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board of health

American  

noun

  1. a government department concerned with public health.


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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 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

Complain to the administrator in charge of public transportation, and also to your local board of health.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 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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