department.

Every four years, HHS updates our Strategic Plan, which describes our work to address current health and human services issues.