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OSHA At a Glance

Organization Chart (PDF - 1 page)

Key Staff Contacts

Office of Special Health Affairs

The Office of Special Health Affairs (OSHA) provides overall leadership, direction, coordination, and planning in support of HRSA cross-cutting health programs. OSHA comprises the following: Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations; Global Health Affairs; Health Equity; Health Information Technology and Quality; and Strategic Priorities.

Core Functions

I. Mission:

To provide leadership, direction, and coordination of HRSA’s cross cutting health issues in support of HRSA’s mission, goals, and priorities.

II. Vision:

High quality health care achieving equitable population health outcomes

III. How do we do our work:

    • Build and maintain coalitions of internal and external HRSA stakeholders
    • Serve as HRSA thought leaders
    • Identify and lead innovative approaches
    • Leverage resources to advance HRSA and HHS priorities
    • Promote efficiencies across HRSA
    • Provide HRSA Administrator with excellent decision support

IV. OSHA accomplishes the following objectives:

    • Advance health equity and improve health outcomes of racial and ethnic minorities and other at-risk populations to eliminate health disparities and promote diversity in the health workforce.
    • Advance integration of HRSA priority health issues into primary care, specifically behavioral health and oral health, improving access to comprehensive, high quality health care.
    • Advance national quality objectives across HRSA, including ensuring that HRSA grantees are meaningfully using EHRs to achieve optimal health outcomes in the populations served.
    • Improve health outcomes by facilitating linkages for exchange of knowledge on global health issues relevant to HRSA programs and grantees.
    • Promote awareness, broaden participation and foster collaboration, both internally and externally to address operational and emergency preparedness issues.