City of Philadelphia: Health and Human Services

Who We Are
The Office of Deputy Managing Director of Health and Human Services (HHS) focuses on the development and deployment of best practices, improving cross-systems communication and collaboration, and the promotion of data-informed interventions in order to promote effective service delivery.
Departments
Health and Human Services (HHS) includes the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH), the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disability Services (DBHIDS), the Office of Homeless Services, the Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO), the Mayor’s Commission on Aging (MCOA), the Office of Domestic Violence Strategies (ODVS), and a Data Management Office (DMO).
Accomplishments
The departments in the Health and Human Services cluster have seen significant success in the services and programming they provide to residents of Philadelphia.
Data Management Office
The Data Management Office (DMO) maintains the CARES Integrated Data System that integrates and stores cross–systems social service data. CARES makes cross-systems data available for integrated case management, internal analytics, and research.

A Running Start - Health

View our agenda for health in early childhood.

The Office of the Deputy Managing Director of Health and Human Services provides administrative oversight and promotes cross-systems collaboration among the following departments: Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH), Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO), Office of Homeless Services (OHS), Office of Domestic Violence Strategies (ODVS), and Mayor’s Commission on Aging (MCOA).

Accessing Benefits

Benefits Chart December 2020

Help is available for people who need assistance with food, health care, household costs, utilities, and more. This guide is updated for December 2020 and includes links for additional information and applications for benefits programs available to individuals, families, pregnant mothers, and children.

Benefits Chart December 2020 - Spanish