Human Services

Supports information sharing across social service providers

The Human Services (HS) subcommittee supports information sharing and promotes interoperability between and across social service providers at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels. 

Mission

Data are central to the human services' mission. Likewise, effective information sharing is critical to the success of a coordinated human services system. The Human Services (HS) subcommittee provides a mature and proven process for managing a robust vocabulary for reuse across numerous data-sharing contexts. A high priority of the subcommittee is to create and encourage greater collaboration and service integration among programs and agencies. Service integration or interoperability of human service programs offers opportunities to improve client outcomes, lower costs, and enhance operational efficiencies.

Governance

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Administration for Children and Families (ACF) stewards the subcommittee. Participants representing federal, state, local, and tribal HS Communities of Interest provide the breadth and depth of knowledge and opportunities to develop seamless data exchanges. The participants meet online monthly in the HS subcommittee workgroup to collaborate for the advancement of the subcommittee. While the number of members is still growing, key participants include:

Representatives from the following federal agencies:

• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
• ACF Children’s Bureau (CB)
• ACF Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
• ACF Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE)
• ACF Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP)
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Food and Nutritional Services/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program (FNS/SNAP)

Representatives from the following states:

• California (San Diego County)
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• New York
• North Carolina
• Oklahoma
• Virginia
• Washington

Representatives from the following organizations:

• American Public Human Services Association (APHSA)
• National Center for State Courts (NCSC)