Senate Confirms Corr As Deputy Secretary Of HHS, Roubideaux As IHS Secretary

Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking
Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health;  Public Health
Article Date: 11 May 2009 - 1:00 PDT

email icon email to a friend   printer icon printer friendly   write icon opinions  

Current Article Ratings:

Patient / Public:not yet rated

Healthcare Prof:4 stars

4 (1 votes)


The Senate on Wednesday confirmed William Corr as deputy secretary of HHS, CQ HealthBeat reports (CQ HealthBeat, 5/7). He was approved by unanimous consent.

Corr has worked for Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.). He also worked as chief of staff at HHS during former President Clinton's administration (Zhang, Wall Street Journal, 5/7). Most recently, he was executive director for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CQ HealthBeat, 5/7).

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in a statement said, "Bill Corr's policy expertise and management experience will be invaluable as we work together to manage the department and pass and implement comprehensive health reform" (Wall Street Journal, 5/7).

Indian Health Service
In related news, the Senate also approved by unanimous consent Yvette Roubideaux, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, to be director of the Indian Health Service, the Arizona Daily Star reports (Arizona Daily Star, 5/8). Roubideaux previously worked as a medical officer and clinical director for the Indian Health Service (Rapid City Journal, 5/7).

Sebelius said that Roubideaux "has seen the Indian Health Service through the eyes of a patient and a doctor, and I know she is the leader we need to strengthen IHS" (Arizona Daily Star, 5/8).

Reprinted with kind permission from http://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports/healthpolicy. The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free service of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

© 2009 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.

Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
Visit our smoking / quit smoking section for the latest news on this subject.
There are no references listed for this article.
Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report:

MLA
Kaiser. "Senate Confirms Corr As Deputy Secretary Of HHS, Roubideaux As IHS Secretary." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 11 May. 2009. Web.
16 Feb. 2012. <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/149485.php>
APA
Kaiser. (2009, May 11). "Senate Confirms Corr As Deputy Secretary Of HHS, Roubideaux As IHS Secretary." Medical News Today. Retrieved from
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/149485.php.

Please note: If no author information is provided, the source is cited instead.


Smoking / Quit Smoking

Why Is Smoking Bad For You?

Smoking is responsible for several diseases, such as cancer, long-term (chronic) respiratory diseases, and heart disease, as well as premature death. Over 440,000 people in the USA and 100,000 in the UK die because of smoking each year. Read more...

How To Give Up Smoking

There are many different ways to quit smoking. Some experts advocate using pharmacological products to help wean you off nicotine, others say all you need is a good counselor and support group, or an organized program. Read more...

Most Popular Articles



Follow Our Smoking News On Twitter

Follow Us On Twitter
Get the latest news for this category delivered straight to your Twitter account. Simply visit our Smoking / Quit Smoking Twitter account and select the 'follow' option.



View list of all 'What Is...' articles »