California Health and Human Services Agency

Our mission is to work together with counties, cities, and communities, as well as our public, private, faith, and educational partners to make California a healthy, vibrant, inclusive place to live, play, work, and learn In 1961, Government Code section 12800 established the Human Relations Agency, which became the Health and Welfare Agency in 1972. [Assembly Bill 2352 (Woods, Chapter 817, Statutes of 1998)](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=ftp-3A__www.leginfo.ca.gov_pub_97-2D98_bill_asm_ab-5F2351-2D2400_ab-5F2352-5Fbill-5F19980925-5Fchaptered.html&d=DwMFAg&c=mw0DGsIRSWeeIwTtOgLlUYBaj_ULHm47-3qeImycAG0&r=hzUbPRXJU9aWXtcCANTceuhKhA5UoDZzfhlyTtgCO7o&m=kPW0cEbq6FohGYDvl9QHGqFkMPaFYqLShFmS2A9Ybus&s=xqGzPjQtXwR7HqSCsBnjLgPvAt-hDddF4cuXh3nJtgw&e=) changed the name of the Health and Welfare Agency to the Health and Human Services Agency. The Secretary of CalHHS participates on a number of committees and advisory boards.