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board of health

American  

noun

  1. a government department concerned with public health.


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A lot of the time, these folks converse like they’re at a Nantucket board of health meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

In a board of health meeting earlier this year, Jocelyn Castillo, a public health technician with the district, said preliminary survey results showed 29% of Lower Valley residents avoided drinking their well water.

From Seattle Times Jul. 24, 2023

She presented the plan to the county board of health on June 13, just three days before the weather service issued its first heat advisory for Boulder since 2008.

From Scientific American Aug. 31, 2022

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 stuff he scraped off his feet alone would have been enough to get the house condemned by the board of health.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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