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Health department
A health department is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry. The Department of Health and Human Services is the health department of the U.S. federal government. Each state also operates a health department which coordinates county and city health departments. Health departments perform food licensing and food inspection , vaccination programs, free STD and AIDS tests, and other medical assistance. Health departments also compiled statistics about health issues of their area.
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