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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

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

Elrich added, however, that he would not hesitate to recommend that the board of health reinstate a mask mandate if transmission levels surge again this winter.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 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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