DHS Office of Health Affairs

The Office of Health Affairs (OHA) is a component within the United States Department of Homeland Security. OHA provides health and medical expertise in support of the department's mission to prepare for, respond to, and recover from all hazards affecting the nation’s health security. This included the execution of ″Project BioWatch″, an early warning detection network of air samplers in more than 30 US cities.[1]

DHS Office of Health Affairs
Agency overview
Formed2003
JurisdictionUnited States
HeadquartersDHS Nebraska Avenue Complex, Washington D.C.
Employees101 (2012)
Annual budget$0.2 billion (2012)
Agency executive
  • Katherine Brinsfield, MD, MPH Assistant Secretary
Parent agencyDepartment of Homeland Security
WebsiteDHS Office of Health Affairs

The Office of Health Affairs was led by the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Health Affairs, who also serves as the DHS chief medical officer and who is appointed by the President of the United States with confirmation by the United States Senate. The current assistant secretary is Katherine Brinsfield, MD, MPH. The OHA was absorbed into the DHS Countering WMD Office in 2018.[2]


Budget
DHS Health Affairs Budget, FY11-13 ($ in thousands) [3]
Line Item FY11 Actual FY12 Actual FY13 Request
Salaries and Expenses26,99929,67127,757
BioWatch100,780114,164125,294
National Biosurvelliance Integration Center7,00012,0138,000
Planning and Coordination2,2766,1624,907
Chemical Defense Program2,4005,439500
Total Budget139,455167,449166,458

References
  1. https://www.dhs.gov/blog/2012/07/12/truth-about-biowatch
  2. https://www.dhs.gov/publication/office-health-affairs-organizational-chart#
  3. "Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Budget Budget in Brief, DHS, pg 141" (PDF). Department of Homeland Security. 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
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