u.s. department of health and human services. [music] you do not have to be in recovery to be an effective counselor, i want to make that clear. however, the fact that i am in recovery, and i've been counseling for over 30 years, it helps me because when i share and self-disclose with people who are sitting there filled with shame and guilt and remorse, and they don't understand that they're sick, and that they have a disease. when i share with them that i've walked that walk, i've walked in their shoes, i know what it's like, and i know that you can walk through it, they really listen. they really pay attention. because they look at me and say, if she could do it, i can do it. so, gary, let's continue. is employment a critical factor in the whole scheme of recovery? we say in the mental health field that work is the key to recovery. and building what, what dave said about substance abuse, many of the same themes you'll see there, in terms of, of giving people a sense of self-worth, a sense of direction. what are you going to do w

u.s. department of health and human services. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome laura republican powell jobs chair and co-founder of college track. >> thank you. good morning on behalf of the board, staff and students of college track it's my pleasure to welcome you to the bay center. it's an honor to have you here today and mayor lee welcome back. your support for the student is important. even though people talk about globaltion people are local and jobs are local. each of us each day can fix the neighborhood. real progress is credit place specific and - this concreteness is one of the benefits of college track. it lift up one student after another it looks after and supports individuals. it stands or falls on the local individual concrete attention. there is nothing global about it's on the difference even though we believe that other institutions like ours with help the world. slowly we partially we build out. we're great deal of that mayor lee has chosen to make his first state of the city address here. it sends a message for all student in san francisco. you know that this city's

u.s. department of health and human services. [music] thank you for calling naadac, how could i help you? naadac is a membership association. it's made up of persons who focus on addiction services, whether that's counseling, training, education, research. our mission is to advocate for the addiction profession. to educate and train. the training is on conflict resolution and relapse prevention. naadac works with samhsa on a variety of workforce development projects and initiatives that help to bring people into this profession. so that would indicate what? that i'm not making the best decisions. you can't watch all the bases at once. and it's very nice to have a resource organization that does. it's a vital, valid profession you can sink your teeth into, and it's going to pay off. the benefits to join naadac as an individual member is that you have the opportunity to grow as a professional. naadac provides a variety of services. training is one of those hot spots that we provide. counselors need to have ongoing education, traini

u.s. department of health and human services center for faith-based and community initiatives. since high-school kristan has been an advocate for the unborn, and i hope you're going to tell us a little bit about that. in 2005 she graduated summa cum laude from bethany college in west virginia where she made it -- majored in political science with the hopes of becoming a full-time pro-life advocate and she did. she was married and has two sons , gunnar, for, and bear, three. don't you love those names? gunner and bear. you know, the battle for the lives of unborn children is an emotional one for most of us, for many people on both sides of the issues. for me, the last couple of months, have really enjoyed looking at sonogram pictures of these two precious little babies i am about to become a grandmother this summer of twins. those babies are human beings, and they're so beautiful. there are already so distinctive. just add about five months, and they move around. they push each other. it is really bringing it home, the passion that we have for this when they're in your own famil

u.s. department of health and human services center for faith based in community initiatives. says high-school kristin has been an advocate for the unborn and i hope you'll tell us about that. in 2005 sheikh graduated summa cum laude where she majored in political science with the hope to become a full-time pro-life activist and she did. she lives with her husband and her two sons gunner and bear. don't you love those names? [laughter] the battle for the lives of unborn children i is the emotional for most of us. on both sides of the issues. for me, the last couple of months looking and sonogram pictures of these to precious little babies. i've about to become a grandmother this summer of twins. those babies are human beings and so beautiful and already so distinctive already five months, they move around, push each other , it brings it home, it really brings it home when they're in your own family family, your own babies about to be born. overcome recent years i have seen more people shifting to the side of respect for unborn life. i believe that kristan hawkins has been a cri

consortium of public private and academic institutions announced establishment of an influenza vaccine at texas a&m university. introduced by the u.s. department of health and human services in mid-2012. the centers were established to develop and hastened availability of adequate countermeasures such as antibiotics and antidotes for biological chemical and radiological threat agents. welcome has these actions have been, others remain inadequately addressed. congressman pascarella voice is giving its about the absence of a special assistant for bio defense who would report directly to the president. this labs continues as to whether we face in her bio defense structure, including the lack of uniform security requirements for laboratories that work on select threat agents. cbrn threads have been heightened by recent international events. allegations that chemical weapons were used in syria either by government or opposition forces remain unresolved. in any case in the midst of the civil war, searing chemical agents could fawn to the hands of terrorists. nuclear proliferation remains worrisome, especially because marine sailor to curb his parents efforts to acquire nuclear

the second most cause of death of young people exceeding attributable to firearms from homicide and hiv/aids. according to the u.s. department of health and human serviceswith an amateur prefrontal cortex, which doesn't develop until 2425-years-old even if teams understand something is dangerous and go ahead and engage in risky behavior. with young adults not having a frontal cortex fully developed, those with mental disorders and addictions exacerbate the irrational behavior. in many circumstances, parents know what is best for their children especially if given the appropriate medical information with which to exercise judgment and guidance to get in effort to help other parents in similar situations i've launched an all-out campaign to the media, president obama call lawmakers in new jersey, pennsylvania, delaware and leaders as yourself to call attention to this issue and to allow before adding additional language to hipaa that may help protect the troubled young adults and their communities from harm. paris aren't able to offer effectively in a vacuum without knowledge by health care providers about the drug enters or mentally disabled legal the ch

