health authority
Public wellness agency
A health authority is a government body responsible for public health services in a particular region or jurisdiction.
Health authorities typically oversee hospitals, clinics, disease prevention programs, and health policy implementation: The local health authority issued guidelines for flu vaccination.
In some countries, these are called health boards or health departments.
- vaccination programsOrganized public inoculation efforts
- flu shotYearly illness prevention injection
- clinicsOutpatient treatment facilities
- hospitalsInstitutions treating the sick
- hospital bedsMedical facility sleeping units
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- governmentgovernment, ministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch
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- Northern GovernanceNunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, legislative assembly, premier
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Outpatient treatment facility
hospital · doctor's office · medical practice · private practice · healthcare provider
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Fake healer or fowl noise
snake oil salesman · charlatan · anti-vax movement · wellness influencer · folk healer
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