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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

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

“What’s crazy is the board of health can adopt a rule protecting people from exposure to contaminants in state government buildings, for example, but not in schools,” Pollet said.

From Seattle Times Mar. 11, 2022

The council will meet as the board of health every two weeks to review COVID-19 data and decide if the indoor mask mandate should stay in place.

From Washington Times Jan. 4, 2022

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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