. "Appendix H Statutory Framework for the Organization and Management of the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services." HHS in the 21st Century: Charting a New Course for a Healthier America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009.
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HHS in the 21st Century: Charting a New Course for a Healthier America
(a) Purpose; The Secretary, acting through the Director of theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention and the Director ofthe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, shall awardgrants and contracts to fund research on effective interventions in the health care setting that prevent domestic violence, dating violence, and sexual assault across the lifespan and that prevent the health effects of such violence and improve the safety and health of individuals who are currently being victimized.
(42 U.S.C. § 13973. Subchapter on Violence Against Women. Safe Homes for Women. Research on Effective Interventions to Address Violence Against Women. Research on effective interventions in the health care setting.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
“(e) The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to preterm labor and delivery and infant mortality.”
(42 U.S.C. § 241. Subchapter on General Powers and Duties. Research and Investigations. Research and investigations generally.)
“(a) In general; The Secretary of Health and Human Services,acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention and in consultation with the Commissioner ofFood and Drugs, shall improve (including by educating physicians and other health care providers) the collection of, and publish as it becomes available, national data on—(1) the prevalence of food allergies; (2) the incidence of clinically significant or serious adverse events related to food allergies; and (3) the use of different modes of treatment for and prevention of allergic responses to foods.”
(42 U.S.C. § 242r. Subchapter on General Powers and Duties. Research and Investigations. Improvement and publication of data on food-related allergic responses.)
“(a) Prevention; (1) Public education; The Secretary, actingthrough the Director of the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, shall carry out a program to educate health profes-
