who is the head of department of health and human services?
<answer> The head of the department of Health and Human Services is Sylvia Mathews Burwell. <context> As of June 2014, the head of the department of Health and Human Services is Sylvia Mathews Burwell. She began on April 11, 2014. As of June 2014, the head of the department of Health and Human Services is Sylvia Mathews Burwell. She began on April 11, 2014.