health_and_human_services (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Health and Human Services*:
NOUN	group	Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS	the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare

English > *Health and Human Services*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979.
Synonyms	Department of Health and Human Services, HHS
Parts	Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC	A federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services
	Food and Drug Administration, FDA	A federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
	National Institutes of Health, NIH	An agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health
	United States Public Health Service, PHS	An agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General
Broader	executive department	A federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
Spanish	ministerio de sanidad
Catalan	ministeri de sanitat

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