u.s. department of health and human services with a prefrontal cortex which does not developed until 26 they engage in risky behavior. with the young adults not having it fully those with addictions exacerbate the behavior. in many circumstances parents know what is best for the children especially give the appropriate medical information. in an effort to help the parents i launched an all ut campaign to media, lawmakers, president obama, an congressional leaders to call attention to the issue and lobby for adding additional language to hipaa they help protect the troubled young adults and communities from harm. parents are unable to work effectively. the absence of rationale may result in life threatening decisions or my son's case premature death. item number five protected health information can be disclosed without an individual's threat serious threat to health or safety. it may -- present or lessen a serious and imminent threat to person or public. it should stand to reason language addressing the safety hazard is prudent and necessary. i'm request the following language be add toad th

and drug administration. joining the commissioner today is mr. norris cochran, the deputy assistant secretary for budget of the u.s. department of health and human servicesnd jay tyler, fda's chief financial officer. welcome to all three of you. the work that you and your colleagues at fda perform touches the lives of every american, and we appreciate the dedicated service that each of you perform on a day-to-day basis. with that said, there are many challenges that face fda. compounding pharmacies, drug shortages, food-borne illnesses, dietary supplements are just some of those challenges. from where i sit, i see another challenge, and that is the pause at which fda moves guidance, rules and regulations through the process. in addition to the budget request, i want to focus today on this bureaucracy that just can't seem to produce crucial guidance even though the science is evident. for example, usda's dietary guidance for americans on seafood consumption for women who are pregnant have been in place since january of 2011. however, for the past two years this subcommittee has repeatedly asked fda to finalize its seafood consumption guidance with no indi

member degette and members of the subcommittee it is an honor for me to be here today in my capacity as director of the office for civil rights at the u.s. department of health and human services and i thank you. hhs is an enforcement agency for civil rights and health agency rights. osi of handles development and education for compliance of the laws in those areas. our office plays an important role in ensuring that an individual sensitive health information remains private and secure and individuaindividua ls are able to exercise important rights with respect to their health information. one of the underpinnings of health care is hippa depends on their trust and their health information remains confidential. hippa ensures that health information can flow from important and necessary purposes such as patient treatment, obtain payment for health services and protecting the countries public health and safety. i have often said that hippa is meant to be a valve and not a blockage and it is above all meant to maximize the welfare and interest of patients. as such i look forward to discussing the existing flexibilities within hippa. hippa recognizes the vital role that family memb

and joining her is mr. norris cochrane, of the u.s. department of health and human services. and j. ler, the chief financial officer of the fda. the work that you and your colleagues perform touch the lives of every american. and we appreciate the service that you perform on a daily basis. there are many challenges that face fda. pharmacies and drug shortages -- food borne illnesses. those are just some of those challenges. from where i said, i know the challenge -- of the pace where fda moves with guidance and rules and regulations to the process. on thiso focus bureaucracy that just can't seem to produce crucial guidance even though the science is evident. the dietary guidance for americans on seafood consumption for women who are pregnant have been in place since january 2011 but this subcommittee has asked to finalize seafood consumption guidance with no indication of closure because this issue is tied up in bureaucratic infighting at the department of health and human services. this kind of delay causes frustration with congress and millions of people -- millions of women who ne

and members of the subcommittee. it is an honor for me to be here today in my capacity as directer of the office of civil rights at the u.s. department of health and human servicesd i thank you for calling a hearing on this very important topic. as hhs enforcement agency for civil rights and health privacy rights, ocr handles development in education for compliance of laws in those areas. our office plays an important role in ensuring individual sepsestive health information is private and secure, and that individuals are able to exercise important rights with with respo the health information. one of the underpinnings of hipa is on optimal health care depens on parents that their trust and health information remains confidential. hipa ensures health information can flow from important and necessary purposes such as patient treatment, obtaining payment for health services, and protecting the country's public health and safety. i have often said that hipa is meant to be a vol of, not a block cartilage, and it's above all meant to maximize the welfare and interest of the patients. as such, alook forward to discussing the existing flexibilities. hipa recognizes the

and balancing it with exercise. host: who works on policies in terms of recommending to americans what they eat? guest: what you see is the work of the u.s. department of agriculture and health and human services. they get together every five years and create a panel of scientists. they sift through the body of evidence that has been emerging. the last time this happened was in 2010. remember from the past it was a pyramid. at the bottom, it said to eat six to 11 servings of grain. at the top, is said to be just a few servings of oil or fat. the last time around, researchers and policy makers said, instead of being so qualitative, we're going to focus on patterns of eating. we want this to be simple for people. they changed the icon from the pyramid to the plate. the idea is directional. we want to encourage people to eat more fruits and vegetables. that is half of the plate. we want to encourage people to eat more whole grains. that is another 1/4 of the plate. we want them to eat more protein, less sugar, less saturated caught, and less sodium. we're joined by allison aubrey cynthia ogden. let's go to the phones and hear from joyce in woodbridge, virginia. caller: i am calling to find out ab

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u.s. department of health and human services in mid 2012. the centers were developed to hasten the vabblet of countermeasures, such as antibiotics and anti-dotes for biological, chemical, and radiological threat agents. welcome as these actions and other protective needs remain inadequately addressed, at last november's hearing, the congressman voiced misgivings about a special assistant for biodefense who reports directly to the president. this lapse continues. as do other weaknesses in our this nse structure, works on select biological threat agents. they have also been heightened by recent international events. ey were used in government syrian chemical agents could fall into the hands of terrorists. nuclear proliferation also remains worrisome, as we have been discussing here, especially because of iran's failure to curb its apparent efforts to acquire nuclear arms. nuclear concerns were further escalated just last month when north korea threatened to target the u.s. with nuclear weapons. every effort should be made to reduce these threat