public health department
Government health office
A public health department is a government agency responsible for protecting and promoting the health of a community.
These agencies monitor disease outbreaks, enforce sanitation codes, administer vaccinations, and address health threats at the local, state, or national level.
The public health department issued a boil-water advisory after the contamination was discovered.
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- CDCU.S. public health agency
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- flu shotYearly illness prevention injection
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
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- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, epidemiology, vaccination programs
- public servicespolice, police station, police stations, police patrols, fire departments
public health departmentprivate hospital
Fee-charging medical institution
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Primary care physician
solo practitioner · specialist clinic · hospital · emergency room · clinical medicine
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Business producing medicinal products
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