human services

American  

plural noun

1. programs or facilities for meeting basic health, welfare, and other needs of a society or group, as people who are poor, sick, or elderly.

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Etymology

Origin of human services

First recorded in 1700–10 in the sense “provided by humans,” and in 1935–40 for the current sense

Example Sentences

The specialist no longer works for the state Health and Human Services Department, a spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal

That explains the Minnesota Department of Human Services’s more contrite statement to the Hill, in which it essentially begged clemency, acknowledging it had “submitted a corrective action plan to convince CMS to reverse course and is appealing.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra significantly declined as more Democrats entered the contest and Porter dealt with the fallout from videos of her cursing at an aide and scolding a reporter.

From Los Angeles Times

The menagerie at the Department of Health and Human Services keeps getting stranger.

From The Wall Street Journal

The news comes after Mike Stuart, general counsel for the Department of Health and Human Services, wrote in a post on X Friday afternoon that the agency had referred Hims to the Department of Justice for investigation.

From Barron's