Title Collaboration Type HHS Participating Agencies NIH Participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices Description
HHS DEIA Partnership and Recruitment Workstream (Subgroup) Meeting/ Workshop ASA OD/OM, OD/OM/OHR HHS OPDIV meeting to organize a way to hire individuals who were incarcerated.
HHS Dietary Guidance Review Committee Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force IOS/ODPHP, OASH, ACF, CDC, FDA, HRSA, IHS NIDDK, OD/DPCPSI/ONR This committee reviews draft nutrition materials developed by all federal agencies and fulfills the legislative mandate (1990 NNMRRA) to ensure that Federal dietary guidance is consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and is scientifically accurate.
HHS Digital Council Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force ACF, ACL, AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, OS, SAMHSA OD/OCPL HHS manages its digital communications activities through a Digital Council, led by ASPA Digital, and comprising of representatives of HHS Operating and Staff Divisions. ASPA Digital works with the HHS Digital Council to develop Department digital communications policies, standards, and guidance. The Council exchanges best practices and lessons learned to ensure quality, efficiency, and a focus on users in communications and operations. 
HHS Disability Collaborative Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force ACF, ACL, AHRQ, ASA, ASFR, ASPA, ASPE, ASPR, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, OASH, OCR, OIG, ONC, SAMHSA NIA, NICHD The HHS Collaborative is for OpDivs and StaffDivs to work in partnership on issues that impact person with disabilities. This group will address emerging issues, funding announcements, research and evaluation, pre-clearance conversations, special events, announcements, and rollouts. Anticipated results includes enhanced communication across agencies, elevated focus on key disability issues, improved awareness and coordinated messaging, alignments of budgets and policy proposal, and enhanced knowledge transfer across HHS. This is not a governing body. The lead organizations are ACL and ASPE.
HHS EA Policy Re-Write Working Group Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force OS, AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, IHS, SAMHSA OD/OCIO eets weekly with EA reps from OpDivs to create new HHS EA Policy
HHS EA Tool Working Group Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force OS, AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, IHS, SAMHSA OD/OCIO Meets weekly with EA reps from OpDivs to define requirements for across HHS EA tool 
HHS EARB Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force OS, AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, SAMHSA OD/OCIO Meets montly to discuss EA concerns across the HHS
HHS Ebola Medical Countermeasures Scientific Working Group Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force Not Reported NIAID Focuses on supporting ASPR and NSC on scientific issues related to Ebola MCMs in response and development
HHS Environmental Justice Working Group Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force ACF, ACL, AHRQ, ASPR, ATSDR, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, OASH, SAMHSA NCI, NIEHS, NIMHD, NINR, OD/DPCPSI/OSC Convened to ensure a cross-departmental approach to advancing environmental justice and assist with the development and implementation of a comprehensive HHS Environmental Justice Strategy that outlines a framework for addressing the concerns and needs of communities. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Environmental Justice (EJ) Working Group, in support of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) EJ Strategic Plan, is developing a new EJ training Program for communities, workers, researchers, health care and public health professionals, and policy makers.  The program aims to building capacity of community residents and community-based organizations; Train researchers to work in partnership with communities to address EJ issues; Train healthcare professionals, public health professionals, and policy makers to build their understanding of EJ and the connection it has to health and well-being.  The two focus areas are (1) Researchers and Staff Training Program: Train NIH staff and researchers on the fundamentals of environmental justice, health disparities, community engaged and participatory research, and citizen science. (2) Community Training Program:  Build the capacity of at-risk communities to address current and emerging environmental threats through customized and tailored trainings on environmental health data access and use, and evidence-based research design."
HHS Evaluation & Evidence Policy Council Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force ASPE OD/DPCPSI/OEPR The HHS Evaluation & Evidence Policy Council is a Department-wide group that help develops evaluation capacity by sharing best practices and promising new approaches across HHS. In addition, it assists HHS in implementing Title I requirements of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018.