Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)

The mission of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) is to optimize the nation's investment in health and science to advance health equity and improve the health of all people.

OASH oversees 12 core public health offices — including the Office of the Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps — as well as 10 regional health offices across the nation and 10 presidential and secretarial advisory committees.