Hospitals and laboratories get $1.36 from feds.Health and Human
Services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States
federal department that administers all federal programs dealing
with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health
and Human Services, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt recently
announced a second influx of $1.3 billion to help state and
local hospitals respond to mass casualty terrorism and other
medical crises. "Our ability to respond effectively to public
health emergencies is an important part of securing our
homeland," Leavitt said. Last year, HHS HHS Department of Health
and Human Services. provided an equal amount to the states,
territories and four major metropolitan areas to bolster
preparedness. The second allotment will be spread to even more
cities to upgrade their infectious disease Infectious disease A
pathological condition spread among biological species.
Infectious diseases, although varied in their effects, are
always associated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, pr