health and human services

Thân thiện

The Health and Human Services agency provides support for community clinics.

Definition

Noun: - The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare: A specific executive department of the U.S. government, established in 1979, responsible for protecting the health of Americans and providing essential human services.

Usage

• This term is a proper noun and refers specifically to the U.S. government agency. It is often abbreviated as HHS.
• It is used as the official name of the department and in contexts discussing its policies, programs, or actions.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "HHS": The standard initialism for the department.
  • The HHS report was released to the public yesterday.

Variants and Related Words

• Department of Health and Human Services: The full official name, often used interchangeably.
• HHS: The common abbreviation.

Synonyms

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: The formal, complete title.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Department of Health and Human Services
• Health and Human Services
• HHS