human services

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of human services¹

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

Example Sentences

Following the trial's dismissal, Baldwin has appeared on "Saturday Night Live's" new season as President-elect Donald Trump's new Department of Health and Human Services appointee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is the only person who was charged, convicted and is now serving an 18-month sentence for Hutchins' death.

From Salon

Oz promised to work closely with the equally unqualified conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been tapped to head the Department of Health and Human Services, so that's a double helping of kookiness.

From Salon

Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights said in its Nov. 12 letter to Cedars-Sinai officials.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump said Oz would work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom the former president nominated last week to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

From Los Angeles Times

Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as his secretary of Health and Human Services, which oversees key public health agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health, would give Kennedy the power to turn his threat into reality.

From Los Angeles Times