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Definitions for health and human services
health and hu·man ser·vices

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  1. Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, HHSnoun

    the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979

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  1. health and human services

    Health and Human Services refers to a sector or governmental department focused on protecting the health of all citizens and providing essential human services, especially for those who are vulnerable, such as children, elderly, low-income individuals and people with disabilities. Such services may include public health initiatives, medical research, food safety, drug and health equipment regulation, health insurance programs, child and family services, and programs for seniors and individuals with disabilities.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of health and human services in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of health and human services in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of health and human services in a Sentence

  1. Joelle Baird:

    We have a cooperative with NPS Office of Public Healthy, Coconino County Health and Human Services and the CDC all working together to try to understand the disease pathway and looking in particular at river and backcountry trips along the Colorado River, that’s been the primary focus.

  2. Bryan Black:

    The Health and Human Services Commission developed new rules to ensure Texas law maintains the highest standards of human dignity.

  3. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly:

    We have tremendous experience of dealing with unaccompanied minors, we turn them over to (Health and Human Services) and they do a very, very good job of putting them in foster care or linking them up with parents or family members in the United States.

  4. Rachel Levine:

    We're seeing right now what extreme temperatures can do to human health and environmental quality, we can't respond effectively at the Department of Health and Human Services without funding, staffing and political support, and I'm hoping Congress recognizes the value and importance of what we're trying to build here.

  5. Joaquin Castro:

    In this moment of crisis with COVID-19 devastating Latino communities, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is proud that California's Attorney General California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, will be nominated by President-Elect Biden to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we welcome the news of Becerra's nomination, and the CHC is encouraging President-Elect Biden to appoint five Latinos in Biden Cabinet, including Latinas in prominent positions.


Translations for health and human services

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  • والخدمات الصحية والبشريةArabic
  • Gesundheits- und PersonaldienstleistungenGerman
  • salud y Servicios HumanosSpanish
  • serviços de saúde e humanosPortuguese
  • sağlık ve insan hizmetleriTurkish

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