HUMAN SERVICES Definition & Meaning

human services

plural noun

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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Origin of human services¹

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

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Health and Human Services chief Xavier Becerra, two other top Democrats running for governor, also called out politicians for sitting on the sidelines.

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Reading mainstream media headlines over the weekend, one would think that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy has finally learned his lesson on vaccines.

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The BBC has contacted the state health department and the US Department of Health and Human Services for confirmation.

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Thus, gutting the Department of Health and Human Services’ infectious disease research and forcing out the FDA’s chief vaccine expert is exactly what it looks like: an effort to see that more Americans die.

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Department of Health and Human Services, according to a news release from the administration.

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