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 (synset 108150518)
    is a type of: executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
    has:
    • fda, food and drug administration - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
    • cdc, center for disease control and prevention - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
    • phs, united states public health service - an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health
    • 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; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government
    same as: health and human services, hhs

Other Searches