The California Health & Human Services Agency
Office of Legislative Affairs
The office provides coordination, oversight, and management of proposed legislation and ensures the Administration’s legislative policy priorities are developed and implemented. The office provides policy guidance, instruction, and direction to CalHHS departments, and coordinates with the Governor’s Office on legislative positions.
Office of External Affairs
The office manages the ongoing public information and public affairs functions and provides guidance and direction to public information officers in CalHHS departments. In addition, the office serves as the official Agency spokesperson to respond to media inquiries, and coordinates with the Governor’s Office communication staff on significant and sensitive media issues.
Office of the Agency General Counsel
The Agency General Counsel provides legal counsel to the Office of the Secretary, Agency Secretary, and senior Agency staff. The Agency General Counsel also works closely with the Governor’s Office of Legal Affairs and coordinates the workload of the department Chief Counsels.
Office of Program and Fiscal Affairs
The office is responsible for formulating, analyzing, revising, and evaluating the program and fiscal impacts of major health and human services policies of the Administration. This includes assessment of all policy, legislative, fiscal, and other issues that have implications, not only among CalHHS departments, but beyond CalHHS to other state agencies within the Executive Branch.
Administration Unit
The CalHHS Office of the Secretary serves a critical coordination role on all assignments and projects as directed by the Governor’s Office and control agencies. This unit handles all personnel, HR, training, and internal budget issues.
Office of the Agency Information Officer
The Office of the Agency Information Officer (OAIO) supports our departments’ efforts to enhance their programs through their successful delivery of data and technology solutions. Through Portfolio Support, Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Agency Governance and Horizontal Integration activities, the OAIO provides both operational and strategic services to increase the probability of successful projects while promoting a person-centered culture and a corresponding portfolio of interoperable systems that can share and use data effectively to provide wholistic services to Californians in need.
Office of Policy and Strategic Planning
The Office of Policy and Strategic Planning is responsible for driving measurable outcomes on CalHHS’s guiding principles and strategic priorities through system alignment and program integration across the agency’s departments and offices to build a Healthy California for All. The Office works on a set of initiatives to advance equity, address the social determinants of health, and ensure a whole person approach.