Definition of Department of health and human services

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Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. federal agency that deals with welfare public health and consumer issues

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Department of Health and Human Services Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Department of Health and Human Services

Noun
1. the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
(synonym) Health and Human Services, HHS
(hypernym) executive department
(part-meronym) Food and Drug Administration, FDA


Department of Health and Human Services Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

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department of health and human services
the U.S. federal government division that includes the Public Health Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
The U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. DHHS includes more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of activities. The Department's programs are administered by 11 operating divisions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health (see the entries for these agencies). DHHS works closely with state and local governments, and many DHHS-funded services are provided at the local level by state or county agencies, or through private-sector grantees. Internet address: http://www.hhs.gov/ .


Department of Health and Human Services Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services, often abbreviated HHS, is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.

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