One of the most important agencies is the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. This department is protects and provides for the
health of all Americans and essential human services. This Department is
related to several incredibly important agencies including the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Institutes of Health (NIH).
I didn’t research the agencies outside of this area too heavily because this
has always seemed one of the most important to me. One of the agencies in this
category that I think can be terminated with little impact would have to be
either the AIDS.gov or the CDC National STD Hotline. I think if they could
combine the two (since AIDS, while a deadly disease, is also a sexually
contracted disease); combining these two can open up a complete website and
hotline combo giving many citizens different routes to access it. I understand
there is importance for both, so I am not suggesting we delete one altogether.
I simply mean that it may not have an enormous impact as opposed to taking out something
such as the National Health Information Center. As I mentioned in a classmates
blog, I also believe there is plenty coverage for issues in the broad spectrum
already supplied through these federal agencies. Since responsibility and
authority is shared through many agencies and in many agencies, I think if
there is a topic that does not have a direct agency, it is covered in some way
by another.
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1.) Brittany
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I think there are alot of different agencies that they could combine. They have so many and alot of them seem to overlap. I agree I think the department of health and human services is a very important one. I also think it would be hard to try to come up with another agency. There are just so many out there that cover pretty much everything imaginable. I had never actually considered al of these things being federal agencies until I saw the massive list of them I realized how many they actually have.
ReplyDeleteI comletely agree with the comment that there are a number of different agencies that could be combined together and save on personnel and funding overall for these agencies. After looking at this list of agencie that have been created, I seen several that I couldn't beleive there are actually agencies for some of these things.
ReplyDeleteI like the Department of Health and Human Services to an extent. I feel the safety of our country is most important at the moment. I think food stamps are good for the kids as long as parents arent buying drugs instead of food. This country is falling from grace to mistakes made in the past and they won't be fixed over night ever. I think some of the agencys serve a meaningful purpose but some are a waste of time.
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