Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) is an operating agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the managing personnel body for the United States Public Health Service. The office is under the direction of the assistant secretary for health, who serves as the senior advisor on public health and science issues to the department secretary. The office serves as the focal point for leadership and coordination across the department in public health and science, provides direction to program offices within OASH, and provides advice and counsel on public health and science issues to the secretary.

Prior to 2010, the office was known as the Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS).^[1]

National Vaccine Program Office

Office of Adolescent Health

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy

Office for Human Research Protections

Office of Minority Health

Office of Population Affairs

Office of Research Integrity

Office of the Surgeon General

Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

Office on Women's Health

President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition

As of 2018, OASH oversees 12 core public health offices, 10 regional health offices, and 10 presidential and secretarial advisory committees. The core offices are:^[2]