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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 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

In Franklin County, which includes Hilliard, the local board of health dates to 1919, the time of a global flu pandemic that killed millions.

From Washington Post • Dec. 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