human services

American  

plural noun

1. programs or facilities for meeting basic health, welfare, and other needs of a society or group, as people who are poor, sick, or elderly.

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Etymology

Origin of human services

First recorded in 1700–10 in the sense “provided by humans,” and in 1935–40 for the current sense

Example Sentences

The news comes after Mike Stuart, general counsel for the Department of Health and Human Services, wrote in a post on X Friday afternoon that the agency had referred Hims to the Department of Justice for investigation.

From Barron's

On Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Health and Human Services elaborated on the FDA’s stance, and said Moderna had “refused to follow” guidance from the agency in 2024 to test its product against a CDC-recommended flu vaccine during a clinical trial.

From Barron's

WASHINGTON—When Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. summoned infant-formula executives to Washington last spring, he arrived with a list of questions about seed oils, heavy metals and how U.S. formula stacks up against Europe’s.

From The Wall Street Journal

He and lawyers from the Department of Health and Human Services objected to a press release from Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary containing a proposal to require only one clinical trial for drug approvals, down from the usual two.

From The Wall Street Journal

So credit to the federal Health and Human Services Department, which on Friday for the first time is publishing Medicaid data that will let the public search for potential fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal