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board of health

American  

noun

  1. a government department concerned with public health.


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At first, I didn’t understand how a board of health professionals could think he was doing a bad job.

From Scientific American • May 20, 2022

This decision, with only one opposing vote on the board of health, is terribly misguided.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2022

In Franklin County, which includes Hilliard, the local board of health dates to 1919, the time of a global flu pandemic that killed millions.

From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2021

The indoor mask mandate was set to automatically lift after seven days of moderate or lower spread of COVID-19, according to the board of health regulations instituted in August.

From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2021

The man from the state board of health had himself wedged into the second row, briefcase on his lap, with the still pregnant Mrs. Cybulskis on his left and Hattie Mae on his right.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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