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Department of Human Services (DHS) is a human service organization meant to help individuals and families with temporary services in their time of need. The mission statement is: “Improving the quality of life in Michigan by providing services to vulnerable children and adults that will strengthen the community and enable families and individuals to move toward independence.” (Michigan.gov) DHS provides an array of services to individuals and families, these include: food assistance, cash assistance, health care assistance, children services, adult services, and many more.

Responsible for all aspects of the credentialing, re -credentialing and contracting for all medical providers and dental providers who give patient care at the HHD Clinics. Responsible for ensuring medical providers, dental providers, clinics, and programs have been enrolled with health plans and linked to all clinics. Keep data for each provider, clinic, and program to ensure prompt renewal of licenses and certifications. Start the contract process for HHD and potential payers by acting as liaison for HHD and medical payers to ensure contracts are generated for the City of Houston Legal team to review. Also, ensure all services that are given by HHD claims are filed in a prompt matter, follow up and identify any trends for payment to be

For this paper, Ms. Minister Melishia Bansa MPH was interviewed. She is a thirty year old African-American woman. Her occupation is the director of community outreach and provider Relations for “Coordination of Health Care for Complex Kids” (CHECK) Program and Project Coordinator of “Promoting Adolescent Health” (PATH) Study. She was interviewed about her work with the CHECK Program. The Coordination of Health Care for Complex Kids program aims to improve overall health and quality of life for underserved populations. This programs aims to fight the social injustice of unequal health systems for low socioeconomic communities. The CHECK program aims to increase doctor appointments and improve communication between the patient and the patient’s health provider. However, the program is focusing on young individuals with chronic illnesses within low socioeconomic communities.

The Georgia Department of Human Services [DHS] has many divisions that are to assist the people of the State of Georgia with different necessities they may need. For instance, there is the Division of Aging Services that caters specifically to the elderly and to report elder abuse. With a total of three divisions and eight offices, this specific department also houses the Division of Family and Children Services [DFCS]. These representatives and workers do what they can by all means necessary when it comes to the care and welfare of children of the state. However, there are times when they fall short of their jobs

The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services was created in July 1996 by joining children’s services programs from six different departments. This merge occurred during a time when the Tennessee child welfare system was undergoing a massive crisis. The amount of children with significantly higher levels of needs were rising, warning the state to find ways to provide services for children in a more effective manner (www.tn.gov). The mission of DCS is to ensure forever families for children and youth by delivering high-quality, evidence-based services in partnership with the community (www.tn.gov). The vision statement of DCS is Tennessee’s children are safe, healthy, and back on track for success (www.tn.gov). The department’s ultimate responsibility is always to protect children from abuse and neglect. In order to uphold this responsibility, DCS case managers investigate allegations of abuse and neglect, and works with families to resolve issues that

The public service agencies are organizations that con either be governmental or non-governmental. The agencies are significant in due to the interest they have for the state's citizens. Organizations such as the Agency of International development (USAID), Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the famous American Red Cross, all have different missions, but the agenda of all these organization is to provide service to the citizens. The organizations provide many job opportunities to the citizens, especially positions in the civil service. The agencies are obligated to support people with basic needs including water in case of droughts, electricity to the marginalized. In addition, the organizations provide services like transportation and also aids in communication in case of emerging tragedies, which are inevitable. Special programs are available to assist in the implementation of policies in the agencies, and a critical analysis on the issue of programs is provided in this work. A detailed proposal on public policy is also provided at the end of this paper.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the U.S. 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. HHS is responsible for almost a quarter of all federal outlays and administers more grant dollars than all other federal agencies combined. The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of 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. In addition, HHS is also responsible to provide better services to people by adapting to new technologies to keep pace with the advancement in technology. As we compare the health and human services from last ten years to present, it is very clear to analyze how health and human systems have improved over the years. The Department manages programs that cover a vast spectrum of activities that impact health, public health, and human services outcomes throughout the life span.

Services are provided through state, county, and local health departments; community health centers; Planned Parenthood centers; and hospital-based, school-based, faith-based, other private nonprofits (Fowler, Lloyd, Gale, Wang & McClure, 2012). In

In January 10, 2018 I attended a committee meeting from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm at Mashburn Hall (306 HOB). The political experience was intimidating and empowering. I was frightened of being surrounded by representatives, organizations and community leaders in the health care sector, but at the same respectful and grateful. Consequently, I acquire knowledge in specific healthcare policy topics such as, the existence of the Health Quality Subcommittee, its responsibilities/goals and the nursing role in policy.

Kalamazoo County Department of Health and Human Services agency is the host to many assistance programs and services that aid in the advancement of our community. The organization was originally created in 1965 and was named “Department of Social Services” (Michigan.gov, 2017). In 1995 it was renamed “Family Independence Agency”; in April 2015, Governor Snyder decided that the Department of Human Services (DHS) would merge with the Department of Community Health (DCH) to create the Department of Health and Human Services. Hence the name Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) was born. The DHHS office “provides public assistance, child, and family welfare services, and oversees health policy and management”

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Human Services is entrusted with the oversight of the mental and physical health of the citizens of Kentucky. This agency is responsible for the oversight of senior, children, adult, and family health. It also coordinates activities with the federal government, in the form of the state Medicaid program, the health insurance program for the poor which is state-run but dependent upon funding from the federal Department of Health and Human Services and tracks patterns of disease determined significant by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). "The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) is home to most of the state's human services and health care programs, including Medicaid, the Department for Community Based Services and the Department for Public Health. CHFS is one of the largest agencies in state government, with nearly 8,000 full and part-time employees" (About CHFS, 2013, CHFS). Some of its programs are specific to the state of Kentucky, such as KinCare which assists grandparents who are caring for their children as primary caregivers and Presumptive Eligibility "a program that enables eligible pregnant women to receive prenatal care through Medicaid for up to 90 days while their eligibility for full Medicaid benefits is determined" (Adults CHFS, 2013, CHFS).

Government-funded human services are defined in specific terms in relation to state-level administrative structures and the state’s annual budget. These services do not technically include significant portions of the budget devoted to health care and education. Human services—thus narrowly defined—are primarily delivered by the Department of Human Services (IDHS), Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS), Department of Aging (DoA), Department of Public Health (IDPH), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA). When defined in this manner, human services account for over 23% (over $6 billion) of the current fiscal year’s (2010) State Operating Budget.

In the NYC Health Department of health and mental hygiene, the role in running the local health department efficiently are the Commissioner, President and CEO, Professor, Dean, Director, Medical consultant, Administration, Physicians, Surgeons, Chair, researchers and member of Board of Health. These Position work together in many different conducts and they are an important positions of the NYC Health Department of health and mental hygiene. All these positions depend upon each other to run the health department and provide quality care to public’ s health. These group of people work together in many forms and one of them is

Director Moore emphasized that what today looks like, tomorrow might not. There are going to be funding challenges and it is important that the health department connects to others who can help in providing of services. We need to look at the CHA, CHIP, Regional Plan around infant mortality and see what funds can be used. Tell a story about what the people want, what they need, and what it will cost. The Director talked about the importance of the PENN 3 model

In order to accomplish the program’s specified mission, the HRPP/NICP developed goals which include: (1) early identification of women and children at risk of mortality and morbidity, (2) education for health professionals, families, and communities, (3) linkage of infant, toddlers, and pregnant women to risk appropriate services, and (4) establishment of standards of care (ADHS, 2009). As a result, the program has provided a safety net for Arizona families and a method for ensuring availability and accessibility of risk appropriate care to critically ill newborns and high-risk pregnant women, regardless of their ability to pay (ADHS,