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Richard Henry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

On April 15, 2007 Richard Henry was appointed by the Assistant Secretary of Health to be the Deputy Director for Blood Policy and Programs for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Public Health and Science. In this role, Richard Henry is the Deputy responsible for carrying out the mission set forth in 1997 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services following a Congressional investigation and an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on the U.S. Blood Supply.

Responsiblities

In addition to his primary role, Richard Henry serves on numerous boards and committees including serving as the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Federal Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability; he is a member of the United States Government Coordinating Council for Healthcare and Public Health; he supports the blood, tissues, and plasma working group of the U.S. Biotechnology Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA); he chaired the medical laboratory and blood banking section on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's expert panel for the identification of nationally significant critical infrastructure and key resources.

Education and Career

After attending NACCLS education and training in medical laboratory diagnostics, Richard Henry trained in Hematology at the Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, where he also completed his undergraduate education with a B.S. in Medical Technology as well as Education and Training at Wayland Baptist University. Henry's graduate education includes a Master of Public Health Degree in Health Policy from [1] The George Washington University and he is a board certified Clinical Laboratory Scientist. Henry completed his clinical training at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas and then at Harvard University's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center near Boston, Massachusetts.

Public Service

Most recently, Richard Henry was a Senior Public Health Preparedness Advisor for the Office of Public Health and Science in the Office of the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preceding these two positions, Henry served as a Senior Medical Technologist for the U.S. Public Health Service and for the U.S. Department of Justice. Henry also taught Clinical Chemistry for the NACCLS medical laboratory program for the Department of Defense's School of Biomedical Sciences.

Private Industry

Richard Henry's private industry clinical laboratory positions include Labcorp's National Health Laboratories in San Antonio, Texas; Graham Regional Medical Center in Graham, Texas; Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham, Massachusetts; and the Inova Healthcare System in Alexandria, Virginia.

